public participation and environmental decision making birgitta gatersleben, leanne tite and charley...
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What is participation? Different levels Arnstein's (1969) eight-rung ladder of participation Rowe & Frewer (2000) referenda public hearings public opinion survey negotiated rule making consensus conference citizens jury/panel citizens advisory committee focus groupsTRANSCRIPT
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Public participation Public participation and and
Environmental Decision makingEnvironmental Decision making
Birgitta Gatersleben, Leanne Tite and Charley ClarkUniversity of Surrey
UK
ToolSust
EnvironmentalPsychologyResearchGroup
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Participation in environmental decision makingParticipation in environmental decision makingControversial decision
Better decisionsBasic right Avoid later problems
Pro-environmental behaviourGoal setting Commitment
Social dilemma paradigmVisibility of behaviourTrust in others
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What is participation?What is participation?
Different levels
Arnstein's (1969) eight-rung ladder of participation
Rowe & Frewer (2000) referendapublic hearingspublic opinion surveynegotiated rule makingconsensus conferencecitizens jury/panelcitizens advisory committeefocus groups
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Evaluating participation (Rowe & Frewer, 2000) ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA PROCESS CRITERIA
Representativeness Independence Early Involvement Influence Transparency
Resource Accessibility Task Definition Structure Decision Making Cost-Effectiveness
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Research Questions
•Does the purchase of organic, local, ecological/recycled produce increase over the course of the initiative, in both the short-term and the long-term?
•Is there any difference between the participation groups in the increase in the purchase of organic, ecological/recycled and local produce, in both the short-term and the long-term ?
Evaluating a participation exerciseEvaluating a participation exercise
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Explaining changes in behaviourExplaining changes in behaviour
•To what extent are behaviour changes due to attitude changes?
•Are there any changes in attitudes?•Are these changes related to behaviour changes?
•To what extent are behaviour changes related to goal commitment?
•How did people in the focus group evaluate the process and outcomes of the participation exercise?•How did other participants evaluate the information they were given?•Are these evaluations related to behaviour changes?
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Study designStudy design
Group 1: No consultation (n = 20/13)Householder receive goals set by Group 2
Group 2: Participation (n = 29/15)Householders and stakeholder agree on goal
Respondents report their targets and purchases every two weeks for 8 weeks
Before and after experiment TPB survey
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Eco purchasesEco purchases
Survey: 7 products (yes/no): potatoes, meat, toilet paper, washing up liquid, washing powder, apples, milk
Experiment: 24 products + 2 other (% in two weeks)
Target set: 25% increase
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Eco purchases before and after participationEco purchases before and after participation
Purchases
0
2
4
6
8
Before Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Focus groupNo focus group
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Goal achievementGoal achievement
Achieved
-4.5-4
-3.5-3
-2.5-2
-1.5-1
-0.50
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Focus groupNo focus group
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Explaining changeExplaining change
Attitudes
Strong support for TPBNo changes in attitudes, PBC and Norms
Goal commitment
General support for goal and processNo differences between groupsNo relationship between behaviour change and outcome or process criteria
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ConclusionsConclusions
Participants and response rate
Possible to increase purchase of ecological products by goal setting
No long term effect
No relationship attitudes and commitment
Value of participation?