One of the most pressing problems of our time is the damage caused to the environment. The study of satisfaction with environmental protection factors is therefore a current field of research. In this thesis, satisfaction with environmental protection factors is examined at the local level, using the example of the municipality of Kranj. Hypotheses were formulated that the majority of citizens are generally satisfied with environmental protection factors in the municipality of Kranj, that citizens are generally more satisfied with water quality than with air quality, and that citizens who work and live in the city are generally less satisfied with environmental protection factors than citizens who work in the city and live in rural areas... The research used a quantitative method in the form of a questionnaire on citizens' satisfaction with environmental protection factors in the selected municipality, and the hypotheses were tested using descriptive and inferential statistical analyses - specifically with t-tests. The sample consisted of 171 respondents from the municipality of Kranj. The results show that respondents are most satisfied with water quality, followed by waste management, air quality, sustainable mobility, and forest protection. The lowest level of satisfaction was indicated in relation to noise pollution. The hypothesis that most citizens are satisfied with the environmental protection factors was confirmed, while the hypothesis that citizens who live and work in the city are less satisfied than citizens who live in the countryside and work in the city was not confirmed. The hypothesis that citizens are more satisfied with water quality than with air quality was also confirmed. This hypothesis underlines the importance of environmental protection both on a global and local level, with a special focus on the Municipality of Kranj. It also contains recommendations for environmental protection measures that can help to tackle the municipality's environmental problems.
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