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Analysing the relationship between university students’ ecological footprint and their connection with nature and pro-environmental attitude

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    Identificador: imarina:9138940
    Autores:
    Fernandez, MonicaCebrian, GiselaRegadera, ElisaYolanda Fernandez, M
    Resumen:
    © 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.
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    Autor según el artículo: Fernandez, Monica; Cebrian, Gisela; Regadera, Elisa; Yolanda Fernandez, M
    Departamento: Pedagogia
    e-ISSN: 1660-4601
    Autor/es de la URV: Cebrián Bernat, Gisela
    Palabras clave: Universities Sustainable development goals Sustainability Students Spain Pandemics Nature Humans Environmental education Environment Ecology Ecological footprint Covid-19 Consumption Attitude
    Resumen: © 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.
    Áreas temáticas: 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
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: gisela.cebrian@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-8434-9888
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-10-19
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8826
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 17 (23): 1-15
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes 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
    DOI del artículo: 10.3390/ijerph17238826
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2020
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Environmental Sciences,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Pollution,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Universities
    Sustainable development goals
    Sustainability
    Students
    Spain
    Pandemics
    Nature
    Humans
    Environmental education
    Environment
    Ecology
    Ecological footprint
    Covid-19
    Consumption
    Attitude
    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
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