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Creating Pro-Environmental Residents: The role of environmental knowledge

The Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies

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Title Creating Pro-Environmental Residents: The role of environmental knowledge
 
Creator Abdul Latif, Saripah
Omar, Mohd Shukri
Bidi, Yeop Hussin
Awang, Zainudin
 
Description An exorbitant rate of resource consumption has created a negative impact on the urban environment. If urban residents fail to behave pro-environmentally, a gradual but sure deterioration of the environment is due in the near future. This study examines the relation between environmental knowledge and pro-environmental behaviour of the residents, with environmental values as the mediator. Survey data was gathered from residents of five large urban neighborhoods in Malaysia. Structural equation modeling is used to analyse the data. Conclusively, environmental knowledge affects the inculcation of environmental values in the residents of urban areas, which in turn affects their pro-environmental behaviour.2398-4295 © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Pro-environmental behaviour; environmental knowledge; environmental values; quality of life
 
Publisher e-International Publishing House (e-IPH) Ltd., UK
 
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Date 2016-07-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/20
10.21834/ajbes.v1i2.29
 
Source Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies; Vol 1, No 2 (2016): JULY/AUGUST; 13-22
2398-4295
10.21834/ajbes.v1i2
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/20/122
 
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