Ecovillages, Environment and Sustainability Practice

Authors

  • Sham Rohana Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Imran Mohammad Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Doleres Csabai Department of Education, Little Village Organization, Hungary
  • Nik Mastura Nik Mohammad Department of Landscape and Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2819

Abstract

This paper focuses on the Ecovillages operation, environment, and sustainable practices implemented among the current operating Ecovillages worldwide. The main objective is to examine the critical factors affecting the sustainability of Ecovillages and their practice in managing their surroundings and environment. This study proceeds with a quantitative research method to further investigate the sustainability practice issues among the existing Ecovillages in the world. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire using an online platform. This study test four independent variables, namely energy efficiency, organic food, telework, and social media, towards the sustainability practice of the Ecovillages operation worldwide.

Keywords: Ecovillages; Environment; Sustainable; Practice

eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2819

Author Biography

Sham Rohana, Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Published

2021-08-15

How to Cite

Rohana, S., Mohammad, I. ., Csabai, D. ., & Nik Mohammad, N. M. . (2021). Ecovillages, Environment and Sustainability Practice . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 6(17), 243–249. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2819

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 17 (2021): Aug. 9th Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, AcE-Bs2021, 28-29 Jul 2021

Section

Sustainable Environment
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