Environmental attitudes on Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia

TY - JOUR

T1 - Environmental attitudes on Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia

AU - Hassan, Suziana Binti

AU - Olsen, Søren Bøye

AU - Afandi, Syamsul Herman Mohammad

AU - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - This study addresses the attitudes of the urban and rural dwellers towards Setiu Wetlands conservation. The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is adopted to measure the degree of environmental concern. A series of factor analysis and regression is applied to analyze the urban-rural attitudes and to suggest three factors structure of attitudes to wetland conservation. The urban-rural residential variable is able to predict in part the overall NEP scores and element of anti-anthropocentrism which suggesting the urban communities are more positive towards wetland conservation. Hence, further outreach efforts in rural population are worthwhile to raise conservation awareness.

AB - This study addresses the attitudes of the urban and rural dwellers towards Setiu Wetlands conservation. The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is adopted to measure the degree of environmental concern. A series of factor analysis and regression is applied to analyze the urban-rural attitudes and to suggest three factors structure of attitudes to wetland conservation. The urban-rural residential variable is able to predict in part the overall NEP scores and element of anti-anthropocentrism which suggesting the urban communities are more positive towards wetland conservation. Hence, further outreach efforts in rural population are worthwhile to raise conservation awareness.

U2 - 10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.122

DO - 10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.122

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2398-4279

VL - 3

SP - 59

EP - 69

JO - Asian Journal of Quality of Life

JF - Asian Journal of Quality of Life

IS - 11

ER -