LIFESTYLES OF CITY BARANGAY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

This study determines the lifestyles associated to climate change among the residents in the city barangays of Dipolog and Dapitan. Results divulged that the study is dominated with young professionals and students with ages 11 to 29 years old whose
behaviors and practices at home, in the workplace, at home and workplace combined and in social and economic interactions appeared to have alleviated and aggravated the impact on climate change. Lifestyles of respondents in the workplace ranked highest. It was also discerned that there was a significant difference on the lifestyles at home, in the workplace, at home and workplace combined and in social and economic interactions among professionals and non-professionals in Dipolog and Dapitan cities. It concludes that office workers and homemakers practices attest to have aggravated or increased the effect of climate change however they have compelling reasons to be value-focused in various ways like being organized, comfortable and health conscious, hence lifestyles of residents in vastly urbanized regions primarily those office employees have to be subjected to some behavior adaptation to address climate change mitigation.