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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no9.687

Environmental Sustainability Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

KHAN, Uzma (Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, Female Campus, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University)
HAQUE, Mohammad Imdadul (Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University)
KHAN, Aarif Mohammad (Aarif Mohammad KHAN)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.9, 2020 , pp. 687-695 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study attempts to assess the level of environmental sustainability awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the process, the study tries to assess the impact of extracurricular activities in increasing awareness of environmental sustainability. A survey questionnaire was administered to the students of Prince Sattam University and other universities of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprises statements on simple environmental conservation activities, which we come across on a daily basis. Hypothesis testing is used to identify significant differences across different categories of respondents. Further, the method of binary logistic regression is used to analyze the data. Though all the respondents agree that conserving the environment is important still there are significant differences across categories when it comes to believing in and practicing environmentally-responsible behavior. The results show that environmental awareness can be increased using awareness activities on sustainability issues in a University setting. The study concludes that increasing the number of extracurricular activities on environmental topics as only 38% of the respondents reported any activity related to the environment in the past year. The findings of this study suggest that increased awareness of environmental issues can boost the sustainability awareness, which will ultimately lead to a sustainable environment.
Keywords
Environmental Issues; Awareness; Sustainability; Logistic regression; Saudi Arabia;
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