scholarly journals Euroconference series "Quality of Life - Sustainability - Environmental Changes": Event 2: Exchange processes: societal, institutional, and political determinants guiding environmental behaviour and processing environmental knowledge within society

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
TATuP Redaktion
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
Exchange Processes

scholarly journals Are 'green' landscapes associated with 'green' behaviours? A study into the relationship between urban green space visitation and pro-environmental behaviour in Wellington, New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ivana Giacon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
City Council ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Urban Green

<p>With global environmental change looming there is a call for urban societies to change behaviours and lead more sustainable lifestyles. However, behaviour change policies have mostly been ineffective with urban society’s weak emotional connection to nature cited as a major barrier. Wilson’s (1986) biophilia hypothesis posits humans have an innate desire to preserve and protect the natural environment programmed into our biological evolution and that exposure to nature fosters this desire. With fifty percent of the world’s population now living in urban environments there is the concern that a reduced contact with nature will further reduce emotional connections to nature and acceptance of pro-environmental behaviour change. Governments worldwide have neglected to incorporate nature exposure into pro-environmental behaviour change policies highlighting the need for empirical evidence to demonstrate a positive relationship between nature exposure and pro-environmental behaviour. This study fills this literature gap. With urban green space acting as the main form of nature contact for many urban residents, urban green space visitation was used as a proxy for nature exposure. Data collected by the Wellington City Council was examined for a relationship between urban green space visitation and pro-environmental behaviour using a series of regression techniques. Regressions restricted to different types of urban green space and pro-environmental behaviours were analysed for significant correlations. Gender, age, income, pride, and quality of life were also examined for moderating effects. A statistically significant relationship was reported between urban green space visitation and pro-environmental behaviour with sports field visitation the weakest predictor. There was no evidence of significant moderation by gender, age, income, pride, or quality of life. My results provide evidence for further research into urban green space expansion and promotion as a behaviour change tool.</p>

Monitoring quality of life in the first half­year period of coronaviral infodemy in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
O.E. Fedorenko ◽  
K.V. Koladenko ◽  
L.V. Sologub
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Sf 36

The COVID-19 pandemic, political and economic factors, the latest technological advances, environmental changes in the world — all this significantly influenced the awareness of the quality of life by most of the population. For us, as clinicians and lecturers of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology with a course of cosmetology at Bogomolets National Medical University, this became obvious after the forced abandonment of the usual «live» teaching and the transition to distance learning at Zoom in March 2020, and at the same time the re-profiling of the clinical base of the department for inpatient treatment of only COVID-19 patients with the simultaneous discharge of specialized dermatological patients.During the pandemic, we were in fact deprived of the possibility of further professional contact with specialized patients with dermatological diseases. We only had the technical ability to contact the 4th year students of NMU online. It was decided to take advantage of this opportunity not only for their distance teaching of the basics of dermatovenerology, but also for determining (clarifying) their psychostatus with the help of appropriate tests. Objective — to conduct a remote monitoring study of the quality of life (QOL) indicators in young medical workers (students) against the background of the negative informative influence of the media due to the forced long-term stay in a stressful situation of lockdown and strict multi-week quarantine caused by the COVID19 pandemic. Materials and methods. QOL was assessed using the Health Status Survey (SF36) which is one of general (non-specialized) questionnaires. Results and discussion. During the period from March to June, there were noticeable changes in the self-esteem of somatically quite healthy fourth-year medical students of their own QOL, both on several SF-36 scales and in general. This was despite the fact that none of them and their family members were infected with COVID-19 or had any clinical manifestations of this disease for all 3 months. In general, during this time, the existing changes were negative, albeit to varying degrees, according to individual scales. In conditions of remote contact, it became technically possible and scientifically justified to use questionnaires to determine QOL in statistically significant samples of voluntary respondents. Conclusions. We find it hypothetically possible to consider changes in QOL self-esteem in general and according to individual SF-36 scales as a kind of unconventional but quite objective and visual diagnostic test for preclinical (early) determination of the threat of formation and development of psychosomatic disorders in any adult patient who saw a family doctor.

Community Development Corporations Could Potentially Improve Research on Causal Associations Between Environmental Features and Physical Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1373-1378
Author(s):  
Richard Suminski ◽  
Jason A. Wasserman ◽  
Carlene A. Mayfield ◽  
Micah Kubic ◽  
Julie Porter
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Community Development Corporations ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
Life Plans

Background:Community development corporations (CDC) are worldwide entities that create environments facilitating physical activity. At the same time, researchers face challenges conducting cost-effective, longitudinal studies on how environmental changes affect physical activity.Objective:To provide evidence suggesting that CDC initiatives could potentially be integrated into a research framework for examining the influence of environmental improvements on physical activity.Methods:Quality of Life Plans (QLP) developed by a CDC and stakeholders from 6 lower-income neighborhoods were systematically reviewed to obtain data about environmental features targeted for change and the strategies used to bring about those changes. Strategies were deemed pro–physical activity if previous studies suggested they have the potential to affect physical activity.Results:A total of 348 strategies were proposed of which 164 were pro–physical activity. Six environmental features were targeted including crime (57 strategies), aesthetics (39), facilities (30), walkability (17), destinations (14), and programs (5). Strategies involved implementing (90 strategies), planning (33), assessing (26), and securing funding (13). Progress reports indicated that 37.4% of the pro–physical activity strategies were implemented 1 year following the development of the QLPs.Conclusions:These results suggest that activities of CDCs could potentially be systematically integrated into the scientific study of environmental influences on physical activity.

scholarly journals Recessive Social Trends in the Coal-Mining Region (on Example of Kuzbass) as a Barrier for Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 04029
Author(s):  
Elena Morozova ◽  
Anna Mukhacheva ◽  
Tatiana Dobrydina ◽  
Nadezhda Usvyat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Linear Connection ◽  
Economic Indicator ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Gross Regional Product ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Regional Product

The article is devoted to the analysis of the dynamics of a number of development indicators of Kemerovo region, which reflect the quality of life of the population, for the period from 1999 to 2016, as well as their dependence on the state of the regional economy. The index of the volume of the gross regional product was chosen as a basic economic indicator. The correlation analysis has revealed a high degree of tightness of the direct linear connection between the growth rates of the gross regional product, on the one hand, and the positive environmental changes. The reverse linear dependence is fixed with the indicators of the level of offenses and emissions into the atmosphere. To determine the degree of impact of the economic downturn on the quality of life of the population, the authors' methodology for assessing “the subsidence” of social indicators during the crisis period was used. Its application in comparison with the all-Russian data made it possible to draw a number of conclusions: in Kemerovo region, the problems of unemployment and negative environmental trends are more acute than in the whole country.

scholarly journals Impacts of Environmental Changes on Well-Being in Indigenous Communities in Eastern Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Fuentes ◽  
Hugo Asselin ◽  
Annie Claude Bélisle ◽  
Oscar Labra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Resource Exploitation ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Acute Changes ◽  
Distress Scale

Climate change and natural resource exploitation can affect Indigenous people’s well-being by reducing access to ecosystem services, in turn impeding transmission of traditional knowledge and causing mental health problems. We used a questionnaire based on the Environmental Distress Scale (EDS) and the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) to examine the impacts of environmental changes on 251 members of four Indigenous communities in the eastern Canadian boreal forest. We also considered the potential mitigating effects of sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., age, gender, parenthood, and time spent on the land) and protective factors (i.e., health, quality of life, resilience, life on the land, life in the community, and support from family and friends). Using linear regression, model selection, and multi-model inference, we show that the felt impacts of environmental changes increased with age but were lower for participants with higher quality of life. The effect of resilience was opposite to expectations: more resilient participants felt more impacts. This could be because less resilient individuals ceased to go on the land when environmental changes exceeded a given threshold; thus, only the most resilient participants could testify to the impacts of acute changes. Further research will be needed to test this hypothesis.

Ecological History of Calcutta's Wetland Conversion

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh ◽  
Susmita Sen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Ecological History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Alternatives ◽  
Wetland Conversion ◽  
Wetlands Ecosystems

The interest in the wetlands ecosystems on Calcutta's periphery should be understood in the context of the search for development alternatives—for locally-adapted, appropriate modes of development rather than transplantation of alien models. Too often, planners look abroad for ideas without realizing that appropriate principles and practices are present in their own backyards. We are now coming to understand that ecodevelopment entails bringing together creative techniques with the ways in which people perceive and approach the issues of quality of life through environmental changes that are in the forefront of planning debates. Human and ecologically-sound planning requires an integration of such understanding with suitable techniques and procedures.

Nursing care of geriatric donkeys

UK-Vet Equine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 222-224
Author(s):  
Marie Rippingale
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Treatment Plans ◽  
Specialist Treatment

Many donkeys are now kept as pets rather than working animals. This means they often live longer, with many now reaching 20-years-old and being classed as geriatric. These donkeys often require specialist treatment and management, as they are prone to certain conditions such as dental disease and arthritis. The owner should be fully involved with treatment plans and supported through any environmental changes. When the time comes, the quality of life of the geriatric donkey should be assessed carefully, and the owner should be guided through the resulting decisions with support and dignity for their much-loved companion.

The Competitive Attractiveness and Sustainability of the Quality of Life in the Russian Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 410-425
Author(s):  
B. M. Grinchel ◽  
E. A. Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
High Level

Aim. The presented study aims to theoretically substantiate and empirically test criteria and indicators for a generalized assessment of the level and sustainability of the quality of life in the regions of the Russian Federation in the context of challenges and volatile foreign economic and political conditions.Tasks. The authors use a system of indicators and the criterion of sustainability of the quality of life to conduct a typological analysis of the distribution and ranking of Russian regions by the quality of life and sustainability of development in 2016-2019.Methods. This study proposes an algorithm and mathematical tools for measuring the level and sustainability of regional development in terms of life quality based on a group of indicators relevant for current Russian conditions, generically characterizing the attractiveness of living conditions in the territory.Results. Methods for analyzing and managing the sustainability of regional economic development in Russia under the influence of political and economic challenges and risks are proposed. A method for comparing the ranking positions of Russian regions by the quality of life is proposed and applied. Several hypotheses about the regularity of regional distribution by the quality of life are considered, and the reasons for the violation of the sustainability of social development are analyzed for groups of regions that showed signs of instability during the analyzed period.Conclusions. Based on the proposed criterion of sustainability of development and assessment of the level of competitive attractiveness of regions and their ranking by the quality of life, the study shows that 43 out of 85 regions were developing steadily in terms of life quality in 2016-2019. Of the 42 regions that showed a decrease in the level and ranking of competitive attractiveness, the majority suffered due to increased unemployment, crime, reduced income, and adverse environmental changes. Increased sustainability of development is usually observed in regions with a high level of competitive attractiveness in terms of the quality of life and the level of economic development.

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