Environmental Behavior, Knowledge and Attitude Toward Sustainability in Ethiopian Civil Service University

Aklilu Bekele Chorito

doi:10.11648/j.ijepp.20210905.12

Abstract

Today, the principles of sustainability and sustainable development are important considerations in policy creation and actions of Higher Education Institutions, both in terms of environmental impact and societal responsibility. Human behavior is at the center of most environmental problems; hence, the promotion of pro-environmental behavior is considered to be a pathway towards sustainability. Thus, the main objective of the article was to analyze students’ knowledge, attitudes, behavior and environmental concern toward environmental sustainability (ES) in general at Ethiopian Civil Service University. The data were gathered through survey questioner and key informant interview. Most variables are at high values. The correlation test results revealed that there was a substantial link between all variables. Moreover, it may be inferred that having a high level of environmental awareness has little effect on students' sustainable habits. As a result, a strong commitment from the institution is required to increase sustainability knowledge, attitude, and practice on campus. The university's readiness in terms of ongoing training in diverse sustainability activities is a necessary condition for comprehensively and effectively implementing sustainable practices in daily activities. It is also suggested that it is important to educate people about local and global environmental problems, about the impact of behavior on the environment not only in university but also in the public sphere, and to foster the ecocentrism, as well.

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IntroductionMany researchers have studied the negative impact of humankind on Earth due to radical changes in nature over the last four decades
These include "Not concerned about water and air pollution", Not concerned about extravagant water usage", "Not concerned about the practice of 3-Rs" and "Not concerned about usage of electricity". This was done to measure the effect of environmental concern on environmental sustainability project initiatives involvement
The result of the binary logistic regression reveals the dichotomous dependent variables environmental sustainability green project initiative was regressed by 4 categorical environmental concern variables

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Introduction

Many researchers have studied the negative impact of humankind on Earth due to radical changes in nature over the last four decades. Increasing pollution and population, while decreasing natural resources, have had a significant impact on the environment [14]. A growing body of research shows that human behavior is to blame for global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, lost green space, water pollution, and species extinction [16]. Several governments have undertaken the task of addressing much of this challenge by establishing policies and standards to regulate the impacts of human activity. Environmental security and renovation efforts, depend on the schemes implemented by regulatory bodies, and on the daily choices made by every individuals how they behave toward the environment, what they consume, or what they are willing to give up [5]

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