Youth Social Capital and Sustainable Environmental Development in Bushehr

The present article analyzes the effects of social capital and its indicators on the sustainable environmental development of Bushehr. The research method is survey and the statistical population is 18 to 39 years old in Bushehr. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient, path analysis and regression analysis using SPSS software. The results showed that the average environmental sustainability was relatively high among young people. Environmental sustainability was low, 32.4% moderate and 37.7% high among 32.9% of young people. Explanatory findings showed that there is a positive and direct relationship between youth social capital and environmental sustainability. As a result, increasing the amount of social capital and its dimensions and components (cohesion, participation, trust and social relations is effective in environmental sustainability and people's attitudes towards the urban environment and environmental development of Bushehr.