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Fostering Sustainable Behavior
Doug McKenzie-Mohr, Ph.D.Environmental Psychologist
Sustainable Behavior
Doug McKenzie-Mohr, Ph.D.
Environmental Psychologist
•Attitude-Behavior
•Economic Self-Interest
Information-Intensive
•Attitude-Behavior
•Economic Self-Interest
• Energy Efficiency Workshop• Attitudes & Knowledge• Evaluation• 1 of 40 Lowered HWH
• 2 of 40 Installed Wrap
• 8 of 40 Showerhead
Attitude-Behavior
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• Residential Conservation Service•Gas and Electric Utilities• Audits, Loans, Contractors
• Evaluation• 6% Request Audit
• 50% Acted, 2-3%
• Waiting List Control, < 1%
Economic Self-Interest
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Community-Based Social Marketing
22 33 44 5511UncoverBarriers
&Benefits
Barriers&
Benefits
DevelopStrategy
DevelopStrategy
PilotStrategy
PilotStrategy
ImplementBroadly
&Evaluate
ImplementBroadly
&Evaluate
SelectBehavior
SelectBehavior
Community-Based Social Marketing
33 44 55UncoverBarriers
&Benefits
Barriers&
Benefits
SelectBehavior
SelectBehavior
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Surveys
Surveys
Focus Groups
Focus Groups
Observation
Observation
LiteratureSearch
LiteratureSearch
Uncovering Barriers
Community-Based Social Marketing
44 55UncoverBarriers
&Benefits
Barriers&
Benefits
DevelopStrategy
DevelopStrategy
SelectBehavior
SelectBehavior
Community-Based Social Marketing
55UncoverBarriers
&Benefits
Barriers&
Benefits
DevelopStrategy
DevelopStrategy
PilotStrategy
PilotStrategy
SelectBehavior
SelectBehavior
Turn it Off
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• Barriers Research• Developed Barrier-based Strategy• Implemented with Schools and TTC
“Kiss and Ride” sites
Commitment
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• Barriers Research• Developed Barrier-based Strategy• Implemented with Schools and TTC
“Kiss and Ride” sites
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Idling Duration
Idling Duration
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Commitment
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• NRCan Turnkey Toolkit• 200 Canadian Communities• 50 Municipalities are Idle-Free•Module used Internationally•US, India, Australia, Japan
Reducing Lawn Watering
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• Three Communities• 500 Homes in Each• Compare Information vs CBSM• Unobtrusive Evaluation
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• Three Communities• 500 Homes in Each• Compare Information vs CBSM• Unobtrusive Evaluation
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N.York HaltonDurham
N. York HaltonDurham
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Reducing Lawn Watering
Recommendations
• Select Behaviors & Tier• Identify Barriers & Benefits• Match Tools/Funding
• Pilot Programs• Develop Turnkey Programs
• Hire Social Marketers
• Select Behaviours• Identify Barriers & Benefits• Match Tools to Barriers
• Pilot Programs
• Develop Turnkey Programs