Perception of Environmental Problems by Young People in Poland

Abstract

summary The perception of environmental problems by young people is of great importance for two reasons: first, in the near future they will have a great influence on the running of business and, second, knowing what they think about environmental issues will help to establish better pro‐environmental education among them. Therefore, studies on the perception of environmental problems among Polish students were undertaken. We intended to characterise and compare the perception of environmental problems by young people from different universities. These were the Environmental Faculty of the University of Maria Curie Sklodowska in Lublin and the Technical Faculty of the Technical University of Lublin. The results of our research showed that students from both schools are aware of environmental problems, but the more pro‐ecological group was students studying protection of the environment.