رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست در بین شهروندان و ارتباط آن با ارزش‌های اخلاقی مطالعه موردی: شهر گرگان

نوع مقاله : مقاله مستخرج از طرح پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 گروه ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی گرگان، گرگان، ایران

2 گروه توسعه روستایی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی گرگان، گرگان، ایران

چکیده

رفتار شهروندان در قبال محیط‌زیست و ارزش‌های اخلاقی آنان در تعامل با طبیعت ازجمله مسائلی است که در کیفیت زندگی شهری و زیست‌پذیری پایدار شهرها اهمیت دارد. در تحقیق حاضر با نمونه‌گیری طبقه‌بندی‌شده تصادفی، ساکنان شهر گرگان ازنظر رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست و ارزش‌های اخلاقی موردبررسی قرار گرفتند. ابزار جمع‌آوری اطلاعات پرسشنامه بود که روایی آن از طریق روایی صوری و پایایی با آزمون کرونباخ مورد تائید قرار گرفت. اطلاعات جمع‌آوری‌شده با نرم‌افزار آماری SPSS18 تجزیه‌وتحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد که شاخص رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست در حد متوسط بود و از این نظر تفاوتی بین زنان و مردان وجود نداشت. با افزایش سن، رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست بیشتر می‌شد، اما سطح تحصیلات ارتباطی با آن نداشت. تحقیق حاضر نشان داد همبستگی معنی‌دار بین رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست با گرایش به ارزش‌های انسان‌محور و خدامحور وجود نداشت، اما با تقویت زیست‌بوم محوری، رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست کاهش می‌یافت. این نتایج تأییدی بر شکاف بین ارزش‌های اخلاقی و رفتار هست که در آن، رفتارها ارتباطی با باورهای محیط‌زیستی ندارند. با توجه به نتایج، پیشنهاد می‌شود تسهیلات لازم به‌منظور کاهش هزینه رفتارهای حامی محیط‌زیست در اختیار شهروندان قرار داده شود.

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