Iranian Institute for Social & Cultural Research Journal of Iranian Cultural Research 2008-1847 8 4 2016 03 15 Environmental Culture and the Factors Affecting It (Case Study: The Citizens of Shiraz City) Environmental Culture and the Factors Affecting It (Case Study: The Citizens of Shiraz City) 197 215 297 10.7508/ijcr.2015.32.008 FA Zahra Hemmati PhD Candidate in Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran S. Mohammad Shobeiri Associate Professor of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran. Journal Article 2015 04 25 In recent years, the environmental crisis is considered as one of the major challenges that human is faced. Many scientists have proposed technological solutions to reduce or prevent environmental crises, however, some of them have suggested the necessity of new relation and interaction between nature and human, and also, the need for a new environmental culture. This study aims to explore the environmental culture and its influencing factors in Shiraz city. Research was conducted by using survey method, cluster sampling and questionnaire. In total, 402 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Research findings indicate that environmental culture had positive and significant relationship with opportunities and facilities offered, feeling efficiency and environmental education. However, environmental culture had no significant relationship with environmental knowledge and social norms. Also, multivariate regression results show that opportunities and facilities offered and feeling efficiency are significant with environmental culture. In recent years, the environmental crisis is considered as one of the major challenges that human is faced. Many scientists have proposed technological solutions to reduce or prevent environmental crises, however, some of them have suggested the necessity of new relation and interaction between nature and human, and also, the need for a new environmental culture. This study aims to explore the environmental culture and its influencing factors in Shiraz city. Research was conducted by using survey method, cluster sampling and questionnaire. In total, 402 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Research findings indicate that environmental culture had positive and significant relationship with opportunities and facilities offered, feeling efficiency and environmental education. However, environmental culture had no significant relationship with environmental knowledge and social norms. Also, multivariate regression results show that opportunities and facilities offered and feeling efficiency are significant with environmental culture. http://www.jicr.ir/article_297_9fd81843ad7f202f26c1a174c7357585.pdf