Research and the RIBA. Lea's Pottery: Ignoring environmental issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-199
Author(s):  
Tom Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The Way

There is a strange perversity about the way in which Dean Hawkes writes so eloquently about David Lea's work (arq 6/2, pp130–143) without mentioning sustainability or environmental issues. No doubt he will argue that they are implicit in Lea's programme. However this is essentially the problem in that without making them explicit, many people will not understand them. Hawkes is an authority on environmental architecture so why is he so assiduous in avoiding such issues in this piece?

scholarly journals Why Teach Environmental Ethics? Because We Already Do

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 227-242
Author(s):  
Christine Benton ◽  
Raymond Benton
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Ethic ◽  
Ethical Dimension ◽  
Land Ethic ◽  
The Way

AbstractIn this paper we argue for the importance of the formal teaching of environmental ethics. This is, we argue, both because environmental ethics is needed to respond to the environmental issues generated by the neoliberal movement in politics and economics, and because a form of environmental ethics is implicit, but unexamined, in that which is currently taught. We maintain that students need to become aware of the latent ethical dimension in what they are taught. To help them, we think that they need to understand how models and metaphors structure and impact their worldviews. We describe how a simple in-class exercise encourages students to experience the way metaphors organize feelings, courses of action, and cognitive understandings. This is then intellectualized by way of Clifford Geertz's concept of culture and his model for the analysis of sacred symbols. From there we present a brief interpretation of modern economics as the embodiment of the dominant modern ethos. This leads into a consideration of ecology as a science, and to the environmental ethic embodied in Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic." We close with a personal experience that highlights how environmental teaching can make students aware of the presence of an implicit, but unexamined, environmental ethic.

scholarly journals Considering the importance of metaphors for marine conservation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alasdair Neilson
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Ocean Environment ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Way ◽  
Culturally Embedded

This paper seeks to highlight the importance of metaphors for marine conservation and policy. It argues that themanner in which the oceans are perceived, often as an alien landscape, can limit the way language is utilised inmarine conservation efforts. This limitation can produce unhelpful environmental metaphors that, instead ofacting as catalysts for action, produce negative and reactionary responses. It illustrates this point through theexample of what has become known as the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch.’ It postulates that if there is a disconnectbetween the many complex environmental issues facing the world's oceans and the way they are perceived, thenmore focus should be placed on developing pre-determined culturally embedded metaphors, which can conjurerelatable imagery, but that are also rooted in scientific evidence. It recommends that, in an extension to existingpublic perception research (PPR) on how different communities value the ocean environment, there is room forshared metaphors of the oceanic environment to be developed that can help raise awareness within a particularcultural setting.

Eco-Innovation in Coastal Hotels

2020 ◽  
pp. 81-95
Author(s):  
Álvaro Lopes Dias ◽  
Ricardo Lopes Ferro ◽  
Francisco Espasandín Bustelo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Green Strategy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Study ◽  
Green Hotels ◽  
The Way

The discussion on coastal hotels' green products is usually one-sided, with a focus on supply or on demand. In this investigation, authors perceive the way both sides think concerning to green products and to what extent exists a correspondence. Supported in a quantitative study in a coastal hotel sample and in another qualitative and quantitative study on a sample of tourists, two models are tested. The results suggest that coastal hotel green strategies should be more market-centric than just complying with regulations. The tourist model permitted to perceive that tourists who are more sensitive to environmental issues are willing to pay more and recommend green hotels, but this relationship should be better understood by coastal hotel decision makers to align their green strategy and communication.

scholarly journals Paving the Way towards an Armenian Data Cube

Data ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shushanik Asmaryan ◽  
Vahagn Muradyan ◽  
Garegin Tepanosyan ◽  
Azatuhi Hovsepyan ◽  
Armen Saghatelyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Data Cube ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Band Ratio ◽  
Earth Observations ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Sentinel 2 ◽  
The Way

Environmental issues become an increasing global concern because of the continuous pressure on natural resources. Earth observations (EO), which include both satellite/UAV and in-situ data, can provide robust monitoring for various environmental concerns. The realization of the full information potential of EO data requires innovative tools to minimize the time and scientific knowledge needed to access, prepare and analyze a large volume of data. EO Data Cube (DC) is a new paradigm aiming to realize it. The article presents the Swiss-Armenian joint initiative on the deployment of an Armenian DC, which is anchored on the best practices of the Swiss model. The Armenian DC is a complete and up-to-date archive of EO data (e.g., Landsat 5, 7, 8, Sentinel-2) by benefiting from Switzerland’s expertise in implementing the Swiss DC. The use-case of confirm delineation of Lake Sevan using McFeeters band ratio algorithm is discussed. The validation shows that the results are sufficiently reliable. The transfer of the necessary knowledge from Switzerland to Armenia for developing and implementing the first version of an Armenian DC should be considered as a first step of a permanent collaboration for paving the way towards continuous remote environmental monitoring in Armenia.

Trade and Environment: Looking beneath the Sands of Doha?

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Halle
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Trade And Environment ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
History Of ◽  
Regular Work ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis article offers a rapid history of environmental concern in the GATT and WTO systems. It focuses in particular on the environmental issues that are currently under negotiation in the Doha Round, and then reviews how key environmental issues are at play in other areas of negotiation. It looks also at the way in which environment has been taken into account in the regular work of the WTO, and especially by the Appellate Body. Finally, it suggests that recent political shifts in the WTO may provide greater scope for considering environmental perspectives in future.

scholarly journals Enhance The Awareness Of Food Waste Management Through The Digital World

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
Maria Advenita Gita Elmada ◽  
Angga Ariestya ◽  
Citra Indah Lestari ◽  
Theresia Lavietha V. Lolita ◽  
Rani Aryani Widjono
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
The Way

Food waste is one of many environmental issues in Indonesia that need to be solved. One of the solution to the problem is to manage the food waste and turn it to be something useful such as biogas and organic fertilizer. Yayasan Rumah Energi, an Indonesian NGO, is focusing themselves in this matter, they already found the way to manage the food waste, but then, they still need help to spread the awareness to the society. To help the organization, the team then using the digital world, to reach more people in the society. Another reason of using the digital channel is that in the time of pandemic, it is not possible to host an off-air event. The activity starting from analyzing the problem of the communication, setting the goals and objectives, preparing the strategy, coaching the communication personnel, and hosting digital event. Through the digital event, the team has raised awareness and get more people interested in the matter of food waste management

scholarly journals Opisując nieopisane, czyli o (nie)przetłumaczalności języka przyrody na przykładzie brytyjskiego, polskiego i niemieckiego przyrodopisarstwa

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 135-152
Author(s):  
Dorota Miller ◽  
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Nature Writing ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Surrounding World ◽  
Literary Landscapes ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The Way

It goes without saying that words can distort or illuminate the way we perceive and emotionally experience the surrounding world and nature. Following this observation, the main objective of this paper is to pinpoint the possible linguistic expressions of nature. The underlying question can be formulated as follows: How can we adequately, accurately but nevertheless emotionally describe the subjective experience of nature and the relation human-nature? The analysis is based on three publications documenting growing interest of the literature in environmental issues: Robert Macfarlane’s “The Wild Places” [2017], Michał Książek’s “Droga 816” [2015] and Peter Wohlleben’s “Das Seelenleben der Tiere” [2016]. They represent the so-called nature writing: a well-established literary tradition in the Anglo-American literature, little-known in Polish and German literary landscapes.

A Social Survey on How the Economic Crisis Affects Peoples' Attitudes towards Environmental Subjects

2014 ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panos Kosmopoulos ◽  
Athina Kantzioura ◽  
Ioannis Kosmopoulos ◽  
Kostas Kleskas ◽  
Andreas-Michail Kosmopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
The Way

This chapter presents a social survey regarding environmental subjects conducted in Greece. It is a well-known fact that Greece is suffering from an Economic Crisis. This crisis coincides with the time that Greece is supposed to take measures for Environmental Protection. During the last decade, the authors’ laboratory has been conducting social surveys regarding peoples’ attitudes towards the environmental issues and the application of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). The research described aims to represent the way peoples' attitudes and opinions towards environmental subjects and the use of RES are affected by the Economic Crisis and a rather dystopian future. How important are the environmental issues considered to be when people feel their everyday life is threatened? This subject is approached through a survey.

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