Journal Articles
Understanding residents' environmental knowledge in a metropolitan city of Hong Kong, China
- Understanding residents' environmental knowledge in a metropolitan city of Hong Kong, China
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- Cheung, Lewis T. O. Dept. of Geography, University of Hong Kong
- Fok, Lincoln Dept. of Science and Environmental Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education
- Tsang, Eric P. K. Dept. of Science and Environmental Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education
- Fang, Wei Dept. of Geography, University of Hong Kong
- Tsang, H. Y. Dept. of Science and Environmental Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education
- Environmental Education Research, 1-18, 2014
- Routledge
- 2014
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Secondary Education
- Post-Secondary Education
- This study aimed to understand the environmental knowledge (EK) of the residents of Hong Kong. A territory-wide survey was administered to investigate the subjective and objective EK of the respondents as well as their means of receiving information about the environment. The results indicated that Hong Kong's residents have a comparatively low level of EK, with a mean environmental knowledge score of 3.35 out of 8. The youngster (15-24 years old), students, and employed individuals reported more extensive EK than the older and unemployed respondents, thus suggesting that the younger generation and employed individuals have increased opportunities to receive EK through various channels. A weak positive correlation was identified between subjective and objective EK, thus implying that the residents of Hong Kong could not accurately evaluate their own level of EK. The results indicate that traditional media plays a significant role in disseminating EK. Digital media, such as websites and digital social networks, were also determined to be influencing factors in disseminating environmental messages to the younger generation.[Copyright of Environmental Education Research is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2014.898247]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 13504622
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/6be3c12d
- 2014-10-22
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