How the hospital context influences nurses’ environmentally responsible practice: A focused ethnography

A review of sludge disposal to sea in North America involves sociological and political as well as technical, scientific or engineering considerations. The review of the interrelationships between these differing types of interests has appeared to be most intense in the United States. Not because of a lesser concern in Canada and Mexico; but because of factors such as the location of most major population centers along the sea coasts, the resulting possibility of environmental problems from waste discharges and the intensity and influence of the environmental movement. From the standpoint of a city or other agency attempting to dispose of solids residual from waste-water treatment in a manner which is both environmentally responsible and economically reasonable, the laws and regulations arising out of the complex of interest cited above pose almost impossible problems. Basic decisions are made by the courts and agency administrators and apply nationwide rather than allowing evaluation of each specific problem. Furthermore, laws applying to air, land and water (sea) pollution conflict so that environmentally responsible solutions become difficult to impossible. Case histories with an outline of the controlling legislation, development of standards and measure of the actual dimensions of such discharge is presented.

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Advancing Innovations in Renewable Energy Technologies as Alternatives to Fossil Fuel Use in the Middle East

10.1093/oso/9780198822080.003.0020 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Damilola S Olawuyi

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Middle East ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Electricity Grid ◽

Energy Technologies ◽

Gulf Countries ◽

Environmentally Responsible ◽

Legal Frameworks ◽

Legal Barriers

Despite increasing political emphasis across the Middle East on the need to transition to lower carbon, efficient, and environmentally responsible energy systems and economies, legal innovations required to drive such transitions have not been given detailed analysis and consideration. This chapter develops a profile of law and governance innovations required to integrate and balance electricity generated from renewable energy sources (RES-E) with extant electricity grid structures in the Middle East, especially Gulf countries. It discusses the absence of renewable energy laws, the lack of legal frameworks on public–private partnerships, lack of robust pricing and financing, and lack of dedicated RES-E institutional framework. These are the main legal barriers that must be addressed if current national visions of a low-carbon transition across the Middle East are to move from mere political aspirations to realization.

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How Does Environmental Interpretation Affect Psychological Well-Being? A Study Conducted in the Context of COVID-19

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158522 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8522

Author(s):

Hoang Viet Nguyen ◽

Wilson Dang ◽

Hoang Nguyen ◽

Thi Nguyen Hong Nguyen ◽

Thi My Nguyet Nguyen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychological Contract ◽

Environmental Policies ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽

Environmental Interpretation ◽

Psychological Contract Violation ◽

Responsible Behavior ◽

Environmentally Responsible

The COVID-19 crisis has challenged and generated severe impact on the global society, economy, and environment. Under this pandemic context, governments and organizations around the world have issued and strengthened environmental policies and regulations to protect the environment and human health. However, the extant knowledge about how people’s interpretation of environmental policies and regulations influence their psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is still limited. This study, therefore, investigates the impact of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being with the mediating role of environmentally responsible behavior and the moderating role of psychological contract violation. Using the data from a large sample of 960 residents in China, results of structural equation modeling show a positive relationship between environmental interpretation and psychological well-being, and this relationship is mediated by environmentally responsible behavior. Notably, psychological contract violation has a moderating effect on the indirect effect of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being via environmentally responsible behavior. These findings have several important implications for policymakers in environmental sustainability and pandemic planning.

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Sustainable rural tourism: linking residents’ environmentally responsible behaviour to tourists’ green consumption

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research ◽

10.1080/10941665.2021.1925316 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 879-893

Author(s):

Jiajing Hu ◽

Lin Xiong ◽

Xingyang Lv ◽

Bo Pu

Keyword(s):

Rural Tourism ◽

Green Consumption ◽

Environmentally Responsible ◽

Responsible Behaviour

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The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116182 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6182

Author(s):

Marijana Pantić ◽

Saša Milijić

Keyword(s):

Urban Transformation ◽

The Other ◽

Transmission Of Knowledge ◽

Current State ◽

Transitional Countries ◽

Great Hope ◽

Environmentally Responsible ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

The City ◽

Insight Into

An agreement of cooperation and transmission of knowledge regarding the nomination for the European Green Capital Award (EGCA) was signed between the mayors of Belgrade and Ljubljana (EGCA 2016 winner) in September 2018. The candidacy of Belgrade was finally realized in October 2019. Great hope was placed in this endeavour because internationally recognized awards, such as the EGCA, represent enormous capital for both the city and the state. The EGCA requires serious preparation and significant fulfilment of preconditions. Many economically strong and environmentally responsible cities competed for the award, but did not win. On the other hand, the capital of Serbia does not appear to be an obvious winning candidate, especially as it is differentiated from the previous winners by being a non-EU city and by the fact that it is still undergoing an intense urban transformation, characteristic of transitional countries. Therefore, the main aim of this article is to present a review of the current state of Belgrade’s environmental qualities and its comparison with the EGCA criteria and with Grenoble as one of the winning competitors. The article gives a full overview of the EGCA requirements with certain details on required indicators, gives relevant insight into the procedure, which could be of use for any future candidacy, and discusses potential benefits for winners, losers and repeat candidacies.

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