Abstract
The study assessed stakeholders’ participation in environmental management in the university system in Nigeria from a gender perspective. A sample size of 386 respondents in The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria provided answers to questions asked on the study. Kruskal-Wallis test results showed that the level of participation in energy saving activities is high for both male and female respondents. Female stakeholders show a moderately level of participation in efficient transportation and waste management activities while the male show high level of participation for waste management and moderately participation for efficient transportation. Consequently, the study advocated for periodic training for all stakeholders on university campus irrespective of their gender to equip them with knowledge and skills needed to participate in environmental management. Keywords : Environmental Management, Gender, University system, Stakeholders’ participation. Environmental protection DOI : 10.7176/JESD/10-24-11 Publication date: December 31 st 2019
Highlights
Issues of global warming, climate change have been very prominent in recent times (Adebo & Ajewole, 2012) as they affect the planet that houses humanity
Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense, and the impact of population growth on scarce resources raise the possibility of environmental degradation (Aye, 2017)
Comparing the gender-based ranking of the level of participation of stakeholders in environmental management, the results presented in Table 3 show that the level of participation of male and female is both high in environmental management activities relating to energy saving
Summary
Climate change have been very prominent in recent times (Adebo & Ajewole, 2012) as they affect the planet that houses humanity. Governments all over the world are challenged by the global and national dimensions of increase in these environmental problems. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense, and the impact of population growth on scarce resources raise the possibility of environmental degradation (Aye, 2017). The need to protect the environment becomes imperative (Chukwu, 2014). In Nigeria, there is an increasing level of environmental concern and awareness. The right to the environment has become the right to live. People need nature and nurture to live, and to live they have to produce and to consume while wastes are being generated from the by-products of consumption (Adebo & Ajewole, 2012)
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