Encouraging Proenvironmental Behavior: The Environmental Court as Contingency Manager

This article presents a case history of the development of an enforcement system for controlling environmental problems in an urban setting. It details a long-term effort to coordinate and refine the judicial and executive branches of local government to allow the effective application of consequenc...

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Published in:Environment and behavior 1995-03, Vol.27 (2), p.196-212
Main Authors: Potter, Larry E., Dwyer, William O., Leeming, Frank C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behaviour
Behavioural sciences
Case histories
Communities
Contingency
Control systems
Enforcement
Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Local government
Mathematical models
Psychology
Role
U.S.A
USA
Waste recycling
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Summary:This article presents a case history of the development of an enforcement system for controlling environmental problems in an urban setting. It details a long-term effort to coordinate and refine the judicial and executive branches of local government to allow the effective application of consequences to manage environmental-code violations. Special emphasis is placed on how incorporation of behavioral principles resulted in a system that has become a model for communities throughout the United States.
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916595272005