scholarly journals POPULATION AWARENESS OF THE HARMFULNESS OF SOSNOWSKY'S HOGWEED IN REZEKNE MUNICIPALITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Inta Kotane ◽  
Anda Zvaigzne
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Data Grouping ◽  
Research Grant

Invasive alien species are one of the most urgent problems to be addressed to maintain biodiversity in the world. Sosnowsky's hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi) has been included in Latvia’s list of invasive alien species. The population’s awareness of the problem of Sosnowsky's hogweed may be viewed as one of the preventive measures to avoid the spread of the weed, which also allows optimally using financial resources. Research studies show that the levels of public awareness of Sosnowsky's hogweed and its harmfulness are different. The paper is based on the implementation results for the research grant "Investigation into the Information Society regarding the Control and Hazards of Sosnowsky's Hogweed in Rezekne Municipality”. The research aim of the paper is to examine the Rezekne municipality population’s awareness of the harmfulness of Sosnowsky's hogweed and their wish to acquire or build up their knowledge about the harmfulness of Sosnowsky's hogweed based on the results of a survey/interview of experts and a survey of the population. The research results – the results of the survey and the interview – revealed that the population could identify Sosnowsky's hogweed in nature, and the population, including agricultural land owners/managers were sufficiently informed about the harmfulness of Sosnowsky's hogweed. For the population, the most appropriate way of acquiring information about Sosnowsky's hogweed would be Internet websites, even though the experts considered the websites to be a partly effective way of informing the public. Research methods used: monographic, descriptive, analysis, synthesis, data grouping and sociological methods – a survey/interview of industry experts and a survey of the population.

scholarly journals Public Awareness and Perceptions of Invasive Alien Species in Small Towns

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1322
Author(s):  
Nolwethu Jubase ◽  
Ross T. Shackleton ◽  
John Measey
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Demographic Covariates

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a growing threat globally and cause a variety of ecological, economic, and social impacts. People can introduce IAS and facilitate their spread, and can also implement, support, or oppose their management. Understanding local knowledge, awareness, and perceptions are therefore crucial if management and policy are to be effective. We administered questionnaires to members of the public in eight small towns along the Berg River Catchment in the biodiverse fynbos biome of South Africa. We aimed to assess: (1) awareness of IAS by the general public, (2) local perceptions of the impacts associated with IAS, (3) whether awareness of IAS is correlated with demographic covariates and IAS density, and (4) people’s willingness to detect, report, and support IAS management. Overall, 262 respondents participated in the survey. Most respondents (65%) did not know what IAS are, and 10% were unsure. Many respondents also perceived IAS as beneficial. Using a logistic regression, we found that IAS density, educational level, and gender influenced people’s knowledge and perceptions about IAS in the region. There were a small number (4%) of respondents currently detecting and reporting IAS, but many respondents were interested to learn more. We concluded that people living in small towns in the Western Cape of South Africa remain largely unaware of IAS and their impacts. It is crucial to increase awareness-raising initiatives, and build support and engagement in management of IAS in small towns.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF CONTROL METHODS FOR SOSNOWSKY'S HOGWEED HERACLEUM SOSNOWSKYI IN REZEKNE MUNICIPALITY: THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF EXPERTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Anda Zvaigzne ◽  
Inta Kotane ◽  
Anna Mezaka
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Soil Tillage ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Local Species ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Data Grouping ◽  
Control Application

An increasing number of scientists as well as the public discuss the spread of invasive alien species that replace local species. One of such species is Sosnowsky’s hogweed that creates problems to land owners and managers as well as local residents in Rezekne municipality.The aim of the paper is to assess expert opinions on the application of control methods for Sosnowsky’s hogweed in Rezekne municipality. To achieve the aim, the following specific research tasks were set: 1) to describe the situation with the spread of Sosnowsky’s hogweed in Rezekne municipality; 2) to identify the most effective methods of control for Sosnowsky's hogweed and their application in Rezekne municipality by employing the expert method.Research methods used: monographic, descriptive, analysis, synthesis, data grouping and a sociological method – an expert survey/interview. Kendall’s W was employed to analyse the extent of agreement among the experts.The research results showed that in general the experts were quite unanimous (W=0.59) and regarded the combined method, chemical control (application of herbicides) and soil tillage as the most effective methods to control Sosnowsky's hogweed. Also, the experts supposed that land owners and managers in Rezekne municipality did not choose the most effective and efficient control methods for Sosnowsky's hogweed.The paper has been elaborated with the financial support of Rezekne Academy of Technologies provided through a research grant.

Invasive Alien Species in Switzerland: Awareness and Preferences of Experts and the Public

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Xenia Junge ◽  
Marcel Hunziker ◽  
Nicole Bauer ◽  
Arne Arnberger ◽  
Roland Olschewski
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals BRANDING AWARENESS “KAMPUS BELA NEGARA” FOR STUDENTS UPN “VETERAN” JAWA TIMUR (Descriptive Analysis of Public Sector Marketing)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-169
Author(s):  
Meyga Sisillia ◽  
Arimurti Kriswibowo
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Public Sector Managers ◽  
Public Sector Marketing ◽  
State Defense

The public sector is all activities carried out by the state apparatus with the aim of meeting the needs of society and solving public problems. UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur is one of the state universities as a public institution that has branding in marketing. Through branding, it can convey a message to the public and students about the meaning of defending the country itself. However, it turns out that there are still many students who are not aware of the branding of the state defense campus itself. so it is necessary to measure the awareness of the branding of state defense campuses that have never been evaluated by UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur or abbreviated as UPNVJT. This study aims to measure the level of Branding Awareness of UPNVJT students on the branding of the State Defense Campus. The method used is descriptive quantitative with the technique of collecting data sources obtained by distributing questionnaires. The population in this study were all students of UPNVJT class of 2014-2020, namely 13,915. with a sample to be taken of 389 respondents. The results of this study indicate that branding policies in the public sector are still not supported by the awareness of these public sector managers. The branding awareness of the State Defense Campus is still not at the Top of Mind level so that further treatment is needed to be able to increase public awareness from users.

scholarly journals Alientoma, a Dynamic Database for Alien Insects in Greece and Its Use by Citizen Scientists in Mapping Alien Species

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1101
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Kalaentzis ◽  
Christos Kazilas ◽  
Jakovos Demetriou ◽  
Evangelos Koutsoukos ◽  
Dimitrios N. Avtzis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Online Database ◽  
The Public ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Raising Awareness

Invasive alien species have been increasingly acknowledged as a major threat to native biodiversity and ecosystem services, while their adverse impacts expand to human health, society and the economy on a global scale. Insects represent one of the most numerous alien organismic groups, accounting for about one fifth of their total number. In Greece, a large number of alien insects have been identified, currently reaching 469 species. In recent decades, the contribution of citizen science towards detecting and mapping the distribution of alien insects has been steeply increasing. Addressing the need for up-to-date information on alien species as well as encouraging public participation in scientific research, the Alientoma website—derived from “alien” and the Greek word “entoma”, meaning insects, is presented. The website aims towards providing updated information on alien species of insects to the public as well as the scientific community, raising awareness about biological invasions and addressing their distribution and impacts inter alia. By maintaining a dynamic online database alongside a strong social media presence since its launch, Alientoma has attracted individuals mainly from Greece and Cyprus, interacting with the website through a total of 1512 sessions. Alientoma intends to establish a constantly increasing network of citizen scientists and to supplement early detection, monitoring and management efforts to mitigate the adverse impacts of alien insects in Greece.

scholarly journals Perception of Tourists Towards Challenges Heritage Building Conservation

2018 ◽  
pp. 1145-1150
Author(s):  
Nurhanisah Hazarudin ◽  
Radzi Ismail ◽  
Wan Nadzri Osman ◽  
Fazdliel Aswad Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Technical Aspect ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Conservation Activity ◽  
Aspect Social ◽  
Building Conservation

Building conservation is the key challenges to the heritage building. The main attractive element for tourist to visit heritage building is condition of building. This paper attempt to identifying the challenges in heritage building conservation. Quantitative method was used in this study which involved tourist as respondents. This study was conducted in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Total numbers of returned questionnaires are 127. Descriptive analysis was used in this study to know the level of challenges in heritage building conservation. The results found that there are four challenges aspects; consist of building aspect, technicality aspect, social aspect and environment aspect. The first ranked of challenges in heritage building conservation scope is social aspect. Based on tourist perception, they believed social aspect become the main challenge in building conservation. Followed by building aspect, environment aspect and technical aspect. In social aspect, the results show that low involvement of young people with the heritage and conservation activity, public participation are still low with the heritage, program and lack of public awareness on heritage building conservation. These challenges resolve by increase the awareness and involvement the public people. Further research need to emphasis on how to increase public awareness in heritage building conservation.

scholarly journals Blacklists do not necessarily make people curious about invasive alien species. A case study with Bayesian structural time series and Wikipedia searches about invasive mammals in Italy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacopo Cerri ◽  
Sandro Bertolino ◽  
Lucilla Carnevali ◽  
Andrea Monaco ◽  
Piero Genovesi
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Structural Time Series ◽  
Invasive Mammals ◽  
Structural Time

Blacklists of invasive alien species are a popular tool to manage and prevent biological invasions. Furthermore, by providing accessible examples of invasive alien species and by having a certain media resonance, they can in principle raise the awareness and make laypeople curious towards this topic. However, no study ever tested for this side-effect of blacklists. We tested if the implementation of the first blacklist of invasive alien species of the European concern, by the European Union in August 2016, increased visits to Wikipedia pages about invasive alien mammals in Italy. We adopted Bayesian Structural Time Series, using native mammals as a synthetic control, and we considered both invasive alien mammals that appeared on the list and those which were not included.Following the publication of the first European blacklist of invasive alien species, there was no increase in the amount of weekly visits to the Wikipedia pages about invasive mammals. This was true both for species that were included in the list and those which were not. Rather increased search volumes were syncronous to other events that had media resonance. Our results indicate that important policymaking initiatives, do not necessarily raise public awareness about biological invasions, even when these policies, such as blacklists, are easy to understand and have a certain media coverage. We emphasize the importance of coupling them with adequate communication campaigns and also to develop communication guidelines for the media.

scholarly journals Performance of Agricultural Extension Workers in Implementing Urban Agriculture Programs in Banyumanik District, Semarang City, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Agus Subhan Prasetyo ◽  
Anisa Nurina Aulia ◽  
Agung Sebastian Sinaga
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Agriculture Programs

Urban farming is one of the alternatives to eliminate the impacts of the conversion of agricultural land. However, implementing urban farming activities requires various preparations, including the role of agricultural extension workers. The extension worker can make significant contributions to raise public awareness of the importance of urban farming. This study determines the performance level of extension workers in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of urban farming extension programs in BPP Kramas, Banyumanik district. This research employed a descriptive analysis approach by using a Likert scale. The results indicate that the performance level of extension workers in extension preparation, extension implementation, evaluation, and reporting are in the high category, with an average percentage achievement of 96%. It means that the urban farming program in Kramas Banyumanik district had been done well according to the formulated plan.JEL Classification: O18, Q15, Q16

scholarly journals REVITALISASI MUSEUM MANUSIA PURBA GILIMANUK

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Gede Megasuari Indria
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
A Site

Revitalization of the Ancient Man of Gilimanuk Museum is very important to do as a first step to establish better communication between the Museum and the community it serves. This study aimed to describe the revitalization performed at the Museum of Ancient Man Gilimanuk and its relation to the strengthening of national identity. Methods of data collection in this study is observation, interview, and literature study. This research uses descriptive analysis techniques with a philosophical approach. The results showed that the revitalization performed at the Ancient Man Museum of Gilimanuk includes updating the interior of the main exhibit hall and also a site museum arrangement in accordance with the concept of the new museum. The revitalization at the Ancient Man Museum of Gilimanuk can increased the public awareness of their cultural identity. Revitalisasi sangat penting dilakukan sebagai langkah awal untuk membangun komunikasi yang lebih baik antara Museum Manusia Purba Gilimanuk dan masyarakat yang dilayani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan revitalisasi yang dilakukan di Museum Manusia Purba Gilimanuk dan kaitannya dengan penguatan identitas bangsa. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara, dan studi kepustakaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik deskriptif analisis dengan pendekatan filosofis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa revitalisasi yang dilakukan di Museum Manusia Purba Gilimanuk meliputi pembaharuan interior ruang pameran utama dan juga penataan ruang site museum sesuai dengan konsep new museum. Adanya revitalisasi di Museum Manusia Purba Gilimanuk dapat berpengaruh pada meningkatnya kesadaran masyarakat akan identitas budayanya.

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