An Analysis of the Environmental Knowledge among College Students of Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Environmental education is considered essential to ensure the environmental quality for sustainable development. By providing knowledge to students, it is expected to promote awareness and develop positive attitude towards environment [1]. An analysis of the environmental knowledge among college students of Dharwad, karnataka, India. This study was conducted during the year 2016-17.The objectives of this study, to measure the environmental awareness level among the college students and to study the general environmental practices among the college students. The sample of the study comprises of 50 students, data collected from three colleges of Dharwad district. The questionnaire method was used to collect the data. Appropriate statistical techniques like percentage, frequency and Garrett ranking test was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that, air pollution is the major problem faced in their daily life. Ozone layer is the Protective shield and earth’s umbrella now it is damaging by increasing temperature of earth. Water is most affected or polluted by housing activities and agriculture is main causes for deforestation, Students agreement with regularly watching TV programmes about environmental issues to know the protection of environment.