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Assessments of Environmental Awareness Among the Some Selective University Students of Bangladesh

Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder
Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study investigated the student’s awareness on environmental issues and problems and their behaviors towards the environment in different public and private universities in Bangladesh. In this regards data has been collected from the students of two public universities and two private universities. A sample of 400 students (60% male and 40% female) was drawn from these four Universities taking 100 students from each university and equally sharing the number between two categories like environmental background and non-environmental background. The analysis revealed that according to the perception of the surveyed students global warming (86.5%) and depletion of natural resources (71.2%) were two most important environmental problems in the world whereas in Bangladesh, arsenic contamination in ground water (93.2%) and natural resources depletion (71.2%) have found as major environmental problems. The study concluded that peoples’ education on environment (98%) is a most convenient solution for mitigating the problems and the printing & electronic media (78.8%) are most helpful means to bring awareness among people.

Keywords: Science and Technology, Environmental Education, Social Morals, Climate Change

Location: In Bangladesh

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Environmental Impact

Objectives:

To investigate the environmental awareness of the students from private and public universities.

Methodology:

In this study data has been collected from two public universities (Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University) and two private universities (Stamford University Bangladesh and State University of Bangladesh). A sample of 400 students (60% male and 40% female) was drawn from these four Universities taking 100 students from each university and equally sharing the number between two categories like environmental background and nonenvironmental background. For collecting data, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted among the participants. The questionnaire was prepared to comprise 10 major environmental issues such as General perception on the environment, Awareness on environmental pollution (air, soil and noise), Awareness on safe water, Awareness on arsenic pollution, Knowledge on sanitation practice, Awareness on waste management, Awareness on energy use, Awareness on bio-diversity, Global warming and Climate Change. The questionnaires were supplied at the end of class periods or during their gathering in their particular departmental library. Students responded their voluntarily for this survey.

Source of Information: American Journal of Education and Information Technologies, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2017, pp. 38-42.

Article Link (Online Journal): doi: 10.11648/j.ajeit.20170103.12 (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ajeit)

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Achievement/Findings:

From the investigation, it has found that the main key of awareness is education. It starts with primary level and keeps on upgrading by diverse of knowledge through different lessons. Among different education levels, University level Students do gain most advanced and effective lesson through class and research work. That is why they have picked up the most serious problem in the world is global warming (95%) and the second most serious problem is the depletion of natural resources (71.2%). And the third marking problem is ozone depletion. In case of Bangladesh the remarking environmental problems are depletion of natural resources, then arsenic contamination in groundwater and the last air pollution. In addition, majority of students focused on unplanned urbanization as an environmental issue in future. This is consistent with the previous literature university students were found at a high level of awareness and sensibility to environmental problems. The student’s general attitude about the environmental problems that may occur in the future has been assessed as pessimistic. Using of the recycled materials in industries, renewable energy and environmental protection activities are the other possible solutions that came out of the survey. It is also shown that TV, radio playas the most important role to get the attention of the people to raise awareness about environmental issues. Moreover, printing media including some other publications act as a secondary way of raising awareness among the people to protect the environment. Environmental organization and educational institutions should base their activities on the young generations and they should be encouraged to read and learn about the environmental issue in the educational institution.

Knowledge Management: Journal