Recent study of environmental policies shows that success means treating people as active partners
1st August 2008
Changing behaviour on a long-term basis is a complex matter, which depends on being able to see ‘rewards’ from new behaviour, such as increased well-being. Promoting environmental behaviour, such as more recycling or driving less, has to be addressed simultaneously at all levels, from household and business to society level. A recent study of such environmental policies shows they are more likely to be successful if people are treated as active partners in the process of change and not as passive subjects.
The study looked at fourteen policies and incentive schemes in the UK aimed at promoting pro-environmental behaviour. These included: the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy Set-Aside programme encouraging farmers to setaside fallow land, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, a government grant scheme encouraging sustainable consumption and production, a fuel-saving and insulation initiative and a rural development scheme. To read the full article visit Environmental-expert.com
