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Narrating Arcosanti: A Utopian Project Considered Through Its Representations, Duncan William Routh Jan 2017

Narrating Arcosanti: A Utopian Project Considered Through Its Representations, Duncan William Routh

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.


To Nudge Or Not To Nudge: Promoting Environmentally Beneficial Behaviors, Emma Jean Cooper Jan 2017

To Nudge Or Not To Nudge: Promoting Environmentally Beneficial Behaviors, Emma Jean Cooper

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, humans need to change how they act toward the environment. Unfortunately, as much as we may want to act in ways that would be best for us and for the environment, we often struggle to do just that due to cognitive biases. Nudge theory attempts to remedy this problem by helping us make the decision that would be in our best interests. To explore this issue, I conduct an extended review of the literature to examine how well nudge theory can be applied to the realm of environmental policy. Specifically, I …


Field To Feedlot: How Us Policy Promoted Cattle Concentration, Hannah Siegel Conley Jan 2017

Field To Feedlot: How Us Policy Promoted Cattle Concentration, Hannah Siegel Conley

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.


Recognizing The Interdependent Self: The Perception Of The Production And Consumption Of Meat At Bard College, Avery Evelyn Brown-Cross Jan 2017

Recognizing The Interdependent Self: The Perception Of The Production And Consumption Of Meat At Bard College, Avery Evelyn Brown-Cross

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.