Investigating the Impact of Access to Urban Structural Facilities, Place Attachment, and Social Factors on Environmental Behaviors, Case Study: Isfahan County

Document Type : Science - Research

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1 Ph.D Student, Department of Sociology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran

Abstract

Environmental problems are the result of human actions, and human misconduct towards the environment has been recognized as the most serious long-term threat to the world. Therefore, identifying factors that can change individuals' attitudes and behaviors towards the environment and promote responsible behavior is of utmost importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of social and urban structural factors on the attitudes and behaviors of citizens in Isfahan county in order to create conditions for improving friendly attitudes and behaviors towards the environment. This research is of the descriptive analysis type, and the necessary information was collected through questionnaires from a sample of 400 citizens over 18 years of age in urban and rural populations of Isfahan.Statistical tests such as Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and path analysis were used for data processing in the SPSS software. The research findings indicate that the level of environmental behaviors among respondents is above average. The examination of the relationship between variables suggests that there is a positive and significant relationship between social capital, awareness, sense of place, modern environmental attitude, civic capital, and urban structural facilities and opportunities with citizens' environmental behaviors in Isfahan. Furthermore, regression analysis results indicate that civic capital, sense of place, modern environmental attitude, and urban structural facilities and opportunities explain%24 of the variance of the dependent variable. Therefore, attention to the physical structure of the city such as attractiveness, welfare and recreational facilities, easy access to systems such as transportation, etc., creates pedestrian-friendly environments with the potential to increase citizen interaction and enhance social capital with a high sense of place, leading to an increase in responsible environmental attitudes and behaviors.

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  • Receive Date: 07 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 19 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 07 July 2024

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