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Adoption of Environmental Citizenship Concept Amongst University Students in Croatia: The Examples of Tourism and Transportation

Environmental Citizenship is one of the leading concepts of pro-environmental actions and awareness of people in their daily lives, as well as among stakeholders who directly or indirectly deal with the environment. This concept is new in Croatia, although some postulates have been included in some school and university courses. The main aim of this research was to investigate if Environmental Citizenship has been adopted among students of the main scientific disciplines who will make environmental decisions in the future at the local, regional and national levels, and whether future generations of students will be educated to become environmental citizens. Special attention is given to tourism and transportation as part of daily life, which have high demands on natural resources and serious environmental impacts. The main objectives were to explore the perceived environmental impacts of tourism and transportation, personal choices in tourism and transportation related to the environment, and willingness to change tourism and transportation options for the benefit of the environment. The research was conducted using a quantitative method. The data were obtained through a questionnaire survey of 167 students of Geography and Environmental Science courses at the University of Zagreb. Data analysis showed that students have high perception of environmental problems and impacts of tourism and transportation. However, they showed indifferent or low awareness of current practices in tourism and transportation. They also showed little willingness to change their behavior in the future.

Environmental Citizenship ; geography ; environmental science ; transportation ; tourism

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