Attitudes toward Environmental Democracy among Urban Communities

Rugayah Hashim, Nurul Dalina Mohamad Ristak, Normarliana Laili
2016 Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal (E-BPJ)  
With global warming and climate change, the demands for food and water have challenged governments and civil societies. In environmental democracy, governments' transparent processes will see positive citizen-centric developments. Through quantitative research design 384 questionnaires were administered to residents in Johor Bharu, Johor, Malaysia. The findings revealed significant, positive attitude towards environmental democracy. From the three variables, community knowledge is rated the
more » ... influential predictor towards environmental democracy. The implication from this study showed that the communities are concerned with environmental issues in the district as participation and volunteerism will ensure the wellbeing of their flora and fauna.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: environmental democracy; sustainable development; civil society; attitude
doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.292 fatcat:bnuaonkbfrdl7gk2kdwofu7doi