Environmental quality: issues and causes of deterioration – A survey on environmental awareness among the public in Liaoning Province, China

Li, Peijun; Stagnitti, Frank; Gong, Zongqiang; Xiong, Xiaozhen; Li, Xiantang; Hu, Zengzhi; Sun, Yunpeng; Wang, Zhijian; Gao, Kui; Kong, Changjun; Li, Peng

doi:10.1080/13504500902871907

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“…They could promote green purchasing by generating slogans that invoke personal emotions among young adult consumers and, in so doing, tilt their purchasing decisions towards green products. The Chinese public, in general, has paid attention to issues of environmental quality and food safety (Chan, ; Li et al , ; Xu et al , ; Grumbine and Xu, ; Liu et al , ). However, the findings of the current study resonate with the recommendations of previous studies that more education is needed to reach people on the issues of environmental problems and the need for individuals to make personal contributions to avert further deterioration (Liu et al , ).…”

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Sustainable Consumption in Chinese Cities: Green Purchasing Intentions of Young Adults Based on the Theory of Consumption Values

Awuni

2015

Sustainable Development

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The efforts of businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations notwithstanding, unsustainable consumption continues to threaten society's vision of sustainable development. Green purchasing, therefore, offers a chance of reducing negative environmental impacts and promoting sustainable development. Yet, the question of how to encourage green purchasing behaviour remains poorly understood. Based on the theory of consumption values, this paper examines the antecedents of green purchasing intentions among young adults in Chinese cities. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was applied to data collected from 309 respondents by means of a mall-intercept survey. The findings indicate that social and emotional values are positively related to young adults' green purchasing intentions, but functional, conditional and epistemic values are not significantly related to green purchasing intentions. This paper has verified the contribution of the theory of consumption values to the green purchasing intentions of young adults in Chinese cities.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Consumption in Chinese Cities: Green Purchasing Intentions of Young Adults Based on the Theory of Consumption Values

Awuni

2015

Sustainable Development

115

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“…They strongly believe that individuals, who obtain even a little knowledge about the environment, become environmentally concerned and their attitude to environmentally friendly products and services change because of that knowledge. This is supported by Li et al (2009), who claimed that education and promotion of environmental knowledge elevates the environmental awareness of the public. Dodds et al (2010) demonstrated the fact that tourists do care about the environment and expect that managers and tourism destination stakeholders would realize that sustainable practices, such as water, waste, energy management, are important factors in the visitor experience.…”

Section: Environmental Attitudementioning

confidence: 89%

International Tourists’ Awareness and Attitude about Environmental Responsibility and Sustainable Practices

Mazhenova¹,

Choi²,

Chung³

2016

Glob Bus Financ Rev

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This study explored tourists' attitude towards the environmental practices of hotels and tourist organizations in South Korea. Specifically this study investigated their knowledge of green hotels' environmental programs and how this knowledge influences their decision to purchase green accommodations. This study also investigated the impact of nationality on the attitude of international tourists towards environmentally friendly practices of the hotel and tourism industry in South Korea. In order to capture public perceptions, this study used focus group interviews that can provide deeper meaning in an interactive manner. The interview session for this study included six interviews of small groups of five people in each. Three major groups of international visitors to Korea from CIS countries (such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan), the United States of America and China were included in this study. Results show that environmental awareness of the tourists is a predictor for changing their attitude and consequently their purchasing behavior. Respondents who showed a high level of awareness expressed their willingness and readiness to participate in the green practices of the hotel and tourism industries. With regard to the impact of nationality on tourists' attitude, the results from this study do not support the findings from earlier studies. No differences were discovered in the environmental attitude of international tourists to South Korea. These findings say that it is important for hotels and tourism organizations to provide information about their environmental policies and practices in order to raise tourists' awareness of environmental issues.

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“…Thus, this implies that Iwo and Ibadan should be treated separately from each other when seeking solutions to pollution-related matters. Coccia, 20 Rizam et al, 61 Coccia, 62 Peijun et al 63 had similar results when it was discovered that each local government area should be treated individually when solving water-related challenges.…”

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Economic factors affecting environmental pollution in two Nigerian cities: A comparative study

2023

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Environmental quality is a sustainability issue influenced by economic realities. To understand their relationships and influence, a comparative study of economic factors that affect pollution in Iwo and Ibadan metropolia was carried out. Data for the study was generated by administering 1067 structured questionnaires at both locations out of which 215 and 658 were, respectively, retrieved from Iwo and Ibadan. Demographic features of the respondents assessed as female gender, married status, tertiary education, a Christian sect, and household size of two to five, were 52%, 67%,79%, 67%, and 55% in that order for Iwo; while for Ibadan, the figures were 67%, 61%, 86%, 69%, and 58% in the same order. The six economic factors evaluated were; (1) income, (2) accommodation & living standards, (3) waste & noise management regimen, (4) energy utilization (5), inclination toward a green economy, and (6) waste sorting technology and adoption. KMO (74.8%) and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity showed that the data were factorable at p < 0.005. Results considered three of the economic variables as significant enough to explain 59.3% of the pollution state in Iwo and 60.2% in Ibadan. Of major importance for Iwo were waste & noise management regime (22.5%), accommodation & living standards (18.7%), and inclination towards a green economy (18.3%). In Ibadan, the three extracted factors also explained 60.2% of all economic variables affecting pollution. These were accommodation and living standards (24.4%), inclination towards a green economy (18.8%), and waste & noise management regime (17.0%). That means the strong economic influencers of pollution were common to both cities, even though, their order of importance varied. In other words, their degree of influence on pollution may be location dependent. Conclusively, the people's standard of living and inclination towards a green economy are compelling determinants of environmental pollution and so should be considered by stakeholders in formulating associated policies.

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Environmental quality: issues and causes of deterioration – A survey on environmental awareness among the public in Liaoning Province, China

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Sustainable Consumption in Chinese Cities: Green Purchasing Intentions of Young Adults Based on the Theory of Consumption Values

Sustainable Consumption in Chinese Cities: Green Purchasing Intentions of Young Adults Based on the Theory of Consumption Values

International Tourists’ Awareness and Attitude about Environmental Responsibility and Sustainable Practices

Economic factors affecting environmental pollution in two Nigerian cities: A comparative study

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