A Comparative Study of Residents in Low-Carbon and Non-Low-Carbon Communities on the Cognition of Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction

[[abstract]]本研究運用問卷調查方式，探討嘉義縣低碳及非低碳社區民眾對於節能減碳的知識、態度、行為等環境素養的差異，另外亦針對社區民眾對於節能減碳訊息來源及需求進行統計，以作為行政機關未來推動低碳社區之參考，研究工具係以「低碳社區與非低碳社區民眾對於節能減碳知識、態度及行為之比較研究」問卷，區分低碳及非低碳社區以隨機抽樣方式進行填寫；總計發送問卷數為850份，經整理後回收有效問卷數為838份，其中包含421份低碳社區，及417份非低碳社區問卷。所得資料經建檔後運用SPSS統計軟體，以描述性統計、獨立樣本t檢定、單因子變異數分析、皮爾森積差相關分析及雪費法進行處理。研究結果發現，在不同性別、年齡、教育程度、工作類型等變項上，社區民眾對於節能減碳的知識、態度、行為及整體向度並無顯著性差異，但在身分及節能減碳經驗等變項卻有著顯著性的差異。身分部分，低碳社區幹部及非幹部民眾在向度上無顯著差異，但低碳社區的幹部及非幹部民眾相對於非低碳社區的幹部及非幹部民眾則有著顯著性的差異，且低碳社區民眾對於節能減碳各向度均較優於非低碳社區民眾。經驗部分，具節能減碳經驗的民眾，對於節能減碳各向度及整體向度，均優於不具經驗之民眾。相關性部分，本研究分析結果顯示，節能減碳知識、態度、行為及整體向度間，均呈現高度正相關。另外，依據研究統計結果顯示，嘉義縣民眾節能減碳訊息接收的主要來源，以電台廣播為主，他人告知、及垃圾車、回收車廣播宣導為輔。對於節能減碳的需求，係以綠色運具補助為主、省水器材及照明設備補助其次。本研究結果可提供嘉義縣做為未來持續推動低碳社區之參考，藉由統計分析結果，評估未來的政策推動方針，擴大推廣全民低碳生活，朝低碳家園的目標邁進。[[abstract]]In this study questionnaires were utilized to investigate the differences in residents’ knowledge attitude and behavior in energy saving and carbon reduction among the low-carbon communities and others in Chia-Yi County Furthermore this study analyzed residents’ needs and sources of energy saving and carbon reduction information as a reference for governments to promote low-carbon communities The research instrument applied in this study was the “Residents’ knowledge attitude and behavior differences among Low-Carbon and Non-Low-Carbon communities ” Random sampling was conducted in this study which 850 questionnaires were sent and 838 effective samples were collected (421 from low carbon communities 417 from other communities ) All the acquired data were processed by SPSS software through descriptive statistics t-test one way ANOVA Pearson product moment correlation and Scheffé method According to the results variables such as gender age education and job were insignificant to residents’ knowledge attitude and behavior in energy saving and carbon reduction while variables such as identity and experience showed significant difference On the identity aspect being a core member or not did not affect residents energy literacy in the low-carbon community In contrast the differences were significant between residents in the low-carbon and non-low-carbon communities On the experience aspect residents that had related experience performed better than those inexperienced ones On the correlation aspect knowledge attitude and behavior were highly correlated Moreover information of energy saving and carbon reduction were from spread via radio stations word of mouth and broadcasts on the recycling trucks Publics’ needs on energy saving and carbon reduction were primarily on green transportation grants next were water saving and lightening equipments The results of this study could be seen as references for Chia-Yi County government to promote low-carbon communit