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An Investigation Of Environmental Knowledge And Environmental Practices Among Malaysians

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  • Jamilah Ahmad

    (School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)

  • Imran Ali

    (Department of Management Sciences COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore, Pakistan)

Abstract

Malaysia has been actively involved in environmental issues since 1980. Malaysias rapid urbanization and industrialization have intensified the environmental problems. A potential way of addressing this issue would be to increase the environmental awareness among the public. The objectives of the study described here were to assess the level of environmental knowledge among Malaysian residents in Sabah and Sarawak, to examine the sources of their environmental knowledge, and to analyses the relationship between knowledge and environmental attitude and practice.

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  • Jamilah Ahmad & Imran Ali, 2012. "An Investigation Of Environmental Knowledge And Environmental Practices Among Malaysians," Far East Journal of Marketing and Management, Far East Research Centre, vol. 2(3), pages 27-38, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:fej:artcal:v:2a:y:2012:i:3:p:27-38
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    Keywords

    Environmental Practices; Environmental Knowledge; Malaysia;
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    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration

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