Environmental news in Greece: evaluation of the way newspapers deal with environmental issues

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos A. Tsekos ◽  
Demetrios P. Matthopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental News ◽  
The Way

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.

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?

A statistical intra-genre analysis of cross-national environmental news translation

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-338
Author(s):  
Meng Ji
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Corpus Annotation ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Environmental News ◽  
National Environmental ◽  
Cross National

This study investigates the instrumental role of translated environmental news in informing public opinions on environmental issues among Chinese-speaking communities. Its contribution to methodology is exploring the automatic corpus annotation tools, that is, semantic analysis system. Its contribution to theory is identifying and distinguishing among three recurrent sub-news-types of translated environmental news published on BBC China, that is, governance; international relations and environmental science. Discourse features attributed to these subtypes of environmental news underscore BBC China’s reporting styles and strategies and largely explain its wide appeal and credibility among the target audiences.

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 News Authorship and News Sources: Impacts on Environmental Coverage in The Nigerian Press

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Ogadimma C. Emenyeonu ◽  
Bahtiar Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Investigative Reporting ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Environmental News ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
Shed Light

<em><em>This study examines the impacts of news authorship and news sources on environmental coverage in the Nigerian press to shed light on the roles they play in news construction. The study finds that journalists in conjunction with policy makers are the catalyst for environmental information, whereas citizens who are pivotal in creating relevant public opinion on environmental issues are left behind. The study reveals that investigative reporting lacks in environmental coverage because most coverage are events driven which explains why environmental news is reported as straight news and as such journalists rely heavily on official sources rather than subsidiary sources. The study opines that for proper environmental coverage, journalists must choose sources from both main and subsidiary actors and revert to proactive, investigative and interpretive reporting so as to make environmental stories relatable to the intended audiences.</em></em>

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