Navigating environmental attitudes
By: Thomas A. Heberlein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780199773329; 9780199773336
Subjects: Environmental sociology; Environmental sciences; Environmental psychology; Environmental management; Psychological aspects
Description: Solving environmental problems requires a scientific understanding of public attitudes. Bringing together theory and practice, 'Navigating Environmental Attitudes' provides a realistic understanding of why and how attitudes matter when it comes to environmental problems; and how, by balancing natural with social science, we can step back from false assumptions and unproductive, frustrating programs to work toward fostering successful, effective environmental action.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Attitudes, rivers, and environmental fixes; title: Reading water and minds; title: Aldo Leopold meets the Bennington women; title: Attitudes are not everything; title: Educating the public; title: and other disasters; title: Norms; title: Aldo Leopold and the flying horse; title: Avoiding the cognitive fix keeper hole; title: Going with the flow; title: Increasing the flow: activating and creating norms; title: Thinking beyond the rim.