A klímaaggodalmak jellemzői és helyi szintű sajátosságai: Esettanulmány Hajdú-Bihar megye választott településeiről, 2020
Characteristics and local level features of climate concerns: Case study on selected settlements of Hajdú-Bihar County, 2020

Summary/Abstract: In the context of climate change challenges,the issue of climate concerns has also come to the spotlight. However, there is still limited information in the literature on settlements and their societies in Central and Eastern Eu-rope. We assume that in-depth local analysis of climate concerns is topical and missing,especially in post-socialist regions where a delayed emergence characterises the development of environmental awareness due to a specific historical past. Our study's aim and novelty are to explore climate change issues at the municipal level, which are becoming increasingly important in Hungary. During their research relying on the summary of the relevant literature, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey (N=512) in Debrecen,Hungary's second-most populous city and in selected settlements of Hajdú-Bihar County in 2020. During the statistical analysis, chi-square tests and binary logistic regression were applied to identify significant differences between the responses of different respondents and the variables that affect the level of concern. During their investigation, the authors focused on the different meanings of the terms „global warming” and „climate change”. Based on their results, they show that risk perceptions are widespread in terms of climate change, but the public is not yet sufficiently climate conscious in everyday practice.

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