The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level

Abstract

Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world today due to its negative effects on human health and ecosystems. It isimportant to evaluate society's awareness of climate change to avoid this problem. Understanding the drivers of climate change attitudesis critical, as an action to address climate change is dependent on public awareness. Therefore, this research was carried out to identifythe level of awareness and knowledge of climate change of residents in the province of Bilecik. In order to collect data, a questionnaireconsisting of 11 questions was applied to randomly selected 508 people. Statistical approaches have been used to test the data collectedfrom questionnaires. According to the results of the research, of the respondents 96% stated that they believe that climate change isoccurring, 89% stated that climate change is occurring in Bilecik, of the respondents 87% believe that climate change is threatening.The majority of respondents (83%) believe that increasing the number of vehicles is the primary cause of climate change, while changesin climate types (89%) are the most visible effect of climate change. The results revealed that the issue of climate change wasacknowledged at the local level, that there would be a tendency to change the lifestyle of the situation, and that they wanted to get moreeducation on the subject.