Table 2. The five highest student...

Table 2.

The five highest student rankings of the sub-themes of ecological, social, cultural and economic sustainability

Ecological sustainability	Mitigating climate change	Securing biodiversity	Nature conservation	Promoting recycling	Wetland conservation
N^a	52	47	47	45	44
Not ranked^b	3	3	8	10	11
Ranking score^c	2.12	0.87	0.62	0.62	0.57
Social sustainability	Securing human rights	Promoting world peace	Strengthening democracy	Maintaining health	Securing minority rights
N^a	51	46	36	41	39
Not ranked^b	4	9	16	14	16
Ranking score^c	2.08	1.13	0.82	0.73	0.56
Cultural sustainability	Promoting societal justice	Promoting societal well-being	Enhancing overall security	Preserving cultural heritage	Preserving linguistic diversity
N^a	49	49	46	38	40
Not ranked^b	6	6	9	17	15
Ranking score^c	1.88	1.45	1.35	0.53	0.48
Economic sustainability	Reducing industrial emissions	Limiting the use of natural resources	Developing environmentally friendly technology	Developing low-carbon energy solutions	Saving energy
N^a	45	40	43	43	41
Not ranked^b	10	15	12	12	14
Ranking score^c	1.22	1.03	1.02	1.00	0.88

Ecological sustainability	Mitigating climate change	Securing biodiversity	Nature conservation	Promoting recycling	Wetland conservation
N^a	52	47	47	45	44
Not ranked^b	3	3	8	10	11
Ranking score^c	2.12	0.87	0.62	0.62	0.57
Social sustainability	Securing human rights	Promoting world peace	Strengthening democracy	Maintaining health	Securing minority rights
N^a	51	46	36	41	39
Not ranked^b	4	9	16	14	16
Ranking score^c	2.08	1.13	0.82	0.73	0.56
Cultural sustainability	Promoting societal justice	Promoting societal well-being	Enhancing overall security	Preserving cultural heritage	Preserving linguistic diversity
N^a	49	49	46	38	40
Not ranked^b	6	6	9	17	15
Ranking score^c	1.88	1.45	1.35	0.53	0.48
Economic sustainability	Reducing industrial emissions	Limiting the use of natural resources	Developing environmentally friendly technology	Developing low-carbon energy solutions	Saving energy
N^a	45	40	43	43	41
Not ranked^b	10	15	12	12	14
Ranking score^c	1.22	1.03	1.02	1.00	0.88

Notes:

^aNumber of students who ranked this sub-theme out of a total of 55 students; ^bNumber of students who did not rank this sub-theme at all; ^cRanking score has been calculated using weighted rankings: first position rankings were given a weight (W) of 3, second position a weight of 2 and third position a weight of 1, and the total sum of rankings was divided by the number of rankings in each sub-theme (N). Ranking score shows the relative order of importance of the sub-themes

Source: Authors’ own work

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