Research Article

Researching the Ecological Footprint Awareness of University Youth: Example of TRA1 Region

Volume: 6 Number: 2 January 3, 2024
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Researching the Ecological Footprint Awareness of University Youth: Example of TRA1 Region

Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the ecological (carbon) footprint awareness of university students continuing their higher education in Erzurum, Erzincan, and Bayburt provinces and to identify factors that may be effective in ecological footprint awareness. 3.9% of the university students participating in the study stated that they thought about the ecological footprint very little in their daily lives, 41.3% thought about it at a moderate level, and 46.6% stated that they thought about it a lot in their daily lives. Demographic factors that have an impact on thinking about the ecological footprint are, in order of importance, “students’ employment”, “age” and “grade”. Personal characteristics that have an impact on the frequency of thinking about ecological footprint are “preferring uniqueness”, “being reasonable” and “preferring crowds”, respectively. The psychological factors that affect ecological footprint awareness are “the use of renewable energy in production is good for our future” and “the pressure to minimize the damage to nature”, respectively. Sociological factors that have an impact on ecological footprint awareness are “participating in studies that increase biodiversity”, “taking environmental education courses”, “making an effort to raise environmental awareness in the family” and “supporting the use of disposable products”. Social sensitivity factors that affect ecological footprint awareness are “buying products according to their ecological damage” and “reducing portions due to the world food crisis”, respectively. Energy sensitivity factors that are effective on ecological footprint awareness are “preferring small houses” and “being aware of the renewable energy production capacity in the city”, “working to save energy resources at home”, “participating in studies that support the energy obtained from recycling” and “preferring to warm up with renewable energy systems “, respectively. Food sensitivity factors that have an impact on ecological footprint awareness are respectively “not choosing greenhouse products”, “preferring foods produced close to where one lives”, “avoiding excessive behavior in consumption”, “prioritizing organic agricultural products in nutrition” and “ Trying not to produce food waste”, respectively. Biocapacity sensitivity factors that have an impact on ecological footprint awareness are “preferring common use areas”, “giving importance to movements that support the green economy”, “belief that wrong irrigation methods deteriorate the soil” and “belief that opening agricultural lands for development will cause food shortage”, respectively.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Political Science (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 2, 2024

Publication Date

January 3, 2024

Submission Date

November 14, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 27, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Oktay, E., Demir, Y., & Yazıcıoğlu, E. (2024). Üniversite Gençliğinin Ekolojik Ayak İzi Farkındalığının Araştırılması: TRA1 Bölgesi Örneği. Turkish Research Journal of Academic Social Science, 6(2), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.59372/turajas.1390871

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