Sustainable Living Practices: An Investigation on College Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sustainable living practices of college students, with a particular focus on the environmental, social, and economic aspects of their habits. The Sustainable Habits Scale was used to survey a random sample of two hundred students who were in their final year of arts at Tezpur, Assam. The survey was grounded in a positivist paradigm. The findings indicate that there is a mostly favourable trend in environmentally friendly behaviours, with no participants reporting significantly low sustainable habits. The majority of the pupils exhibited a high degree of sustainable practices. Furthermore, significant levels of sustainable behaviours were noted in both the environmental and social aspects.It became clear that education was a significant factor, highlighting the significance of educational institutions of higher learning in the process of shaping sustainable behaviours. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations for broader sustainability-related initiatives include transdisciplinary sustainability education, eco-friendly campus projects, community participation, awareness programmes, and collaborations.