The book defines and describes key characteristics of public opinion, including direction, strength, stability, distribution and consistency, and shows how those qualities influence behaviour. The book uses that body of evidence to weigh the significance of environmental concern in US politics and policy and to provide pragmatic advice for decisionmakers in their efforts to motivate Americans to act in an environmentally responsible way.
Polling America on the Environment
Paperback
Publication Date: 06/12/2002
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, environmentalism has become woven into the fabric of American life. Concern for environmental quality has influenced how we think, work and recreate; what we buy; and how we govern. But popular consensus on the environment is more complicated than it appears. The real question is no longer whether Americans side with environmentalism, but the depth of their commitment. This book argues that understanding public opinion, the grassroots of the "green" revolution, is essential to sustaining genuine environmental progress. The long-term success of the environmental movement will be measured not only by its legislative achievements, but by its ability to persuade average citizens to back up their words with action and to further alter their voting patterns, buying habits and lifestyles. "The Grassroots of a Green Revolution" uses polling data from a wide variety of sources to explore the myths, inconsistencies and tensions that characterize public thinking on environmental issues.
The book defines and describes key characteristics of public opinion, including direction, strength, stability, distribution and consistency, and shows how those qualities influence behaviour. The book uses that body of evidence to weigh the significance of environmental concern in US politics and policy and to provide pragmatic advice for decisionmakers in their efforts to motivate Americans to act in an environmentally responsible way.
The book defines and describes key characteristics of public opinion, including direction, strength, stability, distribution and consistency, and shows how those qualities influence behaviour. The book uses that body of evidence to weigh the significance of environmental concern in US politics and policy and to provide pragmatic advice for decisionmakers in their efforts to motivate Americans to act in an environmentally responsible way.
- ISBN:
- 9780262571609
- 9780262571609
- Category:
- Environmentalist thought & ideology
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 06-12-2002
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- MIT Press Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 291
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x15mm
- Weight:
- 0.5kg
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