Methodology and Major Findings of a Comparative Research Project on Environmental Consciousness in Hong Kong (China), Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: The papers in this special issue present the findings of research conducted as part of a comparative project on environmental consciousness in several countries (Hong Kong-China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam) in Southeast and East Asia.This project was undertaken in order to try to better understand the nature of public environmental concerns in different countries and to search for commonalities and differences in these perceptions.In this introduction we describe the objectives of the research, the conceptual framework employed for the country studies, and the research methodology we employed.We then present a brief comparison of the cultural models we have generated for each of the countries and discuss some other key findings. Research ObjectivesThe main objectives of the project were: ῌTo delineate "cultural models" of the environment in different Asian societies.ῌTo examine the similarities and differences of cultural models of the environment in different societies in Asia.ῌTo assess the extent to which individuals are concerned about environmental problems in different countries.ῌTo identify the reasons why people are concerned about environmental problems.ῌTo examine differences in the way in which members of the elite and lay people understand environmental problems.
DOI: 10.20495/tak.41.1_5
Authors: James E. Nickum, A. Terry Rambo
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3107812657