抄録
After World War II, various environmental problems have occurred throughout Japan and South Korea with economic growth and the rapid progress of scientific technology. Furthermore, in China, serious environmental problems such as air pollution and water contamination have been occurring with the rapid economic growth witnessed in recent years. This study aims to analyze the differences in awareness toward environmental problems with developments in scientific technology and economic growth in Japan, South Korea, Beijing and Hangzhou.The results obtained from a comparative analysis show that the general public in Beijing and Hangzhou indicated their intention to take action concerning the environmental problems resulted from developments in scientific technology and economic growth. However the general public in Japan and South Korea did not show an active awareness of the environment problems resulting from technological developments. This indicates that there are differences in the rate and scale of scientific technology and economic growth among the three countries.
