... have outlined how specific measures in ELV management can result in a sustainable circular economy. Additionally, the authors have designed a test battery to understand people's perception, which is first of its kind effort to understand what people think about ELV management. Studies globally...

...Amos Oluwole Taiwo; Oluwafemi Samson Fajoye Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into traders' perceptions of and responses to environmental quality in markets of Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected from 445 traders in five different...

...Jevgenija Makijenko; Juris Burlakovs; Janis Brizga; Maris Klavins Purpose The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness on different aspects that interconnect energy efficiency projects and human behavioral aspects. Perception of energy, as the physical phenomenon, inevitably should be taken...

...Ernest Mensah Abraham; Adrienne Martin; Olufunke Cofie; Liqa Raschid-Sally Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore people’s perceptions, stated attitudes, and observed and reported behaviour to water and other environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted...

...Hossam Altaher Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental awareness among students in middle and high schools in an industrial city (Yanbu, Saudi Arabia). Design/methodology/approach A survey was distributed to 279 students in three schools of the city. Both perception...

... Agriculture Sustainable development Land Adaptation Climate change Perception Smallholder farmers Nguru Nigeria, with an estimated population of 158 million in 2010, is the most populous African country (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2011). Despite the dominant role of petroleum...

...Sami A. Zabin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how Saudis perceive chemical pollution health risks. Also, it attempts to investigate whether there are gender, age, education, and place of residence differences in health risk perception. Design/methodology/approach...

...Seohyun Park; Richard C. Smardon Purpose The objectives of the research are to examine the differences among generations in South Korea in values or worldview (measured by the feeling of Connectedness‐to‐Nature Scale (CNS)) and the intervening effects of the worldview on perceptions and behaviors...

...Daniela Salgado Carvalho; Teresa Fidélis Purpose The main focus of this paper is on a study of environmental perceptions in the municipality of Aveiro, Portugal. Design/methodology/approach The study draws pn complaints regarding environmental matters submitted to the City Council...