Abstract:
Polluted environments due to human behavior that are less wise in recent times include:
(a) in various cities, such as environmental indifference, ignorance of disadvantaged
peers, that the loyalties tend to wear off; (b) excessive pleasure in the use of sophisticated
technological symbols of goods and the desire for a comfortable life does not want to
suffer, this tendency is regarded as an excessive materialistic lifestyle and does not pay
attention to environmental conditions; (c) the tendency of habitual waste disposal at will
impacts, both into the water environment and in public places. This refers to a habitual
behavior that does not know what it is to do or not to do.
The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the cognitive abilities of
environmental ethics, behavior with empathy towards the community in the waste
industrial waste disposal area. The study was conducted in Pisang sub-district of Pauh.
Samples were taken by random sampling technique. Data for environmental empathy,
cognitive abilities of environmental behavior ethics were collected using questionnaires.
The data obtained were analyzed using regression, simple correlation, multiple
correlation, and partial correlation.The population is the community that is in 3 RT, RT.01, RT 03 and RT 12 to Pauh District
which amounts to 150 people. Sampling technique by Multi Stage Random Sampling
means sampling method done gradually. The sampling steps in this research are as
follows: first is the sampling of household heads in the 3 selected RT areas, ie. RT.01, RT
03 and RT 12. Thus the sampling in stage I is 3 RT / 01. Secondly, after 3 RTs from 5 RTs
in Pisang subdistrict of Pauh sub-district, each sub-district is 2 randomly taken RT. Thus
the sampling in phase II is 6 RT. The next three sampling activities are to take 1 RW from
each selected kelurahan. Therefore, the sampling at stage III is 6 RW from 6 kelurahan.
The next four sampling activities are to take 1 RT from each selected RW.
The results showed that: (1) there was a positive relationship between cognitive ability and
empathy of the environment; (2) is a positive correlation between behavior with empathy
of the environment; (3) there is a positive correlation between behavior with empathy of
the environment; (4) there is a positive correlation between the cognitive abilities of
environmental ethics with, behavior with environmental studies.
It can be concluded that the cognitive abilities of environmental and behavior ethics can
enhance envirionmental empathy.
