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Abstract
The adoption of best practices in residential lawn and garden fertiliser use has been identified as a cost effective means to reduce urban nutrient inputs to waterways. This article examines the barriers to such voluntary change in urban sub-catchments of the Peel-Harvey Estuary system in Western Australia. The implications for the design and successful implementation of a voluntary community-based behavioural change program targeting residential fertiliser practices are discussed.
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J A Beckwith
Dr Jo Ann Beckwith is an environmental planner and cognitive psychologist with over 20 years of experience with water resource management projects. Until 2013, she was Director of Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd in Perth, WA. Her firm specialised in social impact assessment, strategic planning and evaluation, environmental behavioural change, community conflict resolution and public decision making. In 2013, Jo Ann relocated to her home province of Nova Scotia, Canada, where she works as an environmental planning consultant.
S Clement
Formerly a Project Manager at Beckwith Environmental Planning, Sarah Clement is currently a PhD candidate at Murdoch University in Perth. Her research is focused on understanding the institutional and governance dimensions of biodiversity conservation. This includes pathways to change institutions, organisational and individual behaviour, and policy to enable more effective biodiversity conservation at a landscape scale.