Pro-environmental behavior and public understanding of climate change

• Main Authors: Masud, Muhammad Mehedi, Akhtar, Rulia, Rafia, Afroz, Al-Amin, Abul Quasem, Kari, Fatimah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45586/1/proenvironmental_behaviour.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45586/4/45586_Pro-environmental%20behavior%20and%20public_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45586/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11027-013-9509-4#page-1
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The aim of this article is to examine whether awareness, knowledge and risk perception of climate change have significant influence on attitudes and pro-environmental behaviour. The study found that awareness, knowledge and risk perception of climate change positively influence the formation of f...