Ağırbaş Nihal C, Sarıçam Sibel
Construction and Technical Department, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2023 Mar;19(2):382-394. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4664. Epub 2022 Sep 23.
Climate change directly or indirectly affects the standard of living and quality of life for everyone, and so it has generated widespread interest and concern. Human awareness of global climate change, knowledge of the dimensions of the problem, and its consequences, are the first and most important steps towards a solution. However much the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement are seen as global efforts to combat climate change, economic outcomes overshadow worries about climate change. Therefore, even if individual awareness seems small for such a large problem, it is as an effective first step. In this regard, a survey was conducted among 384 people living in the districts of Odunpazarı and Tepebaşı of Eskişehir province to determine their levels of awareness and knowledge of climate change. Survey participants were evaluated with regard to the district in which they lived and their gender, age group, education, membership in nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and income. Correlations between various determinant characteristics of the participants and their knowledge of climate change and readiness to pay more for goods produced without harming the environment are presented with χ analysis, percentages, and proportions. No statistically significant correlation was found between knowledge of climate change of the participants and district, age, or gender, but a significant correlation was found between education and income levels, and NGO membership. There was no correlation between being willing to pay more for goods produced without harming the environment and district. No correlation was found between NGO membership and readiness to pay more for goods produced without harming the environment. Both central districts are close to each other and are very similar in terms of lifestyle, income, and the practices of local administrations regarding climate change and environmental problems. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;19:382-394. © 2022 SETAC.
气候变化直接或间接地影响着每个人的生活水平和生活质量，因此引发了广泛的关注。人类对全球气候变化的认识、对问题规模及其后果的了解，是迈向解决方案的首要且最重要的步骤。尽管《联合国气候变化框架公约》（UNFCCC）和《巴黎协定》被视为应对气候变化的全球努力，但经济成果掩盖了对气候变化的担忧。所以，即便对于如此重大的问题，个人意识看似微不足道，但它仍是有效的第一步。在这方面，对埃斯基谢希尔省奥敦帕扎勒和特佩巴şı区的384名居民进行了一项调查，以确定他们对气候变化的认识水平和了解程度。调查参与者根据其居住的地区、性别、年龄组、教育程度、非政府组织（NGO）成员身份和收入进行评估。通过χ分析、百分比和比例呈现了参与者的各种决定因素特征与其对气候变化的了解以及为不损害环境生产的商品支付更多费用的意愿之间的相关性。参与者对气候变化的了解与地区、年龄或性别之间未发现统计学上的显著相关性，但教育程度与收入水平以及NGO成员身份之间存在显著相关性。为不损害环境生产的商品支付更多费用的意愿与地区之间没有相关性。NGO成员身份与为不损害环境生产的商品支付更多费用的意愿之间没有相关性。两个中心区彼此相邻，在生活方式、收入以及地方政府在气候变化和环境问题方面的做法上非常相似。《综合环境评估与管理》2023年；19：382 - 394。© 2022 SETAC。
