Sustainable Bakewell - Questionnaire

 

The following questions are designed to be answered by Bakewell Residents and Businesses/Organisations alike, and any specific questions only for Businesses/Organisations are noted.

Residents should please respond as a "Household Unit", not as separate individuals. Please rest assured that absolutely no one individual's responses will be released, as all reporting of results will be as merged and non-identifiable responses.

Thank you for taking part, and Having Your Say, and please remember that this is not a 'knowledge test', but merely letting us know what you think.

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Please remember that the deadline for completed Questionnaires to be returned (whether done online or on paper) is Sunday 28th September. Please take part – we really want to know what you think!

Items marked with * must be entered.

Topic:  Global Warming

 
I am participating in this as a:*
1. Do you find the topic of Global Warming at all confusing? For you, is it:*
2. Is Global Warming taking place?*
3. Which of the following information sources do you really trust? Please select all that you trust:*
BBC TV
BBC Radio
ITV
Channel-4 TV
Sky News (satellite)
Internet e-zines/blogs
Newspapers - Local
Newspapers - National
Scientific journals
Views of Friends/Relatives
Other
4. IF Global Warming is really happening, I think it is caused by (please select all that apply):*
Natural climate cycles
Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas, wood)
Human activities in general
Animal waste products/manures
Plants and trees growing and decaying
Oceans/Seas
The Sun
Other
5. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is generally recognised as a "Greenhouse Gas" which contributes to a global warming effect. What percentage of all the CO2 in the earth's atmosphere would you think is produced by human activity?*
6. Assuming global warming is taking place, how do you think it might affect Bakewell, and what do you think should be done in Bakewell to offset any effects of global warming?
7. Have you heard of either of these televised documentaries on global warming, and whether you have or not, would you like to see them screened in Bakewell? Please answer all that apply.
Have heard of "An Inconvenient Truth" (by Al Gore)
Have seen "An Inconvenient Truth"
Would like to see "An Inconvenient Truth"
Have heard of "The Great Global Warming Swindle"
Have seen "The Great Global Warming Swindle
Would like to see "The Great Global Warming Swindle

Topic:  Energy Costs

Most people would agree that energy costs are going up all the time. On this understanding:

 
8. Which of the following do you think are causing energy prices to increase? Please select all that apply:
Increased cost of exploration/discovery of oil/gas/coal
Increased cost of production and refining of oil/gas/coal
The increases in demand for energy usage
The decrease in supply of energy materials (oil/gas/coal)
The cost of getting these products to us as end-users
The greed of oil/gas/coal producers and suppliers
The greed of energy speculators/investors globally
No Comment
9. Here in Bakewell, what can we do to reduce our energy usage (and therefore reduce our energy costs)?

Topic:  Renewable Energy

 
10. Which of the following forms/methods of Renewable Energy have you personally used in your Home-Business-Organisation? Please tick all that apply.
Wind Turbine
Hydro-Electric
Geo-Thermal
Solar-Thermal (for heating)
Solar-Photovoltaic (for electricity)
None
11. Which forms/methods of Renewable Energy do you think might be suitable for Bakewell. Please tick all that apply.
Wind Turbine
Hydro-Electric
Geo-Thermal
Solar-Thermal (for heating)
Solar-Photovoltaic (for electricity)
Don't Know
12. Where in Bakewell do you think this/these could be applied/installed?
13. Are there any potential Renewable Energy projects that you would like advice and/or assistance with in planning or carrying out?

Topic:  Waste Management

Have you heard of the "3 R's of Waste Management"? They are:

  • Reduce (usage of materials)
  • Re-Use (where possible)
  • Re-Cycle (where possible).

For your Home-Business-Organisation, please answer the following, using estimates where needed:

 
14. In what ways might you be able to Reduce usage of materials in your daily activities?
15. What materials do you currently Re-Use?
16. What additional materials do you think you could Re-Use?
17. What materials do you currently Re-cycle regularly. Please select all that apply.
Paper
Cardboard-Packaging
Plastics
Glass
Other (please mention in question 18 below)
18. For which of the above materials do you think you could Re-cycle more?
19. Are there any other materials that you would like to Re-cycle, but don't know how this could or would be done?
Finally, we would like to know if you have heard of the following words/phrases, and whether you feel that you know what they mean. Again, this is not a 'knowledge test', we just want to check on general awareness.  
20. Sustainability: Please state here whether you have heard this term before, and write a very brief definition if you feel you can.*
21. Sustainable Lifestyle: Please state here whether you have heard this term before, and write a very brief definition if you feel you can.*
Important: To help us more accurately report in the research results the views of various sectors of the Bakewell community, please also provide us with the following information:  
22. Postcode of your Residence or Business Organisation:  DE45*
23. Your Age Group: *
24. Your Gender:*
25. Years in Bakewell:*
Type of Business:
Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire. We will be publishing the general results in local newspapers and on our website: www.sustainablebakewell.org.uk .  

 

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this form.