Who Cares about the Environment?
Who Cares about the Environment? is social research that measures the environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the people of NSW through surveys and focus groups. Conducted every three years by the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, this research has been tracking changes and trends in environmental views, priorities and actions since 1994. The most recent survey in the triennial series was undertaken in 2006.
NEW! Who Cares about Water and Climate Change in 2007?
A follow-up to the 'Who Cares About the Environment in 2006?' survey to assess whether public attitudes and priorities shifted in the 12 months following the 2006 survey as a result of the substantial public and media attention given to drought, water resources and climate change from the second half of 2006.
Who Cares about the Environment in 2006?
The 2006 survey explores the concepts of 'environment' and 'sustainability' in more depth as well as motivations and barriers to adopting environmentally friendly behaviour.
Materials available include:
Previous Surveys
Surveys have been conducted every three years since 1994. The 1997 report is available in printed form, 2000, 2003 and 2006 are available for immediate download.