environmental awareness in ukraine researcher mariya potabenko
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ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS
IN UKRAINE
Researcher Mariya Potabenko
Environmental awareness parameters:
attitude of the people to the state of the environment;
attitude to environmental movements; attitude to the nature; opinion on possible actions of a
respondent if he/she witnesses a case of environmental pollution;
estimation of a respondent’s personal ability to change environmental state
Ukraine
What is your opinion about the state
of the environment in Ukraine?
Attitude of the people to the state of the environment
They attract the attention to
environmental problems
39,4%
They really help to solve
environmental problems
8,0%They do not help,
just strain the situation in the
society35,8%
Don't know16,8%
What is your attitude to environmental non-governmental organisations in Ukraine?
Attitude to environmental movements
Probably, if I will join to other
citizens33,8%
No, my only initiative cannot yield any results
50,0%
Yes, I can help to a certain
extent 8,4%
Don't know7,7%
Estimation of the personal abilities to change environmental state
Can you practically contribute to the solution of certain environmental problems?
The nature should be
conserved in its virgin state
29,9%
Don't know1,6%
Nature is to serve to the human well-
being12,7%
Man can use nature until
environmental equilibrium is maintained
55,8%
Attitude to the nature
What is your attitude to the nature?
Don't know10,5%Other
5,2%
I will do nothing18,0%
I will inform the authorities
40,3%
I will inform mass media and NGOs
16,2%
I will be actively protesting
9,8%
What will you do if you become a witness of environmental pollution by a business?
Actions of a respondent if he/she witnesses a case of environmental pollution by a business
ConclusionsThe environmental awareness
depends on educational level, age of respondents and region of living. It confirms the hypothesis about different attitudes to the environment in the society and differences in environmental awareness depending on affiliation to certain social groups.
DYNAMICS OF UKRAINIANS’ ATTITUDE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Which of the following problems concern you the most?
Standards of living, Security of Ukraine, Environmental problems, Revival of Ukrainian nation, Relations with Russia, Criminality, Problem of Crimea, Situation with Russian language, Others
Range of the problemsProblem 1995 1997 1999
Standard of living
І72%
I79%
I88%
Criminality ІІ54%
II42%
II37%
Relations with Russia
ІІІ28%
IV21%
V9%
Security of Ukraine
ІV23%
V16%
IV10%
Environmental problems
V19%
III30%
III20%
Revival of Ukrainian nation
VI10%
VI9%
VI4%
Situation with Russian language
VII5%
VII5%
VII2%
Problem of Crimea
VIII4%
VIII3%
VIII1%
ConclusionsThe level of the environmental concern highly depends on the region, linguistic-national affiliation of the residents, other social-demographic indexes. The social, economical and political situation in the country highly influences the level of the environmental concern.Young people and middle-aged people more concern about the environment than old people. The educated people and women are more environmentally concerned. Residents of the polluted Eastern regions are more concerned than residents of the Western regions.