The use of feedback to enhance environmental outcomes: A randomised controlled trial of a food waste scheme

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 637-653

  Nomura, Hisako ^a   John, Peter C ^b   Cotterill, Sarah ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiment; Feedback; Food waste; Randomised controlled trial; Recycling; Social norms

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK MECHANISM; LANDFILL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOGISTICS; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENGLAND; OLDHAM [ENGLAND]; OLDHAM [OLDHAM (DST)]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855740026     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.586026     Document Type: Article

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