“I Hope We Can Talk About Sustainability One Day Because That Would Mean All of Our Other Problems Are Gone” : Study Among Turkish Urban Youth on Environmental Awareness, Environmental Concern and Pro-environmental Behavior
Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Awareness and concern about environmental issues are rising globally, but research shows that increased awareness and concern does not necessarily lead to pro-environmental behavior. Cross-national studies found that countries’ economic and political context play an important role in the dynamic between awareness, concern and action. This research focuses on how environmental awareness, environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior are connected in the daily lives of Turkish urban youth. With its economic crisis and an increasingly authoritarian government, Türkiye provides an interesting context for analysis. Through in-depth interviews, this study builds upon the experiences of young people in Türkiye. The study shows that participants are aware of, and concerned about environmental problems, mainly at a local level and some participants try to take sustainable actions through conscious consumerism and natural resource use. For most participants, however, environmental issues are not a priority. The political and economic struggles are prioritized in their daily lives. Participants expressed that they feel overwhelmed by the vastness of environmental issues, and unable to contribute on an individual level.
Author: Gültuna, Yasemin Jasmijn
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7001091939