Research Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability
Good news: The opportunities are almost unlimited. The field of environmental sustainability is so broad, and behavior analysis is so versatile, that it’s possible to think up a project for …
Climate Change Books include Behavior Change – A (Somewhat) Hopeful and Inspiring Sampler
I got alerted to the dangers of climate change back in the late 1980s. As for so many others, it was NASA scientist James Hansen’s testimony before Congress that did …
From Tidy Rooms to Entangled Forests: Bringing Behavior Analysis to Environmental Work
4 Guest Post by by Stephanie Xie, Current board member of Behavior Analysis for Sustainable Societies: https://baforsustainablesocieties.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-xie/ I am based in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. I work as …
What You Are Doing Makes a Difference
2 Guest Post by Elizabeth Meshes, PhD, BCBA-D The Chicago School (EMeshes@thechicagoschool.edu) Past-President of Behavior Analysis for Sustainable Societies: https://baforsustainablesocieties.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-meshes-a1685144 https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/academics/faculty/byname/elizabeth_meshes/ Author’s Note: I am a Board Certified Behavior …
Tools of Change, Part Two
Part 1 discussed the value of community-level sustainability projects, bringing climate action to schools, neighborhoods, local governments, and workplaces. The freely available Tools of Change website offers detailed, replication-ready examples …
Tools of Change, Part One
As we head into a new year, what a good time to be thinking about bringing sustainability projects to our workplaces, neighborhoods, local businesses, and local schools. Community-level initiatives bring …
A Great Interdisciplinary Conference on Behavior and Climate Change That Can Use More Behavior Analysts
The world climate crisis demands all hands on deck, and that includes us. Calling all behavior analysts… We’ve had the science and technology needed to address the climate crisis for …
Behavioral “Foundations” (What if it’s Too Late to Save the World?)
Selecting contemporary behavior change to meet post-catastrophe contingencies.
Expanding the Reach of Operant Behavioral Economics in Climate Action
2 In our most recent edition of Green Behavior Analysis, we delved into the potential of operant behavioral economics as a framework for scrutinizing climate-relevant decision-making. Today’s post aims to …
Improving Sustainable Outcomes Through Behavioral Economic Insights: An Introduction
5 Extending behavior change efforts to the realm of global sustainability is a complex task. Conventional behavior analytic research leverages tightly controlled research demonstrations to convince peers and skeptics that …