Strategies for changing behaviour towards sustainability

1. Human Behaviour and Planning: Overcoming Social and Environmental Barriers to Implementation Harmony Folz PIBC Conference April 21, 2005

2. Why I Became a Planner

5. Why a Generalized Approach It is much easier to stop something at its source.

8. PHASE 6 Implementation PRECEDE-PROCEED MODEL after Green & Kreuter 1999 PRECEDE PROCEED Quality of Life PHASE 1 Social Assessment Human/ Ecosystem Health PHASE 2 Causal Assessment PHASE 8 Impact Evaluation Environment Behaviour & Lifestyle PHASE 3 Behavioural & Environmental Assessment Enabling Factors Predisposing Factors Reinforcing Factors PHASE 4 Educational & Organizational Assessment PHASE 7 Process Evaluation Policy Regulation Organization Education Information Training Social Change STEWARDSHIP PROMOTION PHASE 5 Administrative & Policy Assessment PHASE 9 Outcome Evaluation

10. Personal Factors Skills Resources Self Image What’s “known” Attitudes Social Pressures Evalu-ations Action? Demo-graphics Biology Space Time Reactions Life so far $$$

12. Surroundings Economic Political Historical Ecological Cultural Geographical Contains: biology, location, age, gender, race,education, values, political ideology, religion, personality, emotions, self-determination, knowledge,beliefs, attitudes, self-concept, personal norms, self-efficacy, locus of control, skills, resources,habits, experience, evaluations, reactions. Motivation Sustainable Society Improved Community and Ecosystem Health Enhanced Quality of Life Green Economy Decreased Ecological Footprint Stewardship Ethic Denial Their Actions Social Pressure Other People No Action/ Habitual Action Stewardship Action Intention Change Strategies