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Event Type
Research Presentation
Academic Department
Environmental Studies
Location
Dana Science Building, 2nd floor
Start Date
14-4-2023 1:30 PM
End Date
14-4-2023 3:00 PM
Description
Under the direction of Drs. Renee Godard and Kaila Thorn
A global understanding of people’s attitudes and perspectives on environmental issues is of critical importance if we are going to even begin to address some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems that have global. To address this, we interviewed adults in Ecuador (N=46), France (N=33), Rwanda (N=20), and United States (N=86) during December 2022 and January 2023 using a survey that asked individuals to identify their top five environmental concerns and to rate the impacts they perceived these issues could have on different constituencies (e.g. their health, their future, future generations, wildlife). Of the 24 environmental issues identified in the survey, several were of concern across all four countries, with over 50% of individuals surveyed in each country selecting the extinction crisis as a top concern. Other top concerns were global warming (particularly in France & US), deforestation (Ecuador, Rwanda), trash (particularly Ecuador), and ocean pollution (not Rwanda). Generally, people perceived that these environmental concerns would have a more significant impact on people in the world and future generations than on themselves or their community. In addition, the youngest cohort (18-24 yo) perceived that environmental issues would have a more significant impact on themselves, future generations, and the natural world than did individuals in the older cohorts (25+).
Two Hemispheres, Four Countries: A Global Snapshot on Environment Perspectives
Dana Science Building, 2nd floor
Under the direction of Drs. Renee Godard and Kaila Thorn
A global understanding of people’s attitudes and perspectives on environmental issues is of critical importance if we are going to even begin to address some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems that have global. To address this, we interviewed adults in Ecuador (N=46), France (N=33), Rwanda (N=20), and United States (N=86) during December 2022 and January 2023 using a survey that asked individuals to identify their top five environmental concerns and to rate the impacts they perceived these issues could have on different constituencies (e.g. their health, their future, future generations, wildlife). Of the 24 environmental issues identified in the survey, several were of concern across all four countries, with over 50% of individuals surveyed in each country selecting the extinction crisis as a top concern. Other top concerns were global warming (particularly in France & US), deforestation (Ecuador, Rwanda), trash (particularly Ecuador), and ocean pollution (not Rwanda). Generally, people perceived that these environmental concerns would have a more significant impact on people in the world and future generations than on themselves or their community. In addition, the youngest cohort (18-24 yo) perceived that environmental issues would have a more significant impact on themselves, future generations, and the natural world than did individuals in the older cohorts (25+).