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Author:   Lorraine Whitmarsh (University of Cardiff, UK) ,  Saffron O'Neill (University of East Anglia, UK) ,  Irene Lorenzoni (University of East Anglia, UK) ,  Irene Lorenzoni
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9781844079285

ISBN 10:   1844079287
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   19 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Susanne Moser, Independent Scholar, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting Introduction: Opportunities and Barriers to Engaging Individuals with Climate Change Part 1: Theories and Models. 1. Old habits and New Routes to Sustainable Behaviour 2. Carbon Budgets and Carbon Capability: Lessons from Personal Carbon Trading 3. Public Engagement in Climate Action: Policy and Public Expectations 4. Collective Self and Individual Choice: The Role of Social Comparisons in Promoting Public Engagement with Climate Change 5. Dismantling the Consumption-Happiness Myth: A Neuropsychological Perspective on the Mechanisms that Lock us in to Unsustainable Consumption 6. Public Engagement with Climate Adaptation: An Imperative for (and Driver Of) Institutional Reform? 7. Ecological Citizenship as Public Engagement Part 2: Methods, Media and Tools 8. Engaging People in Saving Energy on a Large Scale: Lessons from the Programmes of the Energy Saving Trust in the UK 9. Keeping Up with the Joneses in the Great British Refurb: The Impacts and Limits of Social Learning in Eco-Renovation 10. Up-Scaling Social Behaviour Change Programmes: The Case of Ecoteams 11. The Role and Effectiveness of Governmental and Non-Governmental Communications in Engaging the Public with Climate Change 12. Communicating Energy Demand: Measurement, Display and the Language of Things 13. The Role of New Media in Engaging the Public with Climate Change 14. Low Carbon Communities: A Grassroots Perspective on Public Engagement Conclusion: What have we Learnt and where do we go from Here?

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'How do we break out of the hardened habits of mind and practice which prevent us from addressing climate change - and do so soon? This book is an important contribution to help answer this question. It offers many and encouraging, but no quick and easy answers to help create effective ways of engaging people while we still have hope of steering our journey in a desirable direction.' Susanne Moser, Independent Scholar, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting

Author Information

Dr. Lorraine Whitmarsh is a Lecturer in Environmental Psychology at the University of Cardiff, UK. Dr. Saffron O'Neill is a Research Fellow in Climate Adaptation at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Irene Lorenzoni is a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance at the University of East Anglia, UK. All three editors are affiliated to the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.

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