New tools for environmental protection : education, information, and voluntary measures / Thomas Dietz and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dietz, Thomas.

Contributor:

Stern, Paul C., 1944-

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental education--United States--Congresses.

Environmental education.

Environmental policy--United States--Congresses.

Environmental policy.

Environmental protection--United States--Congresses.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 356 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point sources" to more diffuse sources that are more difficult and expensive to regulate. The political climate has also changed in the United States since the 1970s in ways that provide impetus to seek alternatives to regulation. This book examines the potential of some of these "new tools" that emphasize education, information, and voluntary measures. Contributors summarize what we know about the effectiveness of these tools, both individually and in combination with regulatory and economic policy instruments. They also extract practical lessons from this knowledge and consider what is needed to make these tools more effective. The book will be of interest to environmental policy practitioners and to researchers and students concerned with applying social and behavioral sciences knowledge to improve environmental quality.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

1 Exploring New Tools for Environmental Protection

2 Changes in Pollution and the Implications for Policy

3 Marketing Household Energy Conservation: The Message and the Reality

4 Knowledge, Information, and Household Recycling: Examining the Knowledge-Deficit Model of Behavior Change

5 Promoting "Green" Consumer Behavior with Eco-Labels

6 The Public Health Perspective for Communicating Environmental Issues

7 Understanding Individual and Social Characteristics in the Promotion of Household Disaster Preparedness

8 Lessons from Analogous Public Education Campaigns

9 Perspectives on Environmental Education in the United States

10 A Model of Community-Based Environmental Education

11 Community Environmental Policy Capacity and Effective Environmental Protection

12 Changing Behavior in Households and Communities: What Have We Learned?

13 Government-Sponsored Voluntary Programs for Firms: An Initial Survey

14 Industry Codes of Practice: Emergence and Evolution

15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy

16 Challenges in Evaluating Voluntary Environmental Programs

17 Assessing the Credibility of Voluntary Codes: A Theoretical Framework

18 Factors in Firms and Industries Affecting the Outcomes of Voluntary Measures

19 The Policy Context for Flexible, Negotiated, and Voluntary Measures

20 Understanding Voluntary Measures

21 New Tools for Environmental Protection: What We Know and Need to Know

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610209682

9780309169424

0309169429

9781280209680

1280209682

9780309501187

0309501180

OCLC:

53431484