Abstract
This research was a survey research by using quantitative approach, where the instrument was environmental acquaintance test and questionnaire. The research was conducted in coastal area in Makassar such as: Biringkanaya district (Untia urban village), Tamalate district (Barombong urban village), Ujung Tanah district (Cambayya urban village). The population of this research was the coastal communities in Makassar who work as fishermen for generations. The result indicated that there were influences between environmental knowledge, knowledge about ecosystem, knowledge about pollution and environmental attitude with environmentally friendly behavior. The sample of this research was 150 head of households. The result showed that the environmental knowledge of coastal community in Makassar was in medium category. Knowledge about pollution was categorized as medium, environmentally friendly behavior was in medium category and so does environementally friendly behavior were in medium category.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONSeveral human activities are known to have the potential to cause environmental damage to coastal and marine areas
Based on the results of the study concluded that the environmental knowledge of coastal communities in the city of Makassar is included in the medium category that is 85 respondents (57%)
Knowledge of the ecosystems of the coastal city of Makassar is included in the medium category with 74 respondents (49%)
Summary
Several human activities are known to have the potential to cause environmental damage to coastal and marine areas These human activities can be grouped into several types, such as settlement, agriculture, fisheries, industry, tourism (maritime) sea transportation (port), mining, and energy. While the indirect impact is the waste of production leftovers that are disposed of in the coastal area These wastes can pollute the environment of natural resources, especially biodiversity in coastal areas (Supriharyono, 2001). Makassar City Regional Regulation No 6 of 2006 concerning the Makassar City Regional Spatial Plan 2005-2015, which confirms that the Makassar City coastal area is included in the development area, with the basic policy directed at improving tourism activities, the quality of life of fishing communities through enhancing marine cultivation and utilization of fisheries resources by conserving coral reef ecosystems. Many factors influence environmental behavior, such as knowledge about the environment, knowledge about ecosystems, knowledge about pollution, motivation, attitudes in maintaining and preserving the environment, and other factors such as environmental situations and conditions
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