A Comparative Analysis of Citizens’ Eco-Awareness between Toyota City in Japan and Neiva City in Colombia

Hiroshi Ito; Paola Tafur

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A Comparative Analysis of Citizens’ Eco-Awareness between Toyota City in Japan and Neiva City in Colombia

Hiroshi Ito, Paola Tafur

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 6)

Received: 25 October 2014 Accepted: 7 November 2014 Published: 25 November 2014

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Abstract

This paper analyzes citizens’ eco-awareness between Toyota City in Japan and Neiva City in Colombia. Both cities have been making efforts to promote their eco-policies, which are somewhat similar to each other in areas such as transportation and public welfare and livelihood. To put these policies into practice, civic support is essential. Through survey questionnaires, this study compares citizens’ awareness of eco-policies in Toyota City and Neiva City. Findings show that Toyota City outperforms Neiva City in some areas such as forests and the urban center while Neiva outperforms in other areas: transportation and industry. This paper explains possible reasons for these differences and makes suggestions to further promote eco-policies.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20140206.14
Page(s)	218-223
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2014. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Eco-Policy, Environmental Assessment, Comparative Analysis

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Hiroshi Ito

Faculty of Economics, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Nisshin City, Japan
Paola Tafur

Department of Political Science, Universidad de Surcolombiano, Neiva, Colombia

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Hiroshi Ito; Paola Tafur. A Comparative Analysis of Citizens’ Eco-Awareness between Toyota City in Japan and Neiva City in Colombia. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2014, 2(6), 218-223. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140206.14

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Hiroshi Ito, Paola Tafur. A Comparative Analysis of Citizens’ Eco-Awareness between Toyota City in Japan and Neiva City in Colombia. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2014;2(6):218-223. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140206.14

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