Bibliograph

Why good people do bad environmental things, Elizabeth R. DeSombre

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Why good people do bad environmental things, Elizabeth R. DeSombre

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-247) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why good people do bad environmental things

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1016922113

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth R. DeSombre

Summary

"Despite not wanting to create environmental problems, we all do so regularly in the course of living our everyday lives. Why do we behave in ways that cause environmental harm? It is often easy and inexpensive to behave in ways with bad environmental consequences, but more difficult and costly to take environmentally friendly actions. The incentives we face, some created by the nature of environmental resources, some by social and political structures, often do not make environmentally beneficial behavior the most likely choice. Furthermore, our behavior is conditioned by habits and social norms that fail to take environmental protection into consideration. In this book, Elizabeth R. DeSombre integrates research from political science, sociology, psychology, and economics to understand why bad environmental behavior makes perfect sense"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Understanding environmental behavior -- Problem characteristics -- Incentives -- Information -- Habits and other routines -- Attitudes and norms -- What to do about it

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