College Students’ Perceptions of Sustainability: A Regional Survey

• 作者: Dan Daehyun Koo Michael Myung Jeong Younghan Jung
• 来源期刊: 房屋建造与规划研究(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Greener Product SUSTAINABILITY PURCHASE Behavior Involuntary Use SUSTAINABLE Education
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（4）
• 页码范围: 209-220
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Understanding college students’ perception of sustainability is paramount as today’s students will soon be driving our economy and taking on the responsibility of maintaining a sustainable society. This study conducted a survey of college students attending two regional universities in the United States to capture their current experience levels, expectations, and perceptions with regard to various aspects of sustainability utilizing a questionnaire consisting of structured questions about sustainability knowledge/familiarity levels, green product purchase behavior, attitude-behavior relationship, and sustainability education. The results reveal useful insights into the students’ views on these topics and the demographic data collected were further analyzed to identify any differences due to educational background, academic standing, and gender. The study’s findings support the growing importance of encouraging sustainable behavior among college students and provide a benchmark against which to measure the effectiveness of future efforts to improve sustainability education and foster sustainable behaviors.