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This survey will compare knowledge, views and opinions about global sustainability questions between student respondents in India and Austria.

The survey is anonymous and will not collect any individual data unless given voluntarily.

The results will be published within the participating universities and may be published in further research papers of the University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe.

Thank you very much for your participation in the survey.
Best regards
Prof.(FH)Stefanie Chen, MA,MBA,
Prof.(FH)DI. Wilfried Manhart, MBA
 
 
 
* What top three resources will impact the business development of your country the most, if they become scarce?
 
water
 
concrete
 
clean air
 
rare earth elements ( Scandium, Neodym, Lanthan, etc.)
 
nonferrous metals (aluminium, copper, bronze, gold, etc.)
 
agricultural land
 
plastics
 
coal
 
wood
 
steel
 
sources of energy
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How many shopping bags of trash in general per person do you think are being you disposed of per week?
 
less than 1 bag
 
1 bag
 
1.5 bags
 
2 bags
 
3 bags
 
4 bags
 
more than 4 bags
 
have no idea
 
 
 
* Do you separate your waste?
 
yes
 
no
 
 
 
* What would motivate you to separate?
 
generate income from selling valuable materials
 
protect/improve our health
 
safeguard children
 
avoid sanctions from municipality/government
 
contribute to resource efficiency
 
nothing
 
preserve nature
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Which components do you separate?
 
Paper
 
Plastic
 
Glass
 
Organic Waste
 
Metal
 
Hazardous Waste ( e.g. Batteries, fluorescent bulbs etc.)
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Is there anyone promoting separation of waste / recycling?
 
no one
 
municipality
 
industry / businesses
 
family / friends
 
NGO´s
 
Universities
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How often is a service collecting the waste?
 
there is no service
 
once a day
 
every few days
 
once a week
 
every 2 weeks
 
once a month
 
irregularly
 
 
 
* Which resources do you estimate that your country uses to produce energy? Show as %.
Coal
Gas
Nuclear
Oil
Solar
Water
Wind
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* What would be the single best measure to prevent/reduce electrical power outages?
 
Reduce illegal/unpaid usage
 
Increase energy production
 
Improve infrastructure to protect power lines
 
Introduce smart grid capacity
 
Increase reliability of electrical transmission
 
Reduce peak demand
 
Other
 
 
 
How do you expect the average electricity consumption per capita to develop in your country in the next 5 years?
strong decrease decrease about constant increase strong increase very strong increase
* growth of average electricity consumption per capita
 
 
 
* What will be the basic resource to supply the increase in electricity consumption in the next twenty years, in your opinion?
 
Reduction of demand in EU & US
 
Oil
 
Gas
 
Oil shale or Oil Sands
 
Don't care
 
Hydro
 
Wind
 
Solar
 
Nuclear
 
Geothermics
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* What is the importance of managing the carbon foot print of your country?
 
unimportant
 
low
 
high
 
very high
 
I don't know what a carbon footprint is.
 
 
 
* Why do you consider the importance high/very high?
 
Impact of climate change on food supply
 
Impact on frequency of natural disasters
 
Driver of efficient use of resources
 
Impact on bio-diversity
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* In your society, who should take a leadership role in promoting the idea of efficient use of resources?
 
Government
 
Businesses
 
Trade Unions
 
Consumers
 
Educational institutions
 
NGO´s
 
Market Forces
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* Do you see the necessity to save energy?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Where do you see the biggest potential to save energy without negatively impacting your country's development?
 
Transportation
 
Air conditioning
 
Hot water
 
Houshold appliances
 
Lighting
 
Heating
 
Industrial production
 
Other
 

 
 
How would you rate the level of activity of the company you are/have been working for in regards to investments in....?
none low medium high very high don't know
energy efficiency
water consumption efficiency
pollution control
employee safety
social security for employees
education & training
local community projects
 
 
How important are the following factors to improving the scoial well-being in your country?
very low low not relevant high very high
* equal participation of all in political, social and cultural aspects
* birth control
* social security to everyone
* equal access to and quality of education
* balance of power and justice
* economic growth
* equal rights of everyone
* fair distribution of wealth
* protected ecosystem & bioderversity
 
 
How satisfied are you with the status quo of the following factors to progress towards well-being of the society in your country?
very dissatisfied dissatisfied neutral satisfied very satisfied
* equal participation of all groups in political, social and cultural aspects
* birth control
* economic growth
* social security to everyone
* protected ecosystem & bioderversity
* equal rights of everyone
* equal access to and quality of education
* balance of power and justice
* fair distribution of wealth
 
 
 
* Who should primarily be responsible for improving on things that are not working well in your country?
 
Trade Unions
 
Local Government
 
Virtual networks of individuals
 
Central Government
 
Affected individuals themselves
 
NGO's
 
Businesses
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* Education is considered to be the solution to many challenges of the future. Given the opportunity, where would you primarily invest? ( select maximum 3 answers)
 
more schools in general
 
higher qualification of teachers
 
better provision of learning materials
 
smaller classes
 
reduction of tuition fees
 
improvement of learning content(more specialization, internationalisation)
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How do you define Social Sustainability?
 
Democracy and civil society allow for personal freedom and participation
 
Institutions that generate environmental and economic sustainability now and in the future
 
The process that generates social health and wellbeing now and in the future
 
The world is fair and balanced, nobody benefits at the expense of someone else
 
Other
 
 
 
 
What is your country of origin
 
Austria
 
Germany
 
India
 
Other
 
 
 
 
What is your current field of study?
 
Sciences (Physics,Chemistry,Biology,Maths)
 
Earth Sciences/Ecology
 
Engineering
 
IT
 
Business
 
Humanities (History,,Languages,Medicine)
 
Creative Arts
 
Social Sciences
 
Other
 
 
 
 
What is your gender?
 
Female
 
Male
 
 
How would you characterize yourself: I am ....
fully disagree disagree agree fully agree
optimistic
individualistic
concerned about society
religious
adventurous
generous
 
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