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Environmental Values Scale
Zimmermann · 1996
Overview
A 31-item scale measuring environmental values in adults across three subscales: Pastoralism (preference for natural environments, conservation, and self-reliance in nature), Urbanism (preference for city life and human-built environments), and Environmental Adaptation (belief that humans can and should modify the environment to meet their needs). Derived from the Children's Environmental Response Inventory (CERI) by Bunting and Cousins (1985).
Measure Details
Number of Items31 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Disagree very much, 5 = Agree very much)
Author(s)Zimmermann
Year Published1996
Internal Reliabilityα = .76 (Environmental Adaptation), α = .78 (Pastoralism)
DomainBiospheric Values
Citation
Zimmermann, L. (1996). The development of an environmental values short form. Journal of Environmental Education, 28(1), 32–37.
Keywords
environmental valuespastoralismurbanismenvironmental adaptationCERInature preferencecity preference
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At a Glance
Items31
Year1996
Reliabilityα = .76 (Environmental Adaptation), α = .78 (Pastoralism)