ENCOURAGING PROENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR - THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURT AS CONTINGENCY MANAGER

This article presents a case history of the development of an enforcem ent system for controlling environmental problems in an urban setting. It details a long-term effort to coordinate and refine the judicial a nd executive branches of local government to allow the effective appli cation of consequences to manage environmental-code violations. Specia l emphasis is placed on how incorporation of behavioral principles res ulted in a system that has become a model for communities throughout t he United States.