Investigation on The Environmental Consciousness Level in Edirne and Its Relations with Socio-Economic Structures

The global environmental problems recently, have come to a situation that threatens the biolagic life chain and living beings. Environmental problems are becoming serious in Turkey because of the interacting effects of increasing population density, industrialization and urbanization, and poor environmental management practices.This study aimed to determine environmental awareness of inhabitants of Edirne city, which is a door opened to Europe in Turkey and is facing varied environmental problems. The behaviors and thoughts of inhabitants on environmental problems were investigated through specially prepared questionnaire form. Furthermore, this study investigates the influence of the economic and socio-cultural factors on the environmental attitudes. Questionnaire study was conducted on 400 people during January-June 2005 through face to face interviewing method. According to the results of this study, the environmental consciousness score was calculated as 70,84.