New Tools for Environmental Protection : Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures

by Dietz, Thomas; Stern, Paul C.; Dietz, Thomas; Stern, Paul C.

• ISBN13: 9780309084222
• ISBN10: 0309084229
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

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.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION	1	(42)
Exploring New Tools for Environmental Protection	3	(14)
Thomas Dietz
Paul C. Stern
Changes in Pollution and the Implications for Policy	17	(26)
David W. Rejeski
James Salzman
PART II: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS, HOUSEHOLDS, AND COMMUNITIES	43	(170)
Introduction	45	(4)
Marketing Household Energy Conservation: The Message and the Reality	49	(18)
Loren Lutzenhiser
Knowledge, Information, and Household Recycling: Examining the Knowledge-Deficit Model of Behavior Change	67	(16)
P. Wesley Schultz
Promoting ``Green'' Consumer Behavior with Eco-Labels	83	(22)
John Thogersen
The Public Health Perspective for Communicating Environmental Issues	105	(20)
Thomas W. Valente
Darleen V. Schuster
Understanding Individual and Social Characteristics in the Promotion of Household Diaster Preparedness	125	(16)
Dennis S. Mileti
Lori A. Peek
Lessons from Analogous Public Education Campaigns	141	(6)
Mark R. Rosenzweig
Perspectives on Environmental Education in the United States	147	(14)
John Ramsey
Harold R. Hungerford
A Model of Community-Based Environmental Education	161	(22)
Elaine Andrews
Mark Stevens
Greg Wise
Community Environmental Policy Capacity and Effective Environmental Protection	183	(18)
Daniel Press
Alan Balch
Changing Behavior in Households and Communities: What Have We Learned?	201	(12)
Paul C. Stern
PART III: VOLUNTARY MEASURES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR	213	(122)
Introduction	215	(4)
Government-Sponsored Voluntary Programs for Firms: An Initial Survey	219	(16)
Janice Mazurek
Industry Codes of Practice: Emergence and Evolution	235	(18)
Jennifer Nash
Harnessing the ``Power of Information'': Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy	253	(10)
Jeanne Herb
Susan Helms
Michael J. Jensen
Challenges in Evaluating Voluntary Environmental Programs	263	(20)
Kathryn Harrison
Assessing the Credibility of Voluntary Codes: A Theoretical Framework	283	(20)
Franco Furger
Factors in Firms and Industries Affecting the Outcomes of Voluntary Measures	303	(8)
Aseem Prakash
The Policy Context for Flexible, Negotiated, and Voluntary Measures	311	(8)
Alan Randall
Understanding Voluntary Measures	319	(16)
Thomas Dietz
PART IV: CONCLUSION	335	(14)
New Tools for Environmental Protection: What We Know and Need to Know	337	(12)
Thomas J. Wilbanks
Paul C. Stern
About the Contributors	349