An initial survey of environmental attitudes and behaviors among the SEPR community

摘要

SEPR authors and reviewers were surveyed to garner their attitudes and behaviors in relation to a range of environmental topics. The respondents (116) had strong agreement on many topics and, for the most part, matched their behaviors to their attitudes. The results were cross tabulated with the global regions in which people spent their childhood and where they now live. Some differences in attitudes and behaviors appear to be culturally based. Where possible the stated behaviors were compared with global and national statistics and the SEPR respondents tended to be well ahead of their compatriots in their adoption of environmentally conscious behavioral options. The next steps are discussed in relation to the relative contributions of different behavioural changes and the complexity of the relationship between attitudes and behaviors.