Environmental Practices Among the USA and Russian Students: Cross Cultural Analys

Abstract

This study provides a holistic approach in the form of a case study on the Colorado State University (Fort Collins, the USA) and Kazan Federal University (Kazan, Russia) students’ environmental behavior practices. It discusses definitions of environmentally sound behaviors; examines some environmental behavior theories, offers an empirical data on the different types of environmentally sound behaviors, environmental lifestyle, environmental decision making, and environmental activism of the CSU and KSU students. In addition, the results provide a test of the validity of the game theory approach (Nishino et al., 2007) and norm activation theory (Schwartz 1977). Key practical implications for the policy and decision makers are discussed

Keywords

• Environmental sound behaviors
• Environmental lifestyle
• Environmental decision-making
• Environmental activism
• Environmental responsibility
• Game theory
• Norm activation theory
• Context variables