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Environmental safety of residents of Yakutsk and Zhatay: evidence from sociological research

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences volume 12, pages 566–576 (2022)Cite this article

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The level of ecological culture of the population is a significant element of environmental safety. The paper presents the results of a survey among residents of Yakutsk and Zhatay urban districts of the Russian Federation on environmental safety in these localities. Subsequent to this, the degree of environmental safety of interviewees was determined. The survey covered 527 respondents, the reliability of the data obtained was 95%, the sampling error in the various regulations varied between 2.87 and 4.98. Responses to all 14 questions in the questionnaire were analyzed. The cognitive component (environmental awareness of the situation across the region) was pronounced more than other components. It is highly typical for most residents in all settlements, comprising 65.9%. The second place (42.3%) belongs to the axiological component (motivation to ensure a stable environment), and the most challenging was the activity-based component (active measures to ensure environmental safety). The findings of this study are essential primarily to public servants at various levels of legislative and executive authorities, as well as employees of environmental safety services, in identifying effective measures for improving general environmental literacy. Research has shown gaps and white spots in the ecological culture of the inhabitants of Yakutsk and Zhatay of various ages. Further corrective measures by the responsible authorities are required for sustainable ecosystem development.

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  1. Pedagogical Department, North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

    Olga Krivoshapkina, Alexandra Yakovleva & Akulina Zakharova

  2. Department of Animal Physiology and Ecology, Arctic State Agrotechnological University, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

    Alexandra Pavlova

  3. Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU), Moscow, Russian Federation

    Vasily Eroshenko

  4. Ecological and Geographical Department, North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

    Paraskovia Gogoleva

  5. Department of Transport and Technological Machinery and Equipment, Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “Petrozavodsk State University”, Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation

    Evgeniy Tikhonov

  6. Department of Technology and Equipment of Forest Complex, Arctic State Agrotechnological University, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

    Ol’ga Kunickaya

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OK, AY, AP, VE, AZ, PG, ET, and OK contributed equally to the experimentation. OK, AY, AP, and VE wrote and edited the article. AZ and PG equally designed and conducted the experiment. ET and OK studied scientific literature about the topic. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Krivoshapkina, O., Yakovleva, A., Pavlova, A. et al. Environmental safety of residents of Yakutsk and Zhatay: evidence from sociological research. J Environ Stud Sci 12, 566–576 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-022-00764-y

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Keywords

  • Sociological research
  • Personal environmental safety
  • Cognitive
  • Activity-based
  • Axiological components