The social dilemma structure of climate change mitigation : individual responses and effects on action

Climate change mitigation constitutes a social dilemma, a conflict between personal and collective outcomes. Behaviours that result in personal benefits (e.g. travelling quickly, conveniently and cheaply by plane) also result in a collective cost in the form of climate change. Behavioural theories a...

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Main Author: Bögelein, Sandra
Published: University of East Anglia 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.699576