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Education campaigns to reduce stormwater pollution in commercial areas: Do they work?
- Source :
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Journal of Environmental Management . Aug2007, Vol. 84 Issue 3, p323-335. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- A monitoring and evaluation program was undertaken, involving six different styles of evaluation to determine whether a low-cost, eight month education campaign that operated within a small commercial district was successful at changing people''s behavior and reducing stormwater litter loads. This project also tested newly developed guidelines for monitoring and evaluating all types of non-structural stormwater quality best management practices (BMPs). The project evaluated: the extent and quality of the campaign''s implementation; the degree to which it changed the awareness, attitudes, self-reported behavior and actual behavior of merchants and the public; and the nature of changes in stormwater litter loads. Overall, the education campaign produced mixed results, with the net result being modestly positive. Specifically, it was: unsuccessful at significantly influencing the knowledge or attitudes of merchants or the public; modestly successful at influencing the behavior of merchants and the public; and modestly successful at reducing litter loads in stormwater. At a theoretical level, the project highlights how using different ‘styles’ of BMP evaluation can help to build a more complete picture of a BMP''s performance. At a practical level, the project helped to improve the monitoring and evaluation guidelines and produced evidence-based design guidelines for future campaigns that aim to reduce littering in commercial areas. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03014797
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24964055
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.002