為減緩全球暖化的趨勢，政府近年來積極堆動各項節能減碳政策及補助措施。本研究針對參與行政院環境保護署「低碳社區推動專案工作計畫」的臺南市北區重興社區及南區文南社區為探討對象，藉由分析社區營造經驗差異性及低碳社區發展條件，探討兩社區民眾對於節能減碳的認同度、使用設施及基本知識測驗之差異性。
在環保署推動「低碳城市」與「低碳社區」瞭解程度、社區環境品質滿意度、社區積極推動節能減碳工作認同度方面，文南社區正向觀感及Likert五點量表平均值皆高於重興社區，主因為其豐富的社區營造經驗與資訊流通性；而重興社區因低碳發展條件較佳且位處文教區，因此對於節能減碳能提升生活環境品質的認同度高於文南社區。
在節能減碳設施方面，兩社區最認同、最優先考慮購買與家戶目前使用的節能減碳設備之前三高比例間存在相當的差異性，以太陽能設備最為顯著。兩社區民眾購買節能減碳設備主要原因皆以環保意識為最高，而「隨手關燈及拔插頭」為兩社區最認同的節能減碳的行為。而重興社區因其低碳發展條件較佳，所以在節能減碳知識填答正確率高於文南社區；而與購買節能減碳設備與經濟因素無關的題型，兩社區居民之職業與薪資對於節能減碳認知與態度則呈現顯著差異性。 In order to reduce the effects of globe warming, the government of Taiwan has focused all attentions on promoting the policies and subsidies in terms of energy saving and carbon reduction (ESCR). The purpose of this study was to investigate the different aspects concerning with energy conservation and carbon reduction between Chong-Xing community of North Dist. and Wen-Nan community of South Dist. in Tainan.
In terms of the conception of low carbon city, low carbon community, environmental satisfaction, and the recognition of low carbon community implementation, the Wen-Nan community got better positive sense and higher mean value of Likert scale than Chong-Xing community. Nevertheless, with higher potential to develop the low carbon community, Chong-Xing community reached better recognition related to a positive relationship between ESCR and environmental quality than Wen-Nan community.
In terms of ESCR facilities, both communities showed relatively differences in the recognition, preferential purchase and actual possession. Particularly, highest recognition and lowest possession characteristics were observed in solar devices. For both communities, the main reason for purchasing ESCR devices is for environmental awareness. The most favorable action of ESCR for both communities is to turn off the light and pull the plug after you left. ESCR facility questions irrelevant to economic factors, differences of ESCR cognition affected by the occupations and salaries were also found.
