INFLUENCE OF THE POLLUTION KNOWLEDGE, ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND LOCUS OF CONTROL TO THE SOCIETY BEHAVIOR IN MAINTAINING THE SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IN SIDENRENG LAKE REGION OF SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA

摘要

This study is aimed to determine the effect individually or jontly of the environmental pollution knowledge, environmental attitudes and locus of control on the behavior of the people to maintain settlements environment in a sustainable manner in the area of Lake Sidenreng South Sulawesi. This research is classified survey-correlational. The independent variables are: knowledge of environmental pollution (X1), environmental attitudes (X2) and locus of control (X3) and the dependent variable is the behavior of the community in maintaining settlements environment sustainably (Y). Locations were selected intentionally (purposive sampling) that one village of each district which is close to Lake Region Sidenreng. Respondents as many as 150 householder are determined through systematic random sampling method. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics (simple and multiple regression). The results showed that people's behavior in nurturing neighborhoods, environmental pollution knowledge, environment attitudes and locus of control in the area of Lake Sidenreng, respectively is moderate. Knowledge of environmental pollution, environmental attitudes and locus of control influence positively and contribute real either individually or jointly on the behavior nurturing residential environment in a sustainable manner in the area of Lake Sidenreng of South Sulawesi.