scholarly journals Trajnostni razvoj in njegova nadgradnja glede na probleme sodobne družbe v prostoru

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davorin Žnidarič
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
Living Nature ◽  
Brundtland Commission ◽  
Growing Population

Sustainable development, or discourse, is currently still the dominant environmental discourse in international and local environments, which was formed on the initiative of the so-called Brundtland Commission in the mid-1980s due to many social problems, especially environmental problems and their consequences. It basically represented the first global response from a critical, wider public, due to the growing needs of an ever-growing population, spatial pressures and lack of environmental awareness, reflected in increasing consequences for living and non-living nature and especially for humans. The idea of sustainable discourse represented the beginning of a positive direction in solving environmental problems, but in practice the environmental paradigm is still insufficiently established and globally effectively accepted, the operation of which often develops only on a theoretical level. Due to the lack and unification of concepts, but above all practical, efficient and feasible concepts in space, it is necessary to upgrade sustainable discourse, which will take into account modern trends and current spatial and natural conditions and limitations.

International Law and Environmental Legislation in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to India and Indonesia

1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
J.M. Otto
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Law ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Complex Situation ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
World Community ◽  
Brundtland Commission

1. INTRODUCTIONAttention for the pollution and degradation of the human environment over the last decades has resulted in an unprecedented increase of activities regarding environmental policy and law at both international and national levels. Since 1972 international resolutions and agreements have distinguished between environmental problems of developing countries and those of industrial countries. In that year it was proclaimed at the Stockholm UN-Conference on the Human Environment that in the developing countries most of the environmental problems are caused by under-development. The extremely complex situation in those countries in this regard was made known to the world community again by the so-called Brundtland Commission in its final report.

3. Growth Unlimited: The Promethean Response

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Dryzek
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Greek Mythology ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
The World ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
Human Capacity ◽  
Environmental Limits ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on the Promethean response to unlimited growth. Discourses do not need conscious articulation. They can be so ingrained and taken-for-granted that it would never occur to anyone to mention them. Such was the case for the environmental discourse which can be styled Promethean. In Greek mythology Prometheus stole fire from Zeus, thus significantly increasing the human capacity to manipulate the world. Prometheans have unlimited confidence in the ability of humans and their technologies to overcome any problem — including environmental problems. The term ‘cornucopian’ is sometimes associated with this denial of environmental limits. After providing a background on the central argument of the Promethean discourse with respect to growth, the chapter considers various criticisms levelled against it. It also explores Promethean environmentalism and the impact of Promethean discourse.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Growth and Yield of NERICA and PNR Rice Lines in Rainfed Ecosystem in the Eastern Interland of Kinshasa, DR Congo

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Mitashi Kimvula Jules ◽  
Lukula Lukwera Firmin
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Dr Congo ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Rainfed Ecosystem ◽  
Growing Population

The developing countries are rife with blatant pauperization. The agricultural sector, provider of food and a strong economy, has been in the hands of artisanal farmers for several decades. As a result, the yield is low to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. Thus, in order to help support food security in tropical countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a study was conducted on the comparison of growth and yield of 15 lines / varieties of rice under natural conditions. On the Bateke plateau (Kinshasa, DRC) during season B, from January to June 2004. The number of tillers per plant, the number of tassels per plant, the height and flowering at 50% plant, the weight of a thousand kernels as well as the yield in kg / ha were used as observation variables to evaluate the performance of the plant. Each variety under study for 4 months following a randomized full block device with 3 replicates.From our observations, it emerges that although season B was less productive than season A, a few lines / varieties of rice have shown very distinct performances. Indeed, the varieties NERICA 7, P8.20.B3. 2.1. C1, PNR 1, NERICA 5 showed good height growth while NERICA 7, P10. 100. B1. N1B1, P10. 77. B2. N2. B3, P10. 51. B1. N1. gave a high dry grain yield.Therefore, given their high yield in dry grains, these lines / varieties would be a better substitute for the varieties already in circulation (PNR 1, IRAT 112, and IRAT 341) to increase the country's rice production and thus overcome the problem of low yield experienced by the DRCongo.

scholarly journals Environmental discourse (from the journalistic sphere) and its recontextualization in Brazilian textbooks to teach English

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Poliane Silva ◽  
Vera Lúcia Cristovão
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Environmental Discourses ◽  
Inner Circle

This article aims at investigating texts that approach environmental discourses in textbooks for English language teaching and their implications in education. The data are selected by means of i) gathering of texts in the book collections approved by PNLD 2015; ii) identification of the environmental perspective and its characteristics among the selected texts regarding genre, support, theme, and context of production. The results demonstrate that the rational perspective is predominant among the texts disseminated , the institutional type of support was the leading format and the majority of them came from inner circle sources. As for implications, we emphasize: i) the use of images may promote the opportunity for(critical) literacy fostering the construction of new meanings; ii) the predominant texts from the inner circle sphere distance the student from peripheral perspectives and the English language use as international or so called “língua franca”; iii)  the focus on the rational perspective keeps technical or technological actions as the solution for environmental problems.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Jaringan Drainase Kecamatan Tanjung Kabupaten Lombok Utara

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-197
Author(s):  
Ari Ramadhan Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Drainage Channels

North Lombok Regency is located north of the below of Mount Rinjani where this area consists of five sub-districts, i.e., Pemenang, Tanjung, Gangga, Kayangan, and Bayan sub-districts, with a total population of 220,412 people. Despite being the youngest district, it has many problems, one of which is environmental problems, such as flooding and inundation. During the rainy season, inundation occurs in several locations in Tanjung District. Inundation happens because the existing drainage system is not functioning correctly. Based on the background mentioned before, a study was conducted to determine the condition of the existing channel, the factors causing inundation, and appropriate actions to overcome the problem of flooding and inundation in Tanjung District, North Lombok Regency. The method used in this research is to make observations and surveys in the field. From the analysis results, it is known that the problems of flooding and inundation in Tanjung District, North Lombok Regency are influenced by natural conditions and human activities. The solution or action that can be taken is to redesign and repair the damaged canal walls and clean the drainage channels from sediment and pile of trash.ABSTRAKKabupaten Lombok Utara berada di sebelah utara kaki Gunung Rinjani. Terdiri dari lima kecamatan yakni Kecamatan Pemenang, Tanjung, Gangga, Kayangan, dan Bayan dengan total jumlah penduduk 220.412 jiwa. Meskipun menjadi kabupaten termuda, banyak permasalahan yang dihadapi, salah satunya permasalahan lingkungan, seperti banjir dan genangan. Ketika musim penghujan terjadi genangan di beberapa lokasi di Kecamatan Tanjung. Hal ini disebabkan oleh sitem drainase yang ada tidak berfungsi dengan baik. Berdasarkan latar belakang di atas, dilakukan penelitian untuk mengetahui kondisi saluran eksisting, faktor penyebab terjadinya genangan dan upaya apa yang sesuai untuk menanggulangi permasalahan banjir dan genangan di Kecamatan Tanjung Kabupaten Lombok Utara. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan melakukan observasi dan survey di lapangan. Hasil dari analisi diketahui bahwa permasalahan banjir dan genangan di Kecamatan Tanjung Kabupaten Lombok Utara dipengaruhi oleh kondisi alam dan aktivitas manusia. Upaya yang dapat dilakukan saat ini adalah dengan melakukan redesain dan perbaikan pada dinding-dinding saluran yang mengalami kerusakan serta membersihkan saluran drainase dari tumpukan sedimentasi dan sampah.

Population, Environmental Discourse, and Sustainability

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Coole
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Ecological Problem ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
Limits To Growth ◽  
Material Issue ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Population Stabilization ◽  
Growing Population

This chapter considers the relationship between population growth and environmental sustainability. This is presented as both an objective, material issue of demographic change and environmental resources and a normative one regarding the quality of life. The discussion begins with Maltuhusian arguments popular in the mid-twentieth century limits to growth discourses, continues with an overview of the 1970s opposition to this discourse, and concludes with an assessment of the challenges that both a growing population and a legacy of racist and misogynist discourse advocating limits to population pose for contemporary efforts to achieve sustainable development. While the chapter is sympathetic to the environmentalist claim that any ecological problem is harder to solve with more people, it finds few signs that any politically or ethically acceptable framework exists that would allow current environmental theorists to advocate population stabilization strategies.

Environmental aspects of Religious Beliefs and Ritual Practices of the rural Population of Siberia (the 1920s. - Beginning of XXI Century) (Экологические аспекты религиозных воззрений и обрядовых практик сельского населения Сибири (1920-е гг. - начало xxi в.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-138
Author(s):  
Galina Lyubimova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Population ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Ritual Practices

Radical changes in the structure of rural population of Siberia became the result of transformation of peasant economic and ecological traditions in the xx century. Modern villagers, mainly engaged in the problems of survival, perceive environmental problems as something unrelated to them. However, the valuable relation to the natural environment is now a subject of reflection not only in traditional for Siberia Christian denominations, but also in the new religious movements. Being a response to the ecological utilitarianism which prevailed in the policies of the Soviet state since the 1930s, as well as to present-day worsening environmental problems, the mainstreaming environmental discourse in religious life of rural population is currently taking place. Based on the author’s field materials, archival documents and local periodicals the paper discusses the environmental aspects of religious beliefs and ritual practices of different groups of rural population of Siberia in Soviet and post-Soviet period.

Analysis of the main methods of solid waste management

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
Ulana Storoshchuk ◽  
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Myroslav Malovanyy ◽  
Ivan Tymchuk ◽  
Liubov Luchyt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Growing Population

The world's growing population and, as a result, higher consumption of goods and services have led to a rapid increase in municipal solid waste. This situation creates serious environmental problems that require clear strategies for managing this waste. Improving the efficiency of recycling to restore quality materials, saving resources and maintaining waste in landfills are among the most pressing problems of our time. The article considers the existing methods of solid waste management in order to select the most optimal waste management system in the context of sustainable development.

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