Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Choice of Methodology and Techniques for the Analysis of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Population’s Attitude Towards Climate Changes and New Energy Sources

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2017 10 (9)
Authors
Sitnikova, Alexandra A.
Contact information
Sitnikova, Alexandra A.: Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia;
Keywords
environmental psychology; environmental sociology; environmental cultural studies; psychological diagnostics of the personality’s environmental consciousness; the Krasnoyarsk Krai population’s attitude towards climate changes
Abstract

The article describes the key methodological approaches and techniques of such sciences as environmental psychology, environmental sociology and environmental cultural studies. These are the historical approach, the bibliographic analysis, the activity-based approach with the social events design forming the personality’s environmental consciousness, psychological diagnostics, sociological survey, collection of expert opinions, content analysis, etc. The choice of the methodology for the analysis of the Krasnoyarsk Krai population’s attitude towards climate changes and new energy sources is based on the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various methodologies. The methodology for this analysis turned to be a synthetic one. It resulted from the work with L. Whitmarsh’s survey for psychological diagnosis of the personality’s environmental consciousness which was supplemented with the specific ecological problems of Krasnoyarsk Krai (air pollution from large industrial enterprises, introduction of “black sky” situation, consequences of the operation of the hydroelectric power station on the Yenisei river and other aspects) as well as from the design of the surveys of expert opinions – first, for the administrative managers (based on the surveys of the researchers E. Ojomo, M. Elliot, U. Amjad, J. Bartram for Southern Nigeria), and second, for the managers of large industrial enterprises (based on the European concrete platform survey)

Pages
1429-1449
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/34783

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