Changing Things - Moving People

by Kaufmann-Hayoz, Ruth; Gutscher, Heinz

• ISBN13: 9783764362522
• ISBN10: 3764362529
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Birkhauser

Summary

Traditionally, environmental policy in most countries is based on command and control and - to a lesser extent - on the more modern economic instruments. Today, there is a strong need for complementing this traditional policy with a set of approaches that rely on communication and informal influence to stimulate voluntary and cooperative action. The comprehensive and analytical description of these approaches and the related instruments presented in this book extend environmental policy thinking by in-depth treatment of tools for communication and diffusion, collaborative agreements, as well as service and infrastructure instruments. The different types of approaches and instruments are described in detail from an actor-oriented perspective. Special emphasis is put on new approaches based on principles of social and behavioural psychology. To date, these have barely been discussed in relation to conventional instruments. Several empirical studies carried out in Switzerland illuminate selected aspects...

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
P.C. Stern
Reader's Guide and Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction
Transformation toward Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary, Actor-Oriented Perspective	19	(8)
R. Kaufmann-Hayoz
H. Gutscher
Switzerland's Environmental and Sustainability Policies	27	(6)
R. Kaufmann-Hayoz
U. Mauch
Theoretical Framework
A Typology of Tools for Building Sustainability Strategies	33	(76)
R. Kaufmann-Hayoz
Ch. Batting
S. Bruppacher
R. Defila
A. Di Giulio
P. Flury-Kleubler
U. Friederich
M. Garbely
H. Gutscher
Ch. Jaggi
M. Jegen
H.J. Mosler
A. Muller
N. North
S. Ulli-Beer
J. Wichtermann
Introduction	34	(2)
Overview of the typology	36	(14)
Detailed description of the instruments	50	(31)
Comparison and preliminary evaluation of the instrument types	81	(12)
Relationships to other typologies and classifications	93	(16)
Psychological Principles of Inducing Behaviour Change	109	(24)
P. Flury-Kleubler
H. Gutscher
Empirical Studies on Selected Instruments and Instrument Combinations
Between Efficiency and Sufficiency. The Optimal Combination of Policy Instruments in the Mobility Sector towards Sustainable Development	133	(18)
U. Mauch
N. North
R. Pulli
Voluntary Collective Action in Neighbourhood Slow-Down - Using Communication and Diffusion Instruments	151	(20)
H. Gutscher
H.-J. Mosler
J. Artho
Taxation of Residential Energy Use	171	(20)
M. Garbely
A. McFarlane
The Acceptance of Instruments among Energy Policy Key Players	191	(22)
M. Jegen
Solar and Alternative Power Supply: An Instrument towards Ecologically Sound Power Consumption?	213	(26)
S. Gehrig
N. North
Strategic Networking and Implementation of Communication and Diffusion Instruments to Develop Local Energy Policies	239	(16)
Ch. Batting
A. Balthasar
Economic Instruments for Wastewater Disposal	255	(26)
A. Muller
D. Kramer
A lawyer's Comment on Muller and Kramer	275	(6)
U. Friederich
Mobilising Resources for More Sustainable Lifestyles: Views of Households and Local Authorities	281	(22)
S. Bruppacher
S. Ulli-Beer
A lawyer's Comment on Bruppacher and Ulli-Beer	300	(3)
J. Wichtermann
Possibilities and Limits of Environmentally Responsible Action as Perceived by Participants in the Household EcoTeam Programme	303	(22)
M. Vatter
W. Gessner
U. Wittwer
Conclusions
Suggestions for Designing Policy Strategies for Sustainable Development	325	(12)
R. Kaufmann-Hayoz
S. Ulli-Beer
M. Garbely
H. Gutscher
Inter and Transdisciplinary Processes - Experience and Lessons Learnt	337	(22)
R. Defila
A. Di Giulio
Annex
List of Authors	359	(3)
List of Projects	362	(2)
Index	364