Education campaigns to reduce stormwater pollution in commercial areas: Do they work?

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• 作者：André ; Taylor ; Rob Curnow ; Tim Fletcher ; Justin Lewis
• 关键词：Behavioral change ; Monitoring ; Non-structural best management practices (BMPs) ; Stormwater management
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Management
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：August 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：84
• 期：3
• 页码：323-335
• 全文大小：320 K

文摘

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.