Sustainability | For The 'revolution' Generation Calls For Greater Sustainability: Survey

Montreal cultural revolution was a generation ago in the 1960s is all about sex. Now, recent research shows, it's all about sustainability.
Not as titillating revolution, maybe, but the result is definitely important "young adults participating in the new research is commensurate with the threat of global warming with the threat felt by the grandparents of World War II began.
That is why young adults in Montreal, Halifax and New York are ready to change their behavior based on sustainable values, according to a new study done by researchers at Montreal's Concordia University, the Universite du Quebec a Montreal , Dalhousie University in Halifax and Fordham University in New York City.
The 8000 young adults from 20 countries took the world on the Global Survey for Sustainable Lifestyles, sponsored by Environment Programme? United Nations, said that only their dreams to build a more sustainable world, but that They are willing to make the necessary changes to their lifestyle to make it happen.
"They want to be active and take concrete measures to achieve this," said Guy Lachapelle, a political science professor at Concordia and one of the researchers. "The study shows that changing the culture and policy makers to note that."

The survey, which was part of a larger study of sustainability by UNEP, that young people want to live responsibly "meaning based on consumer needs, reducing car use and take public transport for travel. Recognizes They need to use less water and less energy. And they want to improve the environment by buying local products, recycling and composting.
One participant said: "People are aware of the end of Canada and that they must change things."
The survey found that young people believe in both Montreal and Halifax biggest challenges today is poverty and environmental degradation, and believe that the economy is more urgent issue of New Yorkers.
"This was one of the largest studies done on this type of question," said Solange Tremblay, associate professor of communication and sustainable development at UQAM. "It shows the importance of research and education to promote sustainable lifestyles."
It also showed, she said, "striking lack of information" by young adults because of the way in which local areas are managed economically, socially, environmentally or culturally.
Therefore, the study concluded, is a strong need for information on global challenges; must be based on sustainability of positive visions of progress to lifestyles and behavior progress, and critical communications to the extent that the benefits related to sustainable lifestyles be better understood and reflected.
Will Daniel Brown, 21, will be among the first class phase of Dalhousie's College of Sustainability, probably raised a lot of eyebrows when he initially came four years ago. Now, he believes, is' in this area is growing and many of these companies will have a chance at the start of sustainability directors.
"Young people want to do this, not as an obligation or guilt, but because it has more requirements," said Brown. "What was disappointing that this issue was left out of the national election debate."
But, said Lachapelle should, evolve: "There 'cultural revolution going on but we're the politicians are not sure about this cause, and that's one of the points of the survey."