Behavior Analysis for Sustainable Societies
Contact Info
- Julia H. Fiebig
- Danville, CA
- SIG Yahoo! Discussion Group
- SIG Facebook page
- SIG News (September 2011)
Mission/Objectives
The mission of the Behavior Analysis for Sustainable Societies (BASS) Special Interest Group is to advance applications of behavior analysis to environmental issues that contribute to the development of solutions to climate change, pollution, overconsumption of resources, and imbalances in environmental sustainability. Objectives include:
- To encourage and support research that promotes the application of behavior analysis to green/environmental issues.
- To collaborate with environmental scientists, environmental groups, and other SIGs within ABAI that have an interest in addressing behavior change and sustainability/environmental issues.
- To disseminate research and practices that support solutions to environmental issues through the application of behavioral interventions.
- To develop curricula, textbooks, and additional educational resources that address sustainability and the application of behavior analysis.
- To compile resources for individuals interested in behavior change and environmental issues.
- To develop an information base of current effective practices/initiatives, government policies, and employment for behavior analysts interested in behavior change and environmental issues.
Description of Membership
Membership is open to all ABAI members, scientists, researchers, professionals, and students interested in sustainability and environmental issues.
Annual or Recurring Events
BASS SIG activities are to include, but not be limited to, annual meetings at ABAI and presentations of posters, papers, and symposia at conferences.
Publications/Newsletters
BASS established a relationship with the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (CCBS) and will use their website as a portal for dissemination of scientific and technical reports, public relations, and linkage with other areas within behavior analysis. Communications related to BASS operations are enabled by a Yahoo discussion group linked from the CCBS site. The CCBS is one immediate web outlet for posting of articles, media, and other items. There is a limited publication record by behavior analysts related to environmental protection (e.g., Scott Geller, Steve Hayes, others). A reading list of these is published on the CCBS site. One function of BASS is to generate more published work by behavior analysts in this area and potentially create a new journal devoted to this topic.
Specifically of Interest to Behavior Analysts
The Behavior Analysis for Sustainable Societies SIG is interested in supporting initiatives for research and practical applications of behavioral solutions for environmental issues while taking a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to developing these solutions.