ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY? ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOUR EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE Cover Image

ÚTON A FENNTARTHATÓSÁG FELÉ? NÉGY EURÓPA KULTURÁLIS FŐVÁROS IFJÚSÁGÁNAK KÖRNYEZETI ATTITŰDJE
ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY? ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOUR EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE

Author(s): Katalin Formádi, Edit Kővári, Zsuzsanna Banasz
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Sociology of Culture, Environmental interactions, Sociology of Politics, Socio-Economic Research, Green Transformation
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: demography; European Capital of Culture; youth; environmental protection; New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) questionnaire;

Summary/Abstract: The study investigates young people's attitudes towards the environmental protection and green issues in four European Capitals of Culture using the Modified New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale. The research aims to answer the following questions: (1) How can the environmental attitudes of young individuals be systematically characterized and (2) to what extent are they influenced by demographic factors? The data come from an online survey data collection conducted in 2022. Based on this primary questionnaire survey, the collected data (n=712) are analysed using descriptive statistics and relationship analysis (Cramer’s V and Kendall’s Tau). The results show that in most cases, the demographic characteristics have very little impact on green attitudes. The majority perception is that humanity must adapt to the limits of nature. The results can provide guidance for policy-makers in the field of environmental education and marketing and can serve as a benchmark for other countries.

  • Issue Year: 9/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 40-61
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Hungarian
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