How location shapes environmental awareness among inhabitants of Eastern Poland – an empirical study

• Autorzy: Piekarski W. , Stoma M. , Dudziak A. , Andrejko D. , Slaska-Grzywna B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Environmental awareness and its perception by humans is not an entirely clear issue, and the extent to which problems related to ecology and environmental protection are recognized raises many doubts. Our paper presents fi ndings obtained from the authors’ own questionnaire made up of 46 statements carrying positive connotations. A fi ve-level Likert scale was applied to evaluate statements; respondents were asked to specify which level on the scale best corresponded with their view on each statement. In order to identify variables differentiating between specifi c groups of respondents, the data gathered from questionnaires was subject to a type of statistical analysis called discriminant function analysis. The aim of the study was to analyse links between the place of living and evaluation of the natural environment, certain factors affecting environmental awareness, and willingness to undertake environment-friendly actions by people living in Eastern Poland. The discriminant function analysis enabled categorization of opinions and attitudes of the respondents according to their place of living, indicating that their diversifi ed nature results from the place they inhabit. The analysis revealed that a grouping variable used to categorize places of living has statistically signifi cant discriminatory power. Inhabitants of large cities are interested in the subject of environmental protection, but they pay less attention to other aspects of “environmental awareness” than people living in small towns or in the countryside, which is largely attributable to their close contact with nature.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 25
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.733-740,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Piekarski W.

• Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

autor

Stoma M.

• Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

autor

Dudziak A.

• Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

autor

Andrejko D.

• Department of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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Slaska-Grzywna B.

• Department of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

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DOI

10.15244/pjoes/60722