Attitudes of South African environmentalists on the domestic use of renewable energy sources

dc.contributor.authorDu Preez, Mathilda
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Claire
dc.contributor.authorCassimjee, Nafisa
dc.contributor.emailClaire.wagner@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-20T05:55:29Z
dc.date.available2010-10-20T05:55:29Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe paucity of literature on the perceptions and attitudes of South Africans on recycling, reusing, and reducing the number of resources used suggests the need for an exploration of these environmental issues. The current energy situation in South Africa may impact on South Africans’ perceptions on quality of life issues that are thought to accompany the use of renewable energy sources such as solar power. This research aims to explore the attitudes and perceptions of environmentalists towards renewable energy, and to explore the lack of implementation from a psychological perspective. Attitudes and perceived implications for quality of life were explored by means of in-depth interviews with eight participants. A three stage qualitative analysis of the data culminated in six pattern categories: These are: participants’ learned attitude toward the environment, the role of responsibility and its influence on perceived quality of life, risk perception as inhibitor of action, renewable energy and the perception of self, renewable energy as available medium, and the possibility of change of attitude toward renewable energy sources. Each of these categories is discussed in depth. Specific recommendations for future research are outlined.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDu Preez, M, Wagner, C & Cassimjee, N 2008, 'Attitudes of South African environmentalists on the domestic use of renewable energy sources', New Voices in Psychology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 51-75. [http://www.neotestamentica.net/]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0254-8356
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15036
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_US
dc.rightsUnisa Pressen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental attitudes and perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectSolar poweren_US
dc.subjectSystems theoryen_US
dc.subject.lcshRenewable energy sources -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmentalists -- Attitudes -- South Africaen
dc.titleAttitudes of South African environmentalists on the domestic use of renewable energy sourcesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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