Awareness of Green Economy Concepts and Environmental Sustainability Practices in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative among University Students

Abstract

The current research is concerned with conducting a case study regarding the awareness of green economy concepts and environmental sustainability practices in light of the Green Saudi Initiative among university students. This was done through defining a list of the environmental sustainability practices dimensions and the green economy concepts suitable for university students, designing and applying the green economy concepts awareness scale and the environmental sustainability practices scale. The research also investigates the impact of gender (male-female) and specialization (practical colleges- theoretical colleges) variables on the awareness of green economy concepts and environmental sustainability practices. Results revealed that there were statistically significant differences between male and female students in the awareness of green economy concepts and in the environmental sustainability practices in favor of male students and there were significant differences between male and female students in the practical college of scientific nature and theoretical colleges in the awareness of green economy concepts in favor of the practical colleges. Results and recommendations were presented to support the development of the green economy concepts awareness and environmental sustainability practices at the university stage, especially in light of the Green Saudi Initiative to facilitate its implementation and success in a way that helps in preserving the environment and enhancing the environmental efforts in Saudi Arabia in light of the "2030" vision.