Exploring the perceptions of Malaysian Gen Z towards the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable development
| Autor: | Kuan Siew Khor, Stephen T. Homer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Community-Based Participatory Research
Economic growth Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in Environmental Engineering Perspective Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Exploratory research Participatory action research Hierarchical cluster analysis Brainstorming Political science Perception Pandemic Humans Environmental Chemistry Duration (project management) Pandemics media_common Sustainable development COVID-19 General Medicine Sustainable Development Pollution Policy Concept mapping |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research International |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-021-17763-1 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 has affected the pursuit of sustainable development in multifaceted ways; this study investigates Malaysian Gen Z perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemics’ disruptions to sustainable development. The exploratory research began with brainstorming from Malaysian Gen Z individuals with the following excerpt, ‘The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world and led to unprecedented change. How do you believe this has impacted either positively or negatively, the global pursuit of sustainable development?’ Ninety-eight unique statements were generated with subsequent participants sorting these statements into thematic groups before rating each of them on impact and duration. Subsequently, multi-dimensional scaling and cluster analysis was performed with eight-cluster solution being proposed. This study suggests that the pandemic has contributed both positively and negatively to sustainable development, while also highlighting the duration of these impacts. This community-based participatory research provides a guide for policy to mitigate negative impacts whilst also attempting to fully realise the positive impacts in response to managing the unprecedented effects of the pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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