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2014 Autumn | Business & Sustainability, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Impact of Environmental Education: A Case Study from Seattle

Student(s):

Kasey Stanchek

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Carolyn Gangmark

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Megan Horst, Program on the Environment, University of Washington

During my project, I created a database called the Greening Sports Directory, utilizing web research to identify helpful resources available to sports facilities managers. I was interested in studying the motivating factors of behavior change, and how knowledge of these factors could influence sustainable change to sports facilities. I was able to gain first-hand feedback from sustainability representatives across the nation, which gave me an opportunity to ask questions related to my research, and provided valuable insight to the facilities management industry. I found that sustainability action is most hindered by monetary concerns of return on investment.