Students’ Perception of and Adaption to Global Warming: A Comparative Study of National Taiwan University and University of Oslo

• Main Authors: Zheyuan You, 游哲遠
• Other Authors: 張長義
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93691351852453235896

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 地理環境資源學研究所 === 98 === The purpose of the study is to investigate the perception of and adaptation to global warming and to compare the differences among laypeople from different country. Theories of environmental perception and positive studies of global warming perception are reviewed in this paper. A survey questionnaire is developed to investigate the demographics, environmental views, global warming perception and adaptation of students from National Taiwan University (NTU) and University of Oslo (UiO). Surveys were conducted during 2009, two samples of 380 NTU students and 178 UiO students were collected. The results show (1) a higher recognition of climate change of NTU students than to UiO; (2) a more positive attitude and more negative assessment of NTU students than UiO students; (3) a more positive adaptation of students of NTU as compared to UiO students; (4) demographics such as gender and participation in environmental groups also effect perception and adaptation; (5) demographics cause siginificant differences among environmental views, global warming perception and adaptation; (6) there is also a high correlation among environmental views, perception and adaptation. The results suggest that although global warming is well concerned by the laypeople in Taiwan, there is a gap between what is perceived by the laypeople and what is actually done by the government. Furthur studies are recommended to concern the role of mass media and to take qualitative methods to examine the cultural context.