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Discuss the Perception, Attitude, Value and Emotion (PAVE) Theory of environmental management.

  • UPSC 2017
  • Environmental Geography

PAVE theory holds that environmental management succeeds or fails through four human filters — Perception, Attitude, Value and Emotion — that stand between a policy and the behaviour it seeks to change.

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  • The Four Components
  • Perception — how the environment is seen
  • Attitude — the evaluative disposition
  • Value — the deep, stable compass
  • Emotion — the affective bond
  • How the Components Interact
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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