Investigation of Ecological Footprint of Academicians According to Different Variables

Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 174 - 189, 08.06.2019

Yakup Doğan Murat Pektaş

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to calculate and
evaluate the ecological footprints of the academicians in terms of various
variables. The survey method was used in the study. Data were collected from
academicians (149 males, 57 female) working at a state university in the South-eastern
Anatolia of Turkey during the 2017-2018 academic year. The web-based
“Ecological Footprint Calculation Tool” with four sub-dimensions (food, travel,
housing, other) was used as data collection tool in the research. Descriptive
statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were
used to analyse the data. In paired comparisons, t-test was used for
independent groups and ANOVA was used for the comparison of more than two
groups. The average ecological footprint value of the participants was
calculated in terms of global hectares and the carbon footprint was calculated
in tons. According to the results, it was determined that most of the academicians
were not knowledgeable about the ecological footprint, they were not members of
any non-governmental organizations related to the environment, and did not
participate in social and sports activities related to the environment. The
average ecological footprint value of academicians was determined above Turkey’s
and global average. It was revealed that there was no significant difference among
the groups in terms of gender, knowledge of the ecological footprint, being a
member of any non-governmental organization related to environment, academic
title, participating in social and sports activities related to environment,
age and faculty variables.

Keywords

Ecological footprint, academicians, environment, environmental education

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