BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Abstract

Our earth is experiencing numerous environmental issues, which should be handled at the
individual and global levels. Pakistan is a country having over 58% of the youth population is. This
research aimed to examine the attitude of university students toward ecological issues and their behavioral practices toward ecological sustainability. The universe for this study was the university students and the population was the students studying in universities of the province of Punjab. For this investigation, information was gathered from 17 universities. The sample consisted of 130 students from different universities and different departments. 60% of students were female and 40% were male. Results showed that the students have a positive attitude and behavior regarding the environment. Findings also resulted
that female university students are more sensitive toward the environment than male ones. University
students are willing to study environmental courses and they want universities should offer environmental courses and programs