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Environmental Awareness Gained During a Citizen Science Project in Touristic Resorts Is Maintained After 3 Years Since Participation
Frontiers in Marine Science ( IF 2.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 , DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.584644
Marta Meschini , Francesca Prati , Ginevra A. Simoncini , Valentina Airi , Erik Caroselli , Fiorella Prada , Chiara Marchini , Mariana Machado Toffolo , Simone Branchini , Viviana Brambilla , Claudia Covi , Stefano Goffredo

Tourism is one of the largest economic sectors in the world. It has a positive effect on the economy of many countries, but it can also lead to negative impacts on local ecosystems. Informal environmental education through Citizen Science (CS) projects can be effective in increasing citizen environmental knowledge and awareness in the short-term. A change of awareness could bring to a behavioral change in the long-term, making tourism more sustainable. However, the long-term effects of participating in CS projects are still unknown. This is the first follow-up study concerning the effects of participating in a CS project on cognitive and psychological aspects at the basis of pro-environmental behavior. An environmental education program was developed, between 2012 and 2013, in a resort in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The study directly evaluated, through paper questionnaires, the short-term (after 1 week or 10 days) retention of knowledge and awareness of volunteers that had participated in the activities proposed by the program. After three years, participants were re-contacted via email to fill in the same questionnaire as in the short-term study, plus a new section with psychological variables. 40.5% of the re-contacted participants completed the follow-up questionnaires with a final sample size of fifty-five people for this study. Notwithstanding the limited sample size, positive trends in volunteer awareness, personal satisfaction regarding the CS project, and motivation to engage in pro-environmental behavior in the long-term were observed.



中文翻译:

自参与以来三年,在旅游胜地的公民科学项目中获得的环境意识得以保持

旅游业是世界上最大的经济部门之一。它对许多国家的经济产生积极影响,但也可能导致对当地生态系统的负面影响。通过公民科学(CS)项目进行的非正式环境教育可以在短期内有效提高公民的环境知识和意识。从长远来看,意识的改变可能会导致行为改变,从而使旅游业更具可持续性。但是,参与CS项目的长期影响仍然未知。这是有关在亲环境行为的基础上参与CS项目对认知和心理方面的影响的第一项后续研究。在2012年至2013年之间,在埃及Marsa Alam的一个度假胜地制定了一项环境教育计划。研究直接评估,通过纸质问卷,可以短期(1周或10天后)保留参加该计划提议的活动的志愿者的知识和意识。三年后,通过电子邮件与参与者重新联系,以填写与短期研究相同的问卷,以及一个新的带有心理变量的部分。40.5%的重新联系的参与者完成了随访问卷,最终样本量为55人。尽管样本量有限,但观察到志愿者意识,对CS项目的个人满意度以及长期从事环保行为的积极趋势。短期(1周或10天后)保留参加该计划提议的活动的志愿者的知识和意识。三年后,通过电子邮件与参与者重新联系,以填写与短期研究相同的问卷,以及一个新的带有心理变量的部分。40.5%的重新联系的参与者完成了随访问卷,最终样本量为55人。尽管样本量有限,但观察到志愿者意识,对CS项目的个人满意度以及长期从事环保行为的积极趋势。短期(1周或10天后)保留参加该计划提议的活动的志愿者的知识和意识。三年后,通过电子邮件与参与者重新联系,以填写与短期研究相同的问卷,以及一个新的带有心理变量的部分。40.5%的重新联系的参与者完成了随访问卷,最终样本量为55人。尽管样本量有限,但观察到志愿者意识,对CS项目的个人满意度以及长期从事环保行为的积极趋势。加上带有心理变量的新部分。40.5%的重新联系的参与者完成了随访问卷,最终样本量为55人。尽管样本量有限,但观察到志愿者意识,对CS项目的个人满意度以及长期从事环保行为的积极趋势。加上带有心理变量的新部分。40.5%的重新联系的参与者完成了随访问卷,最终样本量为55人。尽管样本量有限,但观察到志愿者意识,对CS项目的个人满意度以及长期从事环保行为的积极趋势。

更新日期:2021-02-19
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