Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development
(1) Background: Environmental deterioration has increased in recent years and is a worldwide concern. This study aims to analyze the influence of the resources and capacities of countries on their environmental performance. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study using secondary data was carried out qu...
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| author | Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández Antonia Terán-Bustamante |
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| description | (1) Background: Environmental deterioration has increased in recent years and is a worldwide concern. This study aims to analyze the influence of the resources and capacities of countries on their environmental performance. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study using secondary data was carried out quantitatively. A linear regression analysis was carried out to determine significant factors in countries’ environmental performances. (3) Results: Education innovation and investment were associated with environmental performance; however, investment in a country did not affect the country’s performance. (4) Conclusions: The scope of the proposed model was limited to the variables and countries of the secondary data analyzed, so future research can replicate this study using primary data. According to the results, the education of citizens can lead them to be more aware of their environment and pressure governments to generate positive changes for it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36f6a5d6551142619af4367c01d3d42b2024-03-27T14:04:42ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602024-03-0113316410.3390/socsci13030164Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and DevelopmentSandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández0Antonia Terán-Bustamante1Facultad de Ingeniería y Negocios San Quintín, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, San Quintín 22930, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México 03920, Mexico(1) Background: Environmental deterioration has increased in recent years and is a worldwide concern. This study aims to analyze the influence of the resources and capacities of countries on their environmental performance. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study using secondary data was carried out quantitatively. A linear regression analysis was carried out to determine significant factors in countries’ environmental performances. (3) Results: Education innovation and investment were associated with environmental performance; however, investment in a country did not affect the country’s performance. (4) Conclusions: The scope of the proposed model was limited to the variables and countries of the secondary data analyzed, so future research can replicate this study using primary data. According to the results, the education of citizens can lead them to be more aware of their environment and pressure governments to generate positive changes for it.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/3/164educationinnovationsustainabilityenvironmental managementsustainable development goalinvestment |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández Antonia Terán-Bustamante Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development Social Sciences education innovation sustainability environmental management sustainable development goal investment |
| title | Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development |
| title_full | Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development |
| title_fullStr | Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development |
| title_short | Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development |
| title_sort | country level environmental performance investment education and research and development |
| topic | education innovation sustainability environmental management sustainable development goal investment |
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