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RESEARCH ARTICLE: Recent Understanding of and Attitudes toward the Environment in the Koper Region, Slovenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2007

Monika Peterlin ,
Burton C. Kross  and
Branko Kontic
Monika Peterlin
Affiliation:
Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Burton C. Kross
Affiliation:
Management Resources Network Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado
Branko Kontic
Affiliation:
Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Abstract

Reported herein are the results of two surveys designed to determine the predominant social paradigm, together with opinions on and attitudes toward the environment and environmental issues, within the Slovene coastal zone. The research is a cross-sectional study of selected populations in time. Opinions of different social groups with regard to their priority values, trust in technological development, moral responsibility toward their environment, and readiness to participate in environmental protection are analyzed. The study finds that a stable economy is the primary societal goal in the Slovene coastal zone; this must be realized before people begin to concern themselves with environmental protection. Also, the coastal community is prepared to participate in environmentally protective actions such as separate waste collection, but they are not in favor of making major lifestyle changes, although they are aware of that need.

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FEATURES & REVIEWS
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Environmental Practice , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 2007 , pp. 54 - 64
Copyright
© 2007 National Association of Environmental Professionals

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