- Title
- Pro-Environmental behaviour in student residences at Rhodes University, South Africa:
- Creator
- Thondhlana, Gladman
- Creator
- Hlatshwayo, Thina N
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/144288
- Identifier
- vital:38328
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082746
- Description
- Human behaviour is at the centre of most environmental problems; hence, the promotion of pro-environmental behaviour is considered to be a pathway towards sustainability. Despite the availability of insights gained from pro-environmental behaviour studies, mainly from household and workplace settings, a key question remains—can these insights be applied in university residence settings? Within university campuses, student residences are a major entity in sustainability debates because they are major consumers of resources including paper, water and energy with severe repercussions for university budgets and the environment. Using a questionnaire survey, this study explores reported pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants at Rhodes University, South Africa. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics where relevant. The findings show a high level of heterogeneity in reported pro-environmental behaviour, attributed to a suite of internal and external factors. Internal dispositional factors seemed to constrain students from acting pro-environmentally. This study highlights the need to encourage environmental behaviour in university residence settings by supporting the antecedents of and getting rid of barriers to pro-environmental actions.
- Format
- 2 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Sustainability
- Relation
- Thondhlana, G. and Hlatshwayo, T.N., 2018. Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Student Residences at Rhodes University, South Africa. Sustainability, 10(8), p.2746.
- Relation
- Sustainability volume 10 number 8 2746 2746 July 2018 2071-1050
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the MDPI Open Access Statement
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