scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 945 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Sustainable Technology ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Research Findings

4th International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technology (ISGST 2021) The 4th International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technology (ISGST 2012) continues a series of events that started 2014. The conference is organized by the Centre of Environment and Green Technology (CEGT), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. Green and sustainable consumption and production of resources including its research and sustainable practices are real issues affecting communities globally. Therefore, this symposium is aimed at providing a common forum for researchers, scientists, engineers, industrialists and practitioners to present their latest research findings and ideas on the development and application of green and sustainable technology. Keeping this in mind, this symposium focused on the following themes, i.e. Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, Environmental Technology, Green Materials and Sustainable Development, Smart Manufacturing and Intelligence System. The summary captures a four-day program of presentations, panel discussions and interactive discussions at the 4th International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technology (ISGST 2012) which took place from 3rd - 6th October 2021. The event brought together more than 100 expert speakers in the field of Sustainable Environment and Green Technology from many countries including Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and India. The conference was organized in collaboration with GuiLin University of Technology, China, Kobe University, Japan, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, India, and Saveetha School of Engineering, India List Members of Organising Committee are available in this pdf.

STRATEGIES, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN CAMPUS IN UiTM PERAK

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haryati Mohd Isa ◽  
Daljeet Singh Sedhu ◽  
Nor Suzila Lop ◽  
Kushairi Rashid ◽  
Othman Mohd Nor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Green Campus ◽  
Financial Awareness ◽  
Method Approach

Green initiatives have become a phenomenon globally now. This has taken seriously all parties regarding the process of environmental sustainability. Sustainable Development Goals had been used as a guideline towards this agenda. The Malaysian government issued the Green Technology Policy in July 2009 to accelerate the national economy and promote sustainable development. Meanwhile, green technology has been applied to universities in Malaysia to achieve green campus status under the UI Green Metric. Numerous universities in Malaysia have begun to take this issue seriously, including UiTM Perak. Three research objectives had been developed; (1) to determine strategies in promoting green campus in UiTM Perak, (2) to identify challenges in implementing green campus in UiTM Perak and (3) to recommend solutions to overcome the challenges in implementing green campus in UiTM Perak. A qualitative method approach by using a semi-structured interview with the Green Campus Committee had been adopted. The data is analysed using content analysis. The research revealed that despite several green initiatives implemented by UiTM Perak, there are also challenges occurring. Among them are financial, awareness and knowledge. To overcome these challenges, the management of UiTM Perak had outlined several actions to be taken. In conclusion, the green campus initiative can give many benefits towards a sustainable environment in UiTM Perak. Indeed, this agenda needs support by all parties.

scholarly journals Exploring Socio-Cognitive Mindfulness in the Context of Sustainable Consumption

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Helm ◽  
Brintha Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Consumer Effectiveness ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Consumer Characteristic

Mindfulness has been presented as a consumer characteristic mitigating negative environmental effects of overconsumption. This study argues that consumers’ propensity to engage in sustainable consumption behaviors additionally depends on individual values and beliefs, developing a more nuanced view of mindfulness in this particular domain of consumer behavior. Based on an online survey among 546 American consumers, the study finds that mindfulness not only affects a set of sustainable consumption behaviors directly, but also has an impact on environmental concern and perceived consumer effectiveness, accounting for an indirect positive effect of mindfulness through these values and beliefs. Materialism is negatively associated with mindfulness. However, certain forms of sustainable consumption behaviors may offer a pathway for materialist consumers to participate in sustainable consumption. Research findings indicate that increased mindfulness may be effective in changing daily consumption routines, helping to reduce negative environmental impacts of overconsumption, particularly in populations with increased environmental concern and perceived consumer effectiveness.

Indigenising the Curriculum or Negotiating the Tensions at the Cultural Interface? Embedding Indigenous Perspectives and Pedagogies in a University Curriculum

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Williamson ◽  
Priya Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Curriculum Redesign ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Indigenous Perspectives ◽  
Indigenous Educators ◽  
Cultural Negotiations

AbstractAttempts to Indigenise the curriculum run the risk of implying the application of an “impoverished” version of “Aboriginal pedagogy” and the promotion of corrupted understandings of Indigenous knowledge (Nakata, 2004, p. 11). What is required, Nakata (2004, p. 14) argues, is a recognition of the complexities and tensions at cross-cultural interfaces and the need for negotiation between “Indigenous knowledge, standpoints or perspectives” and Western disciplinary knowledge systems such that meanings are reframed or reinterpreted. Attending to these cross-cultural negotiations and the pedagogical practices they imply are profoundly challenging for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators.This paper focuses on a project at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) which seeks to embed Indigenous perspectives in Humanities and Human Services curricula. It outlines the curriculum framework which was developed to guide the curriculum redesign in its initial phases. This is followed by a discussion of current research that has been concerned to identify material that can support the renegotiations of curricula endorsed by Nakata’s work. The research findings indicate that it is possible to identify a number of pedagogical approaches that can assist that process. Such approaches recognise various levels of engagement beyond the “intellectual”; they insist on a consistent unsettling of Western authority; they acknowledge Indigenous positions/positioning; and require critical self-reflection.

scholarly journals Experimental Nearly Zero Energy Building with Green Technology – Renovation Pilot through Passive House Expertise

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 03029
Author(s):  
Horia Petran ◽  
Szabolcs Varga ◽  
Noémi Fogas
Keyword(s):  
Energy Performance ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Passive House ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Zero Energy Building ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Preliminary Planning ◽  
Solar House ◽  
The Cost

The paper presents the preliminary planning of a demonstration pilot for exemplary renovation of an existing building (“Solar House 1 – Campina”) towards nZEB level using Passive House principles and technologies. The “Solar House” was one of the lighthouses of solar energy developments in the ‘80s in Romania, being built in 1977-1978 in Campina (Centre-South Romania) and represented an experimental building using innovative solar technologies for DHW preparation, active and passive space heating. The decision of transforming the existing building in a demonstration pilot nZEB with green materials was taken and the feasibility study is currently underway. The pilot aims to analyse and test, the cost effectiveness of Passive House (PH) technologies integration in a deep renovation process with the view to achieve the fixed nZEB levels, as an exemplary case study demonstrating the benefits and feasibility of applying PH principles and energy performance evaluation in real context. Both approaches of applying the renovation standard EnerPHit and targeting Passive House criteria are discussed together with the nZEB targets, while the analysis of technical (energy performance) and economic (total costs) feasibility is presented. The proposed building will act as a training and consultancy centre in Campina - created as a model for achieving greater energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in Romania.

scholarly journals Experiment on Concrete with Partial Replacement of Sand with Alternate Green Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 1053-1056
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Copper Slag ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Optimum Dose ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Alternative Materials ◽  
Quarry Dust

In recent decades, there is a sprut in the growth of the construction industry. Aggregates are one of the main ingredients for making concrete. Depletion of natural resources of sand and the effect of mass production of cement on sustainable environment, need studies on the use of alternative materials. On the other hand, dumping of wastes from the industries are piling up resulting in the pollution of the environment. By considering the above facts, severe studies are focused on partial replacement of river sand with alternatives like copper slag, steel slag, quarry dust, etc., The outcome of these studies shows that the alternate materials enlarge the mechanical and durability properties of concrete. The optimum dose of alternate materials to replacement of sand is evaluated. In this paper, technical papers published by researchers are studied, discussed and compared

Green market segmentation and consumer profiling: a cluster approach to an emerging consumer market

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Jaiswal ◽  
Vikrant Kaushal ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Singh ◽  
Abhijeet Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Market Segmentation ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Consumerism ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Green Market ◽  
Research Findings

PurposeIn the present era of green consumerism, consumers are shifting towards sustainable consumption with the rising demand of green products. Despite consumers' demand of such products, their attitudes towards eco-friendly practices can neither be the same for different consumer groups nor can be treated as they all are equally green. The purpose of this study is to operationalize the green market segmentation based on demographic, psychographic and behavioural characterization in the Indian context of green consumerism.Design/methodology/approachThe deductive approach of questionnaire survey method has been adapted to collect the responses from convenience sampling of Indian consumers using the measured constructs concerning to green consumer psychology. The data were analyzed by applying multivariate techniques of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), cluster and discriminant analysis.FindingsThe results revealed that the three distinctive set of consumer groups are evolved as “keen greens”, “moderate greens” and “reluctant greens” based on the eight cognitive variables used in this study, namely environmental concern (EC), perceived environmental knowledge (PEK), perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE), perception of eco-label, perception of eco-brand and environmental advertisements, green purchase intention (GPI) and green purchasing behaviour (GPB) in the Indian context.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings may lack its generalizability in the Indian context, as the survey strategy is confined with the most populated territory of India. To provide its robustness, the future studies need more heterogeneous sample across the country. The research findings could provide the key insights into policymakers and enterprises in the framing of marketing strategies to promote green consumerism in the setting of emerging economies.Originality/valueThere is dearth of literature concerning to green consumer segmentation based on the “attitude–intention–behaviour” approach in the Indian context. Therefore, the present study endeavours to manifest a holistic description of green consumer classification based on demographic, psychographic and behavioural characterization. At Prima facie, the study is the first that elucidates consumers' segments profile by incorporating environmental cognitive factors from both the perspectives; “consumers” inner stimuli' and “external green marketing cues”, especially in the indigenous Indian setting.

Green Internet of Things (G-IoT)

2019 ◽  
pp. 379-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Solanki ◽  
Anand Nayyar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Greenhouse Effects

Smart world is envisioned via the fusion of diverse technologies like sensor communications, cloud computing, internet of things, AI, machine and deep learning. No doubt, new technologies bring revolution and innovation in every aspect of human life, but they are accompanied by lots of limitations in terms of energy wastage, environmental hazards like carbon or other chemical emissions, extreme consumption of natural or renewable sources and greenhouse effects. In order to minimize the negative impact of these technologies on the environment, it is utmost important to move towards green technology. That is the reason researchers are working hard and moving towards green computing, ICT, and IoT. This chapter explores an in-depth analysis of principles of G-IoT, making significant progress towards improvising the quality of life and sustainable environment. In addition to this, the chapter outlines various Green ICT technologies explores potential towards diverse real-time areas and also highlights various challenges acting as a barrier towards G-IoT implementation in the real world.

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