TY - JOUR
T1 - Water Education for Sustainability
T2 - Criteria and Recommendations
AU - Larson, Kelli
AU - Redman, Erin N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant SES-0345945, Decision Center for a Desert City, and grant SES-0951366, Decision Center for a Desert City II: Urban Climate Adaptation, in addition to the Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research program, under National Science Foundation (NSF) grants DEB-0423704 and BCS-1026865.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2014/11/25
Y1 - 2014/11/25
N2 - This article applies behavioral theories, knowledge-to-action frameworks, and educational pedagogy to the case study of water education programs in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ. First, we describe three criteria for sustainable behavior change through education. Next, we demonstrate how water education programs in Phoenix have employed inadequate approaches to reduce resource consumption relative to the criteria. Finally, we offer recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of educational initiatives directed toward transformative change for sustainability. Central insights involve incorporating diverse knowledge domains, using interactive educational techniques, and tailoring programs to specific actions and relevant targeted populations.
AB - This article applies behavioral theories, knowledge-to-action frameworks, and educational pedagogy to the case study of water education programs in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ. First, we describe three criteria for sustainable behavior change through education. Next, we demonstrate how water education programs in Phoenix have employed inadequate approaches to reduce resource consumption relative to the criteria. Finally, we offer recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of educational initiatives directed toward transformative change for sustainability. Central insights involve incorporating diverse knowledge domains, using interactive educational techniques, and tailoring programs to specific actions and relevant targeted populations.
KW - behavior change
KW - environmental education
KW - residential landscapes
KW - sustainability
KW - water conservation
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U2 - 10.1080/08941920.2014.933932
DO - 10.1080/08941920.2014.933932
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908050201
SN - 0894-1920
VL - 27
SP - 1213
EP - 1222
JO - Society and Natural Resources
JF - Society and Natural Resources
IS - 11
ER -