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dc.contributor.authorHughes, Michael
dc.contributor.authorWeiler, B.
dc.contributor.authorCurtis, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:31:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:31:57Z
dc.date.created2012-07-24T20:00:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHughes, Michael and Weiler, Betty and Curtis, James. 2012. What’s the problem? River management, education and public beliefs. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment. 41 (7): pp 709-719.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32623
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13280-012-0282-5
dc.description.abstract

This paper invokes the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a diagnostic tool to explain an existing public education program’s limited success at improving river water quality in the City of Perth, Western Australia. A reflective, client-driven research approach was used. A facilitated expert workshop defined an environmental problem (excess nutrients leaving gardens and entering waterways) and a desired behavior (residents purchasing environmentally sensitive fertilizer) to address the problem. A TPB-based belief elicitation survey captured respondents’ beliefs regarding the desired behavior. The findings suggest respondents were aware of the links between purchasing environmentally sensitive fertilizer and river water quality. However, this behavior is compromised by the challenges in identifying appropriate products, product quality concerns and cost. Viewing the content of a public education program through the lens of the TPB reveals insights into how and why the program fell short in achieving one of its key behavioral change goals.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectriver management
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjecthuman behavior in the environment
dc.subjecturban water catchment
dc.subjecttheory of planned behavior
dc.titleWhat’s the problem? River management, education and public beliefs.
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.issn0044-7447
dcterms.source.titleAMBIO
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The final publication is available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-012-0282-5/fulltext.html

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