Open AccessEnvironmental Awareness among Students
Author(s) -
Aniket Verma,
Vishal Verma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2022.41306
Subject(s) - environmental education , toilet , rainwater harvesting , curriculum , business , water conservation , energy conservation , environmental planning , environmental resource management , psychology , environmental protection , socioeconomics , environmental science , engineering , sociology , ecology , pedagogy , environmental engineering , irrigation , electrical engineering , biology
This paper mainly focused on environmental awareness and practices related to various factors like causes of pollution, conservation of soil, forest, air, etc., energy conservation, conservation of human health, conservation of wild life and animal husbandry. It also discusses environmental practices among college students with regard to the usage of plastic and its disposal, alternative for plastic, toilet usage, its use in the cultivation of saplings, rainwater harvesting and also their participation in environment related programmes.. The target was college students because environmental education is part of their curriculum; they can implement what they learnt. This study will support those who are working with for the environment related cases. The study is quantitative in nature. It reveals that the level of awareness is high among the respondents irrespective of gender difference but in practice levelthere is difference between genders i.e. males practicing more than females. This study also proposes some recommendations to safeguard the environment in India