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Value Action Gap

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Reference list

Barr, S. (2006) ‘Environmental Action in the Home: Investigating the “Value-Action” Gap’, Geography, 91(1), pp. 43–54. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2006.12094149.
Bieling, C., Eser, U. and Plieninger, T. (2020) ‘Towards a better understanding of values in sustainability transformations: ethical perspectives on landscape stewardship’, Ecosystems and People, 16(1), pp. 188–196. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2020.1786165.
Blake, J. (1999) ‘Overcoming the “Value‐action Gap” in Environmental policy: Tensions between National Policy and Local Experience’, Local Environment, 4(3), pp. 257–278. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839908725599.
Bushell, S., Buisson, G.S., Workman, M. and Colley, T. (2017) ‘Strategic narratives in climate change: Towards a unifying narrative to address the action gap on climate change’, Energy Research & Social Science, 28, pp. 39–49. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.04.001.
Gifford, R. and Nilsson, A. (2014) ‘Personal and social factors that influence pro-environmental concern and behaviour: A review’, International Journal of Psychology, p. n/a-n/a. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12034.
Kennedy, E.H., Beckley, T.M., McFarlane, B.L. and Nadeau, S. (2009) ‘Why We Don’t “Walk the Talk”: Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada ’, www.jstor.org, 16(2), pp. 151–160. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24707539 (Accessed: 1 August 2025).
Knutti, R. (2019) ‘Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap in Climate Change’, One Earth, 1(1), pp. 21–23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.09.001.
Kollmuss, A. and Agyeman, J. (2002) ‘Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?’, Environmental Education Research, 8(3), pp. 239–260. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504620220145401.
Martinez-Alier, J. (2002) The Environmentalism of the Poor . Geneva: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development . Available at: https://cdn.unrisd.org/assets/library/papers/pdf-files/martinezalier.pdf (Accessed: 2 August 2025).
Natural England (2019) Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment: Headline report and technical reports 2018 to 2019GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monitor-of-engagement-with-the-natural-environment-headline-report-and-technical-reports-2018-to-2019 (Accessed: 1 August 2025).
Sen, A. (1999) Development as Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: http://www.c3l.uni-oldenburg.de/cde/OMDE625/Sen/Sen-intro.pdf.
Smith, M. (2021) Concern for environment reaches record high Yougov.co.uk. YouGov. Available at: https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/39281-concern-environment-reaches-record-high-yougov-top (Accessed: 3 August 2025).

Reference list

Barr, S. (2006) ‘Environmental Action in the Home: Investigating the “Value-Action” Gap’, Geography, 91(1), pp. 43–54. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2006.12094149.

Bieling, C., Eser, U. and Plieninger, T. (2020) ‘Towards a better understanding of values in sustainability transformations: ethical perspectives on landscape stewardship’, Ecosystems and People, 16(1), pp. 188–196. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2020.1786165.

Blake, J. (1999) ‘Overcoming the “Value‐action Gap” in Environmental policy: Tensions between National Policy and Local Experience’, Local Environment, 4(3), pp. 257–278. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839908725599.

Bushell, S., Buisson, G.S., Workman, M. and Colley, T. (2017) ‘Strategic narratives in climate change: Towards a unifying narrative to address the action gap on climate change’, Energy Research & Social Science, 28, pp. 39–49. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.04.001.

Gifford, R. and Nilsson, A. (2014) ‘Personal and social factors that influence pro-environmental concern and behaviour: A review’, International Journal of Psychology, p. n/a-n/a. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12034.

Kennedy, E.H., Beckley, T.M., McFarlane, B.L. and Nadeau, S. (2009) ‘Why We Don’t “Walk the Talk”: Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada ’, www.jstor.org, 16(2), pp. 151–160. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24707539 (Accessed: 1 August 2025).

Knutti, R. (2019) ‘Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap in Climate Change’, One Earth, 1(1), pp. 21–23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.09.001.

Kollmuss, A. and Agyeman, J. (2002) ‘Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?’, Environmental Education Research, 8(3), pp. 239–260. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504620220145401.

Martinez-Alier, J. (2002) The Environmentalism of the Poor . Geneva: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development . Available at: https://cdn.unrisd.org/assets/library/papers/pdf-files/martinezalier.pdf (Accessed: 2 August 2025).

Natural England (2019) Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment: Headline report and technical reports 2018 to 2019GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monitor-of-engagement-with-the-natural-environment-headline-report-and-technical-reports-2018-to-2019 (Accessed: 1 August 2025).

Sen, A. (1999) Development as Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: http://www.c3l.uni-oldenburg.de/cde/OMDE625/Sen/Sen-intro.pdf.

Smith, M. (2021) Concern for environment reaches record high Yougov.co.uk. YouGov. Available at: https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/39281-concern-environment-reaches-record-high-yougov-top (Accessed: 3 August 2025).