Scaling up change: A critical review and practical guide to harnessing social norms for climate action

SM Constantino, G Sparkman… - … science in the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and
ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species …

Social factors influencing household waste separation: A literature review on good practices to improve the recycling performance of urban areas

D Knickmeyer - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
As population density, urbanization and industrialization continue to increase, so do
quantities of global urban waste worldwide. Still, compact urban areas record low …

Psychological strategies to promote household recycling. A systematic review with meta-analysis of validated field interventions

A Varotto, A Spagnolli - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recycling urban waste is a priority to preserve natural resources and reduce pollution.
However, the entire recycling process is not possible without the cooperation of citizens …

A meta-analysis of field-experiments using social norms to promote pro-environmental behaviors

M Bergquist, A Nilsson… - Global Environmental …, 2019 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
We conducted a meta-analysis on field-experiments using social norms to encourage pro-
environmental behaviors. Results of 91 field-experiments (N= 227‧ 730) revealed a positive …

[HTML][HTML] How feedback boosts motivation and play in a brain-training game

C Burgers, A Eden, MD Van Engelenburg… - Computers in Human …, 2015 - Elsevier
Games are important vehicles for learning and behavior change as long as players are
motivated to continue playing. We study the impact of verbal feedback in stimulating player …

Understanding the normalisation of recycling behaviour and its implications for other pro-environmental behaviours: A review of social norms and recycling

C Thomas, V Sharp - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper examines our understanding of recycling behaviour in the context of its
increasing normalisation in the UK. It reflects on the recent history of dry recycling (ie …

From mechanism to virtue: Evaluating Nudge theory

M Kosters, J Van der Heijden - Evaluation, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Ever since Thaler and Sunstein published their influential book Nudge, the book and the
theory it presents have received great praise and opposition. Nudge theory, and more …

[Књига][B] The psychology of pro-environmental communication: beyond standard information strategies

CA Klöckner - 2015 - books.google.com
The environment is part of everyone's life but there are difficulties in communicating complex
environmental problems, such as climate change, to a lay audience. In this book Klöckner …

Marketing social norms: social marketing and the 'social norm approach'

K Burchell, R Rettie, K Patel - Journal of Consumer behaviour, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is inspired by the observation that the social norm approach (SNA) to socially
desirable behaviour change–that is, telling people about what lots of other people do …

Systematic literature review of best practice in food waste reduction programs

J Kim, S Rundle-Thiele, K Knox - Journal of Social Marketing, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Food waste is a systemic problem, with waste occurring at all stages in the supply
chain and consumption process. There is a need to unpack which strategies, approaches …