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Determinants of the Willingness-to-Participate in an Environmental Intervention in a Beirut Neighborhood

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  • Abbas El-Zein

    (University of Sydney, Department of Civil Engineering)

  • Rola Nasrallah

    (American University of Beirut, Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences)

  • Iman Nuwayhid

    (American University of Beirut, Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences)

Abstract

Participatory environmental management can empower communities and enhance the sustainability of environmental interventions. However, existing power structures and inequalities along class, gender, or ethnic lines could prevent part of the community from accessing the full benefits of the intervention. An analysis of determinants of the willingness-to-participate in an environmental intervention in a Beirut neighborhood is conducted. Socioeconomic, health-risk distribution, and perception of community efficacy are used as predictors. A randomly selected sample of residents was surveyed. Respondents were asked to specify the frequency with which they were willing to be involved in an intervention to address priority environmental problems in the neighborhood. Bivariate and multivariate ordinal regression analyses were conducted. Tests of significance were based on the 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the odds ratio (OR). Males versus females (OR = 4.89, P

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  • Abbas El-Zein & Rola Nasrallah & Iman Nuwayhid, 2006. "Determinants of the Willingness-to-Participate in an Environmental Intervention in a Beirut Neighborhood," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 37(2), pages 200-208, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:37:y:2006:i:2:d:10.1007_s00267-004-0375-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0375-4
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