FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE

ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR

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Objective:
To understand what behaviour is and how
it relates to the environment. To also
understand and be able to identify several
factors that influence behaviour.
WHAT IS BEHAVIOUR?
• Behaviour is the collective pattern of decisions,
practices, and actions of people.
• Behaviour is defined according to what human
perceive to be in their interests, and based on their
values, socio economic situation, as well as other
factors.
• According to Bruce Byers, the behaviour of
individuals and social groups forms the interface
between ecological systems and social systems.
BEHAVIOUR IS THE LINK BETWEEN THE
SOCIAL SYSTEM AND THE ECOSYSTEM
[Figure 1.1] A person or a group’s
behaviour may be either
conserbation oriented or
destructive to the environment. It
is, therefore, important to
conservationists and
environmental educators to
understand behaviour and the
many factors that influence a
person’s behaviour in order to
properly design their
programmes.
Thank You!