Sustainable of Environment and Green Campus: A Study of Green Artifact Environment Awareness
Keywords:
Environment, Environmental awareness, Green artifact environment, Green campus, sustainabilityAbstract
This study aims to determine the Level of awareness of green artifacts environment among the community of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS). Data was collected from 401 respondents, including students, staffs, and lecturers. Qualitative methods and convenience sampling have been adopted in this study. The results of the study show that the level of knowledge about electricity savings is high (mean=4.23), the level of knowledge of water savings is high (mean=4.85) and the 3R awareness of recycle bins is at a high level (mean=4.30). Based on the findings from this study show that the level of knowledge about green artifact environment is generally high. This high level of knowledge demonstrates that the community in Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) are aware of the green environment artifacts that available around the campus. The awareness and implementation of green artifact environment among students, staff and lecturers is important as it can influence their environmental awareness, practices, and attitudes which can lead towards the green campus.
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