Abstract

<p class="Abstract">The UI GreenMetric is a university world ranking for universities to assess and compare campus sustainability efforts. UI GreenMatric's ultimate goal is to assess how committed the universities are to environmental management in the campus area. Sebelas Maret University is ranked 76th in the world and 5th in the national level. Measurement of the ecological literacy ability of the students of Sebelas Maret University received low results on attitude and knowledge aspects. Measurement of attitude aspect using NEP scale got an average result equal to 62% while measurement of knowledge aspect using a scale of ecology concept gets an average result equal to 56%. This paper intends to discuss the relationship between attitude and knowledge aspects of students at Sebelas Maret University. Quantitative regression analysis is used to look at the relationship between the two aspects of ecological literacy on lecture activities and student attitude observation. Improved environmental management in the campus area can be done by improving the concept of students first because it can affect how students behave.</p>

Highlights

  • UI GreenMetric is a world ranking to measure the university's ability in maintaining sustainable environments (Team, 2016)

  • Measurement of attitude aspect using NEP scale got an average result equal to 62% while measurement of knowledge aspect using a scale of ecology concept gets an average result equal to 56%

  • Universities that can participate in the UI GreenMetric are those with a strong commitment to protecting campus environment on sustainability issues

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UI GreenMetric is a world ranking to measure the university's ability in maintaining sustainable environments (Team, 2016). One of the goals set by UI GreenMetric is to see contributions on the academic discourse about sustainability in education and campus greening programs. Universities that can participate in the UI GreenMetric are those with a strong commitment to protecting campus environment on sustainability issues. Participating universities can help to raise awareness among campus residents as well as its surroundings on the importance of sustainability issues. UI GreenMetric has realized the importance of education's role to raise awareness for sustainable development (Team, 2016). There are 407 universities worldwide who have participated in UI GreenMetric and 28 of them are from Indonesia

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