Shades of green [[electronic resource] ] : environmental attitudes in Canada and around the world / / edited by Alan Frizzell, Jon H. Pammett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820873403321
• Autore: Frizzell Alan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Ottawa, Ont.?] : , : Carleton University Press, , 1997
• ISBN: 1-283-53082-1; 9786613843272; 0-7735-8188-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 pages)
• Collana: International social survey programme series ; ; #2.
• Disciplina: 363.7
• Soggetti: Pollution - Public opinion; Environmental policy - Public opinion; Pollution - Canada - Public opinion; Environmental policy - Canada - Public opinion; Public opinion - Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 1 Environmental Attitudes Around the World / Alan Frizzell -- 2 Canadian Opinions on Environmental Policy: Patterns and Determinants / Scott Bennett -- 3 Canada's Green Plan: An Expression of the Popular Will? / Peter Morrison -- 4 Green Words and Public Deeds: Environmental Hazards and Citizen Response in Canada and the United States / Harold D. Clarke an -- 6 Environmental Concern, Religious Belief and Faith in Science: Complementary or Antagonistic Values? / Jon H. Pammett -- 7 Environmental Consciousness and Economic Development: Some East-West Comparisons / Joan DeBardeleben -- Appendix: Data Frequencies.
• Sommario/riassunto: Is there a real community of interest on the state of the environment that transcends national boundaries? An answer to this vital question will ultimately determine the success or failure of initiatives where international co-operation and co-ordination are essential, such as atmospheric or water pollution controls. Shades of Green, volume two of the ISSP (International Social Survey Programme) series, analyzes ; data from identical surveys conducted in 22 countries and tackles a wide range of attitudes and priorities. Expectations of government in terms of environmental protection, a comparison of Canada-U.S. results, the level of knowledge on environmental issues from country to country, the perceived role for science in solving ecological problems, and attitudinal differences between the West and states of the former Soviet Union - these issues have serious implications for the environmental movement and government policies worldwide.