Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour: What Works, What Doesnt, and Why

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 behaviour
2. Determinants of domestic energy use
3. Beyond information and incentives: interventions to reduce energy use at home
4. Understanding travel mode choice
5. Interventions to encouraging sustainable travel mode choice
6. Determinants of domestic water use
7. Reducing domestic water use
8. Our food choices and the environment
9. Changing food choices: an emerging area for behaviour change interventions
10. Setting a research agenda for behaviour change research