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Contextual Considerations for Eco-Behavioral Change Among Aquatic Recreationists

Contextual Considerations for Eco-Behavioral Change Among Aquatic Recreationists
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Author(s): Deanna Grant-Smith (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Alicia Feldman (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)and Kieran Gregory (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 27
Source title: Behavioral-Based Interventions for Improving Public Policies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viorel Mihaila (University of Bucharest, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2731-3.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter draws from Australian studies to explore policies associated with behavioral interventions for environmental stewardship. Each case focuses on attempts to influence the eco-behaviors of recreational users of aquatic environments and the division of eco-responsibility between individuals, communities, and government. The first case considers coercive policy approaches to effect change in recreational boaters' sewage disposal practices to reduce vessel-sourced marine pollution. The second case considers suasive policy approaches to encourage recreational fishers to voluntarily engage in positive eco-behaviors associated with the restoration and rehabilitation of fisheries habitats. In each case, ascriptions of causal responsibility for environmental degradation and responsibility to act are identified, and how these shape responses to eco-behavioral expectations are discussed. The chapter concludes by reflecting on the potential utility of a complex model of behavior change which pays specific attention to context in the development of the behavioral intervention policy mix.

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