Effective Social and Individual Factors on Attitude of Rural People in Marivan Township toward Environment
Subject Areas : environmental management
1 - MSc. Graduate, Rural Development, University of Zanjan
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan , P.O.Box 313, Zanjan, IRAN
Keywords: rural sustainable development, Environment, Attitude, social trust,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Throughout history, humans have always taken the environment has changed and it meets your needs. Environmental protection a national effort that requires the participation of all people. Many believe that environmental problems are rooted in social beliefs about the environment. Method: This descriptive -correlational research was conducted to investigate Effective factors on environment attitude of rural people in Marivan Township. The statistical population consisted all rural households in Marivan Township (N=11228) which using Cochran sampling formula and by using randomized multi-stage sampling method 250 of them were selected and studied. Social capital, attitude and knowledge toward environment were measured by a composite index in Likert-scale type. The validity of research tool was verified by the opinion of some experts in the related field and by conducting a pilot study and calculating alpha Cronbach coefficient higher than 0.7 its’ reliability were obtained. Statistical analysis methods consisted correlational coefficients and regression analysis. Results: Analysis showed that majority of respondents (90.7 percent) had positive favorable attitude toward environment. The majority of respondents (85.2 percent) had high level of environment knowledge. Multiple regressions analysis showed that four variables named as Knowledge, social participation, social trust and the extent of information using related with environment were explained 41 percent of rural people attitude toward environment. Conclusion: Their attitude is one of the topics of sustainability and environmental protection. Due to the favorable attitude of the villagers and their high knowledge is suggested that meetings of public officials with more active participation of the villagers holding.
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Mirdamadi, M., Bagheri varkaneh, A., & Smaeili, S. (2010). Research on the Degree of Awareness of High School Students about Environmental Protection (a case study in city of Tehran). Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12(1), 201-216. (In Persian)
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Kilbourne, W. E., & Carlson, L. (2008). The dominant social paradigm, consumption, and environmental attitudes: can macromarketing education help?. Journal of Macromarketing, 28(2), 106-121.
Karimi, Y., & Saffarinia, M.(2005). Social psychology and changing the attitude of energy consumers, Iranian Journal of Energy. 9(22): 69-83. (In Persian).
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Lee, E. B. (2008). Environmental attitudes and information sources among African American college students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 40(1), 29-42.
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Salehi, S., & Emamgholi, L. (2013). Effect of Social Capital on Environmental Behavior Case Study: Kurdistan Province. Iranian Journal of Sociology, 13(4), 90-115. (In Persian).
Karimizadeh, K., Ghafari, G., & Youniszadeh Jalili, S. (2008). The role of public participation in watershed projects. the first international conference on water crisis, Zabul, Zabul University, Hamoon International Wetland Research Institute. Available online at: http://www.civilica.com/Paper-ICWC01-ICWC01_180.html. (In Persian).
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Soltani, A., Arbabi Sarjou, A., Dehghani Khozani, A. & Rezaei, M.(2011). A Study of Attitudes Toward Science and Technology, School Science and Environmental Issues from 3rd Grade Middle School Students of Isfahan citizens Points of View. Research in Curriculum Planning, 8(30), 73-83. (In Persian)
Mohammadian, M., & Bakhshandeh, G. (2014). Exploring the Effective Factors on Consumers’ Attitude and Green Purchase Intention. Management Studies in Development and Evolution, 23(75), 39-68. (In Persian)
Shobeiri, S. M., Farajollahi, M., Koohi Aghdam, E., & Meiboudi, H. M. (2013). The Relationship between Using Mass Media (with Emphasis on TV) and Promotion of Teachers' Environmental Literacy. Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences, 4(1(13)), 23-40. (In Persian)
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Larijani, M., & Yeshodhara, K. (2008). An empirical study of environmental attitude among higher primary school teachers of India and Iran. Journal of human ecology, 24(3), 195-200.
Taskin, O. (2009). The environmental attitudes of Turkish senior high school students in the context of postmaterialism and the new environmental paradigm. International Journal of Science Education, 31(4), 481-502.
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khoshfar, G., Salehi, S., Vesal, Z., & Abaszade, M. R. (2015). Evaluate the Social factors affecting environmental awareness of villagers (Case study: The Village-city of Jagharq in Binalud county). Journal of Rural Research, 6(1), 137-158. doi: 10.22059/jrur.2015.54235. (In Persian)
Alavi Moghadam, M., Maknoon, R., Babazadeh naseri, A., Khanmohammadi Hzeveh, M., & Eftekhari Yegane, Y. (2012). Evaluation of awareness, attitude and action of Amirkabir University of Technology students on general aspects of environment. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 14(winter), 147-154. (In Persian)
Brown, P. R., & Khamphoukeo, K. (2010). Changes in farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices after implementation of ecologically-based rodent management in the uplands of Lao PDR. Crop protection, 29(6), 577-582.
Leonidou, L. C., Leonidou, C. N., & Kvasova, O. (2010). Antecedents and outcomes of consumer environmentally friendly attitudes and behaviour. Journal of Marketing Management, 26(13-14), 1319-1344.
Vicente-Molina, M. A., Fernández-Sáinz, A., & Izagirre-Olaizola, J. (2013). Environmental knowledge and other variables affecting pro-environmental behaviour: comparison of university students from emerging and advanced countries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 61, 130-138.
Kalantari, K., & Asadi, A. (2010). Designing a structural model for explaining environmental attitude and behavior of urban residents (Case of Tehran). International Journal of Environmental Research, 4(2), 309-320.
Barr, S. (2007). Factors influencing environmental attitudes and behaviors a UK case study of household waste management. Environment and behavior, 39(4), 435-473.
Salehi, S., Ghaemi asl, Z. (2013). The Relationship between Environmental Education and Environmental Protection Behaviors (Case Study: High School Girls in Babol City). Environmental Education and Sustainable Development, 1(3), 67-79. (In Persian)
Salehi, S.,& Karimzadeh, S.(2011). A Study on Relationship Between Environmental Knowledge and Environmental Behavior. Cultural and Communication Studies Quarterly, 24:160-173. (In Persian)
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Karatekin, K., & İmat, F. (2014). Evaluation of the Level of the Environment Knowledge of Teacher Candidates of Social Studies (Sample Turkey). Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116, 4436-4442.
Ferdowsi, S., Mortazavi, Sh., & Rezvani, N. (2007). Investigating the relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental protection behaviors. Journal of Human Sciences, 53: 266-253. (In Persian)
Azmi, A. & Motiei Langroudi, H. (2011). Review on Rural Environmental Problems in Iran and Solutions in Resolving These Problems. 30 (133) :101-115. (In Persian)
Roknaddin Eftekhari A, Fazel Niya G.(2005). Theoretical Explanation of Effective Factors on Rural People’s Knowledge and Awareness of Their Potentials and Environment Capacities. MJSP 2005; 9 (1) :111-149. (In Persian)
Izadi, F., Karimian, A. A., & Sodayizadeh, H. (2013). Investigation about Environmental Awareness of Rural Students and its Correlation with Awareness of Their Parents and Teachers, Case study: Students in Secondary School of Villages in Jey Distric, Esfahan. Journal of Rural Research, 4(4), 777-792. doi: 10.22059/jrur.2013.50419. (In Persian)
Namdari, R., & Najafian, M. (2012). Investigating socio-economic factors affecting women's performance in environmental protection. Woman and Culture, 4(11), 89-98. (In Persian).
Khozani, M., Atta, B., Dehghani, H., & Musa Zadeh, H. (2014).Investigation of the role of social capital in Birjand city with emphasis on the dimension of participation from the perspective of citizens and city managers. The 7th Congress of Iran Geopolitical Association (Political Geography of the City). Birjand. Available online at: http://www.civilica.com/Paper-GEOPOLITICS07 . (In Persian).
Fathi, S. (2012). An analysis of the role of social capital on rural development. Scientific-Research Quarterly of Geography. 2(25): 195-214. (In Persian).
Mohseni Tabrizi, A. & Agha Mohseni, M. (2010). Examining the role of social capital in urban development; Study case: Mahalat city. Journal of urban management. 26: 147-162. (In Persian)
Ganji, V., & Ganji, I. (2010). Investigation of the relationship between social capital and environmental health of Tabriz city from the perspective of Tabriz University students in 2010. The first national student conference on social factors affecting health, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)
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