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Social learning and public policy: Lessons from an energy-conscious village

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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 230 KB
Volume: 34
Category: Article
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.04.013

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✦ Synopsis

Social learning is a prerequisite for sustainable energy use. This paper sets out some considerations from learning theory that offer a useful way of looking at domestic energy awareness and at actions to improve energy efficiency and conserve energy. Findings from a survey of residents of an English village that had won an 'energy-conscious village' competition are used to illustrate how individual and social learning can occur over a period of time, and how a 'top down' initiative may relate to other more informal sources of motivation and information. A model of learning about domestic energy use that incorporates awareness, action and feedback is proposed, and the implications for policy and further research are discussed.

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