<b>Is the future sustainable?</b> Analysis of Generation Z’s social awareness of sustainable development in Poland-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Is the future sustainable? Analysis of Generation Z’s social awareness of sustainable development in Poland

Published:2023-07-01 Issue:3 Volume:27 Page:113-122
ISSN:2084-6118
Container-title:Miscellanea Geographica
language:en
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Author:

Starczewski Tomasz¹^ORCID,Lopata Ewelina²^ORCID,Kowalski Mateusz³^ORCID,Rogatka Krzysztof⁴^ORCID,Lewandowska Aleksandra⁵^ORCID,Verma Pramit⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. 1 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Doctoral School of Social Sciences , Toruń , Poland

2. 2 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Doctoral School of Social Sciences , Toruń , Poland

3. 3 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Departament of Urban and Regional Development Studies , Toruń , Poland

4. 4 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Departament of Urban and Regional Development Studies , Toruń , Poland

5. 5 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Departament of Urban and Regional Development Studies , Toruń , Poland

6. 6 Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Integrative Ecology Laboratory , Varanasi , India

Abstract

Abstract Nowadays, the pace of social and economic development is constantly growing, which has led to many negative effects. In order to stop this negative impact, reference should be made to the assumptions of sustainable development (SD), and young people – Generation Z – should be considered its main promoters. The main objective of this article is to present Generation Z’s perception of sustainable development in Poland. A Computer-assisted web interviewing survey (CAWI, N=1172) was conducted to understand the basic demographics, general issues, SD in a daily context, and SD-related knowledge in 936 cities of Poland. The results have shown that Generation Z in Poland recognises the social and inclusive role of SD. Cost of commodities, social disparities and conflict, and disrupted economic growth were identified as the emerging challenges for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Polish cities.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0011

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