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ŠUMARSKI LIST 1-2/2001 str. 36     <-- 36 -->        PDF

A. Sajkovic: UTJECAJ KVALITETE ŽIVOTA NA EKOLOŠKE ORIJENTACIJK Šumarski list br. 1-2, CXXV (2001 ). 27-34
The first group ofthose questioned showed the smalles degree of inclination
towards naturalism ("We live much worse than others "). This group also
showed little agreement with oil reserved and care for forests and rejected sustainable
development.


The data show that the respondents ´answers to certain problems associated
with nature and environment were closely linked to the quality of life.
Accordingly, those respondents whose live quality is much better and above
average than that of others, had a positive attitude towards techical values,
accepted naturalism and showed concern for energy sources. They rejected
sustainable development, probably because of their tendency towards exponential
growth, which was shown in the statement about maximal financial
benefits from forests.


The respondents who quality of life is much worse and below average, did
not show an inclination towards naturalism or any concern for forests and oil
sources. They also rejected sustainable development. It can be concluded that
this group of respondents is much more oriented towards exponential growth,
that is, towards full and limitless development. This is based on the assumption
that those with the worst quality of life need absolutely everything regardless
of nature. In other words, the economic situatuon absolutely dominates ecological
problems.


In contrast to these extremes in the sample, the respondents in the category


"We live like the majority of others " showed the highest degree of acceptance
of sustainable development compared to the respondents in the first category.
They also accept naturalist orientation and believe that we should all care for
the survival of forests in equal measure. A very low level of acceptance was
shown at maximal financial benefits from forests, which means that they did
not accept exponential growth.


To sum up, it can be said that the probability of accepting naturalism and
sustainable development as an orientation is linked, among other things, with
the way and quality of life.