Environmental values and attitudes among farmers in China – a case study in the watershed of Yuqiao reservoir of Tianjin Municipality, China

Academic article

Year of publication: 2016
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Studies
External websites: Cristin; Prosjekt; Doi
Involved from NIVA: Rolf David Vogt
Contributors: Geir Orderud, Rolf David Vogt

Summary

Failure to curb water pollution in China brings to the fore the issue of environmental values and attitudes among Chinese farmers. Applying the New Ecological Paradigm Scale this study finds that the pro-environmental value of New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Worldview has a stronger standing among the studied Chinese farmers than the Dominant Social Paradigm (DSP) Worldview