Articles on Sustainability |
Maximising Behaviour Change for Sustainability
AWAKE: Cultivating Sustainability Reference List
The articles and resources below contain many of the ideas, theories and research discussed in the Tim Cotter Cultivating Sustainability workshop at the Green Skills Centre for Sustainable Living. This is by no means a definitive list, and requests and suggestions for additions are welcome.
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What is social marketing?
Social marketing is an approach designed to support community change whether it is in the environment, training, community health, mental health, safety etc. Communication alone is not sufficient to change behaviour. Communication strategies are needed but they must be part of a larger strategy. |
State of the Climate (CSIRO)
This snapshot provides observations and analysis of Australia’s climate and the factors that influence it. Two organisations, CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology have combined to present this current picture of Australia’s climate. |
IPCC Synthesis Report
Climate Change 2007: An Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThis underlying report, adopted section by section at IPCC Plenary XXVII (Valencia, Spain, 12-17 November 2007),represents the formally agreed statement of the IPCC concerning key findings and uncertainties contained in the WorkingGroup contributions to the Fourth Assessment Report. |
WWF Living Planet Report 2008
The recent downturn in the global economy is a starkreminder of the consequences of living beyond ourmeans. But the possibility of financial recession pales incomparison to the looming ecological credit crunch. |
Wood Heaters
If you are thinking about using a wood heater to heat your home, it is important that you select an efficient wood heater. High efficiency heaters use less wood to produce the same amount of heat, saving you money and time and burn ‘cleaner’, producing less pollution. |
Passive Solar Design
John Piercey – Solar Drafting
Essential Elements of a good energy efficient house on the SouthCoast of WA |
In Search of How People Change
How people intentionally change addictive behaviors withand without treatment is not well understood by behavioralscientists. This article summarizes research on self-ini-tiated and professionally facilitated change of addictivebehaviors using the key transtheoretical constructs ofstages and processes of change. Modification of addictivebehaviors involves progression through five stages—pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, andmaintenance—and individuals typically recycle throughthese stages several times before termination of the ad-diction. Multiple studies provide strong support for thesestages as well as for a finite and common set of changeprocesses used to progress through the stages. Researchto date supports a transtheoretical model of change thatsystematically integrates the stages with processes ofchange from diverse theories of psychotherapy. |
Basic Passive Solar Design
Australia receives an annual average radiation of about 600 watts per sq. metre on exposed horizontal surface. With careful design we can trap about 500 W/ sq.m. and use it to heat a building. To visualize 500w think of the heat given off by a 1000w electric radiator. |
