Author, as appears in the article.: Fernandez, Monica; Cebrian, Gisela; Regadera, Elisa; Yolanda Fernandez, M
Department: Pedagogia
e-ISSN: 1660-4601
URV's Author/s: Cebrián Bernat, Gisela
Keywords: Universities Sustainable development goals Sustainability Students Spain Pandemics Nature Humans Environmental education Environment Ecology Ecological footprint Covid-19 Consumption Attitude
Abstract: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In the last decade, universities worldwide have adopted various measures intended to promote sustainability in higher education and include it in the curriculum. However, although this paradigm shift appears to be contributing to students’ acquisition of the knowledge, skills and values necessary to fight for a more sustainable world, serious global crises such as the present SARS-CoV-2 pandemic oblige us to rethink our behaviour and spur us to accelerate the move towards a deep-seated commitment to the environment and people. Therefore, the aims of this study were (a) to explore consumption habits in students at four Spanish universities by analysing their individual ecological footprint (EF); (b) to develop indices of connection with nature and a proenvironmental attitude and to determine relationships between these indices and students’ consumption. Among other factors, our results showed that private university students have a higher EF than public university students; that food consumption has the greatest impact on individuals’ EF; and that those who consume more sustainably do not show a more proenvironmental attitude or feel a greater connection with nature. Therefore, we conclude that there was no apparent direct relationship between study participants’ convictions and their daily behaviour. There is a pressing need in education to demonstrate the connection between our actions and their environmental impact.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: gisela.cebrian@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-8434-9888
Record's date: 2024-10-19
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8826
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 17 (23): 1-15
APA: Fernandez, Monica; Cebrian, Gisela; Regadera, Elisa; Yolanda Fernandez, M (2020). Analysing the relationship between university students’ ecological footprint and their connection with nature and pro-environmental attitude. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17(23), 1-15. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238826
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238826
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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