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The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level in Bilecik

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The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level in Bilecik

Abstract

Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world today due to its negative effects on human health and ecosystems. It is important to evaluate society's awareness of climate change to avoid this problem. Understanding the drivers of climate change attitudes is critical, as an action to address climate change is dependent on public awareness. Therefore, this research was carried out to identify the level of awareness and knowledge of climate change of residents in the province of Bilecik. In order to collect data, a questionnaire consisting of 11 questions was applied to randomly selected 508 people. Statistical approaches have been used to test the data collected from questionnaires. According to the results of the research, of the respondents 96% stated that they believe that climate change is occurring, 89% stated that climate change is occurring in Bilecik, of the respondents 87% believe that climate change is threatening. Of the respondents, 83% stated that increasing the number of vehicles is the primary reason for climate change while changes in climate types (89%) are the most visible effect of climate change. The results revealed that the issue of climate change was acknowledged at the local level, that there would be a tendency to change the lifestyle of the situation, and that they wanted to get more education on the subject.

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Destekleyen Kurum

European Union and the Republic of Turkey and beneficiary institution is the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation

Proje Numarası

TR2013/0327.05.01-02/113

Teşekkür

This work was supported by “Enhancing Required Joint Efforts on Climate Action Project” which is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey and beneficiary institution is the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation [TR2013/0327.05.01-02/113].

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Mühendislik

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Mart 2021

Kabul Tarihi

26 Haziran 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Sayı: 25

Kaynak Göster

APA
Atılgan Türkmen, B. (2021). The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level in Bilecik. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 25, 457-462. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.890865

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