Risk and sustainability in terms of the future of man and our planet have become popular topics for discussion of late. In particular with regard to the future of humanity. However, to what extent are young Italians really aware of this problem? How anxious are they when faced with it? How do they evaluate critical phenomena? And how do they behave in everyday life, and how does it affect their decisions concerning consumption and tourism? Using these questions as a point of departure, we carried out a research project that is the subject of this essay. The sample group of the study was composed of 470 students from IULM University in Milan, and presented the same characteristics as the similar research project of 1983 carried out by our team on the same subject. The purpose of our research was twofold. The first was to see if, in young people, there is a correspondence between their vision of the world and perception of the future in general on the one hand, and responsible behaviour with respect to the main dangers we encounter in our world on the other. In particular, in one part of our investigation, we analyzed what sustainability and sustainable tourism mean for young people. The second purpose was to compare the attitudes and behaviour of the young people of 2003 with the results of the previous study of 1983, and analyse the changes.

Trattando del futuro dell'umanità e del pianeta, concetti come "rischio" e "sostenibilità" sono ultimamente divenuti oggetto comune di discussione. Ma quanto i giovani sono veramente consapevoli di questo problema? Con quanta ansia lo affrontano? Quanto criticamente valutano questo fenomeno? Come si comportano nella vita quotidiana e come tutto ciò influenza le loro decisioni riguardo il consumo e il turismo? Per rispondere a questi interrogativi, abbiamo condotto una ricerca che costituisce l’oggetto del presente saggio. Il campione analizzato è costituito da 470 studenti dell’Università IULM di Milano, scelti con le stesse caratteristiche del campione utilizzato per una precedente ricerca sullo stesso tema condotta sempre dal nostro gruppo e sempre sugli studenti IULM, 20 anni prima, nel 1983. Nello specifico, la finalità della ricerca era duplice. Il primo scopo era quello di verificare se, nei giovani, esiste una corrispondenza fra la loro visione del mondo e la percezione del futuro in genere da un lato, un comportamento responsabile di fronte ai rischi principali in cui incorre il nostro pianeta, dall’altro. In particolare, nella prima parte della ricerca, abbiamo analizzato che cosa significano per I giovani sostenibilità e turismo sostenibile. Il secondo scopo era quello di confrontare gli atteggiamenti e i comportamenti dei giovani del 2003 con quelli emersi dai risultati della ricerca svolta nel 1983 e di analizzare i cambiamenti avvenuti nel ventennio intercorso.

Young people and the future: sustainable consumerism and responsible tourism, 2005.

Young people and the future: sustainable consumerism and responsible tourism

Lavarini, Roberto;Scramaglia, Rosantonietta
2005-01-01

Abstract

Risk and sustainability in terms of the future of man and our planet have become popular topics for discussion of late. In particular with regard to the future of humanity. However, to what extent are young Italians really aware of this problem? How anxious are they when faced with it? How do they evaluate critical phenomena? And how do they behave in everyday life, and how does it affect their decisions concerning consumption and tourism? Using these questions as a point of departure, we carried out a research project that is the subject of this essay. The sample group of the study was composed of 470 students from IULM University in Milan, and presented the same characteristics as the similar research project of 1983 carried out by our team on the same subject. The purpose of our research was twofold. The first was to see if, in young people, there is a correspondence between their vision of the world and perception of the future in general on the one hand, and responsible behaviour with respect to the main dangers we encounter in our world on the other. In particular, in one part of our investigation, we analyzed what sustainability and sustainable tourism mean for young people. The second purpose was to compare the attitudes and behaviour of the young people of 2003 with the results of the previous study of 1983, and analyse the changes.
Inglese
2005
Tacchi, Enrico M.
Sustainability Development and Environmental Risk
149
161
13
88-8448-027-2
United Kingdom
London
internazionale
A stampa
Settore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generale
Settore SPS/10 - Sociologia Dell'Ambiente E Del Territorio
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