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Waste Prevention Policy and Behaviour: New Approaches to Reducing Waste Generation and its Environmental Impacts book cover

1st Edition

Waste Prevention Policy and Behaviour New Approaches to Reducing Waste Generation and its Environmental Impacts

By Ana Paula Bortoleto Copyright 2015
202 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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As prosperity levels rise, so too does the number of products and services being consumed. For policy makers in waste management facing a growing challenge, it is vital to understand the complex relationship between waste prevention policies and individual behaviour regarding waste generation. This book examines that interplay, taking a close look at the role of motivation, difficulties, values... Read more

1. Introduction  Part 1. Waste Prevention Policies: An Overview  2. The History of Waste  3. The Roots of Waste Prevention Policies  Part 2. Waste Prevention Behaviour: Conceptual Issues  4. Waste Prevention Behaviour and Social Psychology  5. Driving Forces and Barriers for Waste Prevention Behaviour  Part 3: Waste Prevention Behaviour: Case Studies  6. A Framework-Model for Waste Prevention Behaviour  7. Applying the Conceptual Model: Waste prevention behaviour in Sao Paulo, Sheffield and Tokyo  8. Goal-directed Conservation Behaviour and Waste Prevention Behaviour  Part 4: Conclusion  9. The Effect of Improved Waste Management: Material rebound and its causes  10. Waste Prevention Behaviour and Fast and Frugal Heuristics  11. Concluding Thoughts

Biography

Ana Paula Bortoleto is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the State University of Campinas, Brazil.

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