Can Satoyama Offer a Realistic Solution for a Low Carbon Society? Public Perception and Challenges Arising

2014 ◽  
pp. 89-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuuki Iwata ◽  
Takakazu Yumoto ◽  
Yukihiro Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Low Carbon

scholarly journals Socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of low carbon technologies under rice production systems in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-Du Chen ◽  
fu chen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Production Area ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

Abstract Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) is the prominent cereal crop in Hunan Province (HP), which is a major rice production area in China. Rice production, such as farmers’ livelihood and the soil quality, has been identified to be influenced by climate change. Low carbon technologies (LCTs) have been identified to tackle agricultural challenges; however, the benefits of LCTs for farmers in rice production are still debatable. The choice of potential LCTs relevant to the case study is based on a literature review of previous empirical studies. Thus, the objective of the study were to 1) investigate the public perception and preferences of LCTs in rice production of HP, and 2) analyze the influences of the factors on farmer’s decision in adopting LCTs in rice production. There were 555 farmer surveys from eight representative rice production counties in HP, both the poisson estimators and multivariate probit approach were applied in the study. Our results show that water-saving irrigation, integrated pest management techniques and planting green manure crops in winter season were the three major LCTs adapted by farmers in rice production in HP. Both the intensity and probability of the adoptions of LCTs were affected by the main factors including farmers’ education level, climate change awareness, machinery ownership, technical support and subsidies. There is a significant correlation among the LCTs, and the adoption of the technologies is interdependent, depicting either complementarities or substitutabilities between the practices. This study suggests that policies enhance the integration of LCTs would be central to farmers’ knowledge, environmental concerns, technical service and financial support in rice production systems in China.

PROSPEK LEMBAH KLANG KE ARAH BANDAR RENDAH KARBON (Prospect of Klang Valley Area Towards Low Carbon City)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-179
Author(s):  
NURIZATUL AIN ZAHARI ◽  
RAJA M. ZUHA ◽  
LOONG CHUEN LEE ◽  
MUHAMMAD HASAMIZI MUSTAPA ◽  
HUKIL SINO
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Valley Area

The goals to reduce 50% of global carbon emissions by 2050 require fully participation from various components of the local community. Therefore, this study has been conducted to explore the prospects of the Klang Valley area towards Low Carbon Cities (LCC) based on the perception, level of readiness and limitations in community participation. Klang Valley is selected as the area of observation due to its rapidly growing population and economic sector. This study adopted qualitative approach using in-depth semi-structured interview instrument and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. 8 themes appeared in the analysis which are the themes of definition, criteria and sources of carbon emissions under the dimension of public perception; the themes of practice and awareness under the dimension of community readiness; and the themes of incentives, politics and awareness under the dimension of the limitation of community participation. All themes indicated that changing of the lifestyle of the individual towards energy saving in daily activities is prime important to achieve the LCC goal. In conclusion, the prospect for Klang Valley to become a low carbon city in regard to the dimensions of community perception, awareness and partipation limitation is high. Keywords: Low carbon cities; Perception; Readiness; Limitations; Community

Public Engagement of Nuclear Energy in China: The Characteristics of Public Knowledge, Risk Perception, Trust Perception and Environmental Concern

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Obeng Oforiwaa ◽  
Zhang Chao ◽  
Liang Manchun ◽  
Su Guofeng ◽  
Wang Jiahao
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Public ◽  
Perceived Trust

Abstract Nuclear energy has been regarded as a controversial energy option to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate global warming and build a low-carbon society due to the public perception of nuclear energy. Public perception and acceptance are vital to the development of nuclear energy. However, the public has many misunderstandings and misconceptions about nuclear energy. To change the way that the public view nuclear energy, this paper attempts to build an engagement model that shifts from a oneway information transfer with a focus on changing people’s minds in a single interaction, to a two-way dialogue rooted in listening, respect, and building long-term relationships that would shift understanding on a scientific issue over time. Based on a survey conducted on residents in China, we offer a research hypothesis that describes the connection between public engagement, public knowledge, perceived risk, perceived trust and environmental concern. This study indicated that public knowledge is positively related to environmental concern and public engagement but not significantly related to perceived risks. Meanwhile, this study also demonstrated the positive effect of environmental concern, perceived trust on public engagement. Centered on the results, we make corresponding policy to increase public engagement.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Management: An Approach in CCS Projects

Resources ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Ilinova ◽  
Alexey Cherepovitsyn ◽  
Olga Evseeva
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Co2 Storage ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Emission Mitigation ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Stakeholder Groups

Currently, a prime position in the global emission mitigation and power transformation system is taken up by CCS technology (carbon capture and storage), proven by the successful realization of a number of CCS projects around the world, not only for CO2 storage, but also for its deployment in industry. CO2-utilizing technologies are circular business models connected with the usage of emissions to provide added benefits throughout the value chain, with their value being part of a response to end the era of cheap mineral resources and materials, as well as their ability to contribute to the transition to a low carbon economy. At the same time, one of the main problems they face lies in the engagement and interaction of stakeholders, as well as public perception of these projects. The purpose of this research is to explore the main stakeholder groups in CCS projects and offer an approach for their management. The methodology of this study is based on case studies, stakeholder management tools, and a checklist method, which were adapted to the specific area of CCS projects. The results of this study amounted to the identification of stakeholder groups with interests and respective roles in CCS projects, as well as proposing a new approach for their assessment through the created checklist method.

scholarly journals Public perception of and engagement with emerging low-carbon energy technologies: A literature review

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarla Rai Peterson ◽  
Jennie C. Stephens ◽  
Elizabeth J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Differential Development ◽  
Low Carbon Energy ◽  
Western Democracies ◽  
Lower Carbon

ABSTRACTTransitioning to low-carbon energy systems depends on fundamental changes in technologies, policies, and institutions. In Western democracies, public perceptions and engagement with energy have encouraged innovation while also slowing deployment of low-carbon energy technologies (LCETs).Transitioning to low-carbon energy systems requires re-engineering technologies and changing the ways people interact with energy. This shift involves both technological and social changes including modifications in policies and institutional configurations. In Western democracies, public perceptions and engagement with energy have encouraged innovation while also slowing deployment of low-carbon energy technologies (LCETs). To aid understanding of how energy systems are evolving toward lower-carbon technologies in Western democracies, this study reviews the literature on public perception of and engagement with emerging LCETs. Focusing primarily on electricity generating technologies, we explore how multiple factors related to place and process shape public perceptions of and engagement with LCETs, thereby influencing their development and deployment. This study first reviews literature related to how place and process influence emerging LCETs and then provides a comparative example of differential development of wind energy in Texas and Massachusetts (USA) to demonstrate how place and process may interact to influence the patterns of LCET deployment.

Public Perception of Nuclear Power Risk in China and Methods to Improve Public Acceptance

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Shen ◽  
Mingye Liu
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Perception Process

At present, the most influencing factor on nuclear power’s development in China the public’s attitude and acceptance. This paper studies the public perception of nuclear power risk in China, and provides several feasible methods to improve the quality and effectiveness of public perception level. Therefore, the public acceptance of nuclear power can be ameliorated greatly, which will help the development of nuclear power industry. For decades, the environment pollution has become one of the most serious and urgent problems in China. Since nuclear power has been proved to be a type of low-carbon and environment-friendly energy, striving to develop nuclear power is a good solution to China’s environment issues. However, by the end of 2015, China’s nuclear power’s electricity production share was only 3.03%, which was far below the average level of developed countries. This situation might be partly due to technical and economic reasons, but the essential cause of the restricted development of nuclear power in China is the public perception of nuclear power risk is far from objective and comprehensive, which leads to the public acceptance of nuclear power is not as high as expected. This paper states that public perception process of nuclear power risk is a dynamic, complex and closed system, which consists of the risk, the transformation of the risk and related information (both truth and rumors), the public perception process and public’s acceptance of the risk, and the public’s actions after receiving the information. The public’s actions often react on the risk perception. Nuclear power risk, unfortunately, is usually magnified, and it makes people become more frightened and oppose nuclear power more seriously. In order to solve those issues, in this paper, the public risk perception’s characteristics and external influencing factors are studied, a model describes the public perception process of nuclear power risk is developed and analyzed, and the causes of current acceptance level of nuclear power (which is relatively low) are explained. In addition, based on this model, methods to conduct effective risk communication and public education on nuclear power are provided, the future of nuclear power in China can be much better.

S.E.M.-T.E.M. Image Comparison

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 132-133
Author(s):  
G. M. Greene ◽  
J. W. Sprys
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Secondary Emission ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Actual Surface ◽  
Fine Detail ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Transmission Study ◽  
Large Sections

The present study demonstrates that fracture surfaces appear strikingly different when observed in the transmission electron microscope by replication and in the scanning electron microscope by backscattering and secondary emission. It is important to know what form these differences take because of the limitations of each instrument. Replication is useful for study of surfaces too large for insertion into the S.E.M. and for resolution of fine detail at high magnification with the T.E.M. Scanning microscopy reduces sample preparation time and allows large sections of the actual surface to be viewed.In the present investigation various modes of the S.E.M. along with the transmission mode in the T.E.M. were used to study one area of a fatigue surface of a low carbon steel. Following transmission study of a platinum carbon replica in the T.E.M. and S.E.M. the replica was coated with a gold layer approximately 200A° in thickness to improve electron emission.

Lattice Imaging of Twin, Lath and α/Martensite Boundaries in Duplex Low Carbon Steels

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
J. Y. Koo ◽  
G. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Ferrite Matrix ◽  
Carbon Steels ◽  
Bright Field Image ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Lattice Imaging ◽  
Bright Field ◽  
Lattice Image ◽  
New Information ◽  
Resolution Electron

High resolution electron microscopy has been shown to give new information on defects(1) and phase transformations in solids (2,3). In a continuing program of lattice fringe imaging of alloys, we have applied this technique to the martensitic transformation in steels in order to characterize the atomic environments near twin, lath and αmartensite boundaries. This paper describes current progress in this program.Figures A and B show lattice image and conventional bright field image of the same area of a duplex Fe/2Si/0.1C steel described elsewhere(4). The microstructure consists of internally twinned martensite (M) embedded in a ferrite matrix (F). Use of the 2-beam tilted illumination technique incorporating a twin reflection produced {110} fringes across the microtwins.

Characterization of carbides in M50NiL

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 606-607
Author(s):  
L. S. Lin ◽  
K. P. Gumz ◽  
A. V. Karg ◽  
C. C. Law
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Base Composition ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Control Surface ◽  
Carbide Formation ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Fee Structure ◽  
Heat Treated

Carbon and temperature effects on carbide formation in the carburized zone of M50NiL are of great importance because they can be used to control surface properties of bearings. A series of homogeneous alloys (with M50NiL as base composition) containing various levels of carbon in the range of 0.15% to 1.5% (in wt.%) and heat treated at temperatures between 650°C to 1100°C were selected for characterizations. Eleven samples were chosen for carbide characterization and chemical analysis and their identifications are listed in Table 1.Five different carbides consisting of M6C, M2C, M7C3 and M23C6 were found in all eleven samples examined as shown in Table 1. M6C carbides (with least carbon) were found to be the major carbide in low carbon alloys (<0.3% C) and their amounts decreased as the carbon content increased. In sample C (0.3% C), most particles (95%) encountered were M6C carbide with a particle sizes range between 0.05 to 0.25 um. The M6C carbide are enriched in both Mo and Fe and have a fee structure with lattice parameter a=1.105 nm (Figure 1).

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