Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour
What Works, What Doesn't, and Why

Examines the main drivers of human behavior related to environmental sustainability and how to improve behavior with effective interventions

Wokje Abrahamse (Author)

9780128113592, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 31 January 2019

184 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.27 kg

Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behavior: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why examines the main drivers of human behavior related to environmental sustainability and how we can encourage environmental behavior change in humans. The book explores the underlying barriers and enablers of environmental behavior and outlines key theoretical advances from psychology to improve understanding. It then uses theory-based research in the development of behavior change interventions to critically evaluate empirical evidence on the effectiveness of those interventions. This book will help inform and improve the success of behavior change initiatives to mitigate climate change.

1. Environmental problems and human behaviour2. Determinants of domestic energy use3. Beyond information and incentives: interventions to reduce energy use at home4. Understanding travel mode choice5. Interventions to encouraging sustainable travel mode choice6. Determinants of domestic water use7. Reducing domestic water use8. Our food choices and the environment9. Changing food choices: an emerging area for behaviour change interventions10. Setting a research agenda for behaviour change research

Subject Areas: Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]