scholarly journals Education for security versus education for sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-273
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Klimska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Strong Incentive ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face

The article presents issues related to the practice of sustainable development against the background of selected strategies and models of education. In the face of the ecological crisis, as well as growing threats to the social and natural environment, the need to modify education for sustainable development programmes appears more apparent. It has been proposed that this model of education should be supported by education for security, since security is a need, value, and a dynamic social process, and any actions in its favour, offer a strong incentive for people to be active and adopt new attitudes.

scholarly journals Linear economy, civil economy and circular economy: education as a catalyst for transition

2021 ◽  
pp. 260-269
Author(s):  
Rosa Indellicato
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Evolution ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Civil Economy ◽  
The Face

Many people today are raising the issue of sustainable development in the face of the danger of an ecological crisis. The economic, social and cultural evolution poses questions to which each of us is called to respond by reflecting on what are the emergencies of the planet, but at the same time to operate for the protection of health and the reduction of environmental damage. The natural disasters that have occurred in recent years lead us to reflect on the responsibility not only of man, but also the social responsibility of governments. So we ask ourselves: is it possible to achieve a green economy model? A famous economist has already mapped out a path to a non-violent economy, based on a model of accountability. This model states that every discovery must be evaluated by civil society, taking into account the balance between the resources used and the results obtained. To achieve a sustainable green economy, it will be essential to build a biodemocracy in which scientific options are widely supported and accepted.

scholarly journals Formulating Modes of Cooperative Leaning for Education for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3465
Author(s):  
Jordi Colomer ◽  
Dolors Cañabate ◽  
Brigita Stanikūnienė ◽  
Remigijus Bubnys
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Face ◽  
Contemporary Education ◽  
The Impact

In the face of today’s global challenges, the practice and theory of contemporary education inevitably focuses on developing the competences that help individuals to find meaningfulness in their societal and professional life, to understand the impact of local actions on global processes and to enable them to solve real-life problems [...]

Education for Sustainable Development and the “Whole Person” Curriculum in Japan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Clark ◽  
Niculina Nae ◽  
Masahiro Arimoto
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Sense Of Reality ◽  
Japanese Youth

Since the 1970s, Japanese society has endured rapid and confusing socio-economic transformation. These changes brought a sense of decentralization into Japanese life. It was a sense of loss and a sense of reality, as the stable dependencies that had characterized the Japanese way of life for centuries vanished. In the years leading up to the 21st century, this radical departure from tradition meant that the concept of continuity existed only to emphasize its absence. Society goes through a process of rapid change, posing challenges not everyone might be ready to tackle. The unintended, but inevitable, consequence is the social disaffection of Japanese youth, who may be losing their motivation (or focus) at a time of sudden and sustained adversity. The Japanese government is promoting the revitalizing energy of education for sustainable development (ESD), and even publicizes ESD’s potential for giving life a robust meaning. This is by no means an exclusively Japanese problem. In recent years, and with Japanese leadership, other UNESCO nations have integrated ESD into curricula. To fully understand the nature of the Japanese system for sustainable education, scholars need to draw from cultural philosophy, social neuroscience, historical analysis, and the ideas of socio-cognitive and constructivist theorists. Such a mix of methods provides an inter-disciplinary “geometry” of the often deeply inlaid shapes, patterns, and relationships that surround the uniquely cultural, yet highly exportable models for zenjin-education (“whole-person”).

scholarly journals Education for sustainable development in early childhood education in Finland

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyrki Reunamo ◽  
Liisa Suomela
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Tree Model ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Education And Care

Abstract In the Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) curriculum, there is no specific content for education for sustainable development (ESD). Thus, it is not possible to get direct guidelines on how to conduct ESD in ECEC from the curriculum. We seek to look at the preferences of Finnish early childhood educators through the model of extended environmental education. Behind this model is Palmer's tree model and an emphasis on empirical, social and ethical components of ECEC. The research method employed a survey. Altogether 924 teams in Southern Finland evaluated their learning environments. By using a factor and reliability analysis, we extracted three factors relevant to the extended Palmer's model. The teachers primarily emphasised the understanding (learning) aspects of ECEC. The second most important aspect comprised the social aspects of education. The third most important aspect included the ethical and participant aspects of ECEC. Potential implications and indications to the practice of ESD are discussed

scholarly journals Environmental protection for the sustainable development of tourism in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
Nguyen Minh Ngoc ◽  
Le Minh Quang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Great Pressure

In order to develop tourism, it is impossible not to be attached to the environment, including the social-cultural and natural environment. Although identified as an important economic sector, making a great contribution to the economy, the high-speed development of the tourism industry is also creating great pressure on the environment, especially on the country’s tourist destinations. If the cultural environment guarantees civilized tourism, then the natural environment is the basis for the sustainable development of tourism. Therefore, environmental protection is being posed as a vital issue in tourism today. If you do not immediately take measures to minimize plastic waste and preserve the landscape and environment, it is likely that tourists will turn their backs on Vietnamese destinations. The article mentions a few effective solutions to develop tourism in general and tourism in Vietnam in the most effective way.

scholarly journals Social PR campaign in promoting sustainable education within urban environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 05033
Author(s):  
Polina Sergienko ◽  
Alla Minyar-Beloroucheva ◽  
Olga Vishnyakova ◽  
Elizaveta Vishnyakova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City

The article reveals social PR campaign particularities aimed at raising awareness of the citizens in the urban environment. For the first time PR campaigns dealing with the urban environment decoration devoted to commemorative events, environmental protection measures, and social issues are investigated from the position of education for sustainable development. The urban area implies the encouragement of refashioned, renovated, changed, restructured and reconstructed environments necessary for edutainment of the citizens. It means that the analysis of the urban area focuses on the study of themes dealing with history, art, urgent domestic social issues and the problems of the natural environment. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a perfect opportunity to give knowledge in the ‘soft’ way to the citizens, in addition to traditional ‘hard’ education within the urban environment. The methods used during the work on the article are comprehensive. They include observation, analysis, synthesis, description and interview. As a result of the study of the stated issues, the following conclusion was made. Urban area is an ideal platform to arouse the interest of its citizens by means of the thematic adornment of the city that expands their knowledge, makes them more persuasive and thus fosters the improvement of their behaviour. Information perceived laterally is better remembered and stored longer in memory. The citizens become more susceptible to any information offered to them by the officials of the city.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Transformational Adaptation in Climate-Land-Society Interactions

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koko Warner ◽  
Zinta Zommers ◽  
Anita Wreford ◽  
Margot Hurlbert ◽  
David Viner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Water Runoff ◽  
Storm Water Runoff ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Face ◽  
Land Systems

Countries across the world aspire towards climate resilient sustainable development. The interacting processes of climate change, land change, and unprecedented social and technological change pose significant obstacles to these aspirations. The pace, intensity, and scale of these sizeable risks and vulnerabilities affect the central issues in sustainable development: how and where people live and work, access to essential resources and ecosystem services needed to sustain people in given locations, and the social and economic means to improve human wellbeing in the face of disruptions. This paper addresses the question: What are the characteristics of transformational adaptation and development in the context of profound changes in land and climate? To explore this question, this paper contains four case studies: managing storm water runoff related to the conversion of rural land to urban land in Indonesia; using a basket of interventions to manage social impacts of flooding in Nepal; combining a national glacier protection law with water rights management in Argentina; and community-based relocation in response to permafrost thaw and coastal erosion in Alaska. These case studies contribute to understanding characteristics of adaptation which is commensurate to sizeable risks and vulnerabilities to society in changing climate and land systems. Transformational adaptation is often perceived as a major large-scale intervention. In practice, the case studies in this article reveal that transformational adaptation is more likely to involve a bundle of adaptation interventions that are aimed at flexibly adjusting to change rather than reinforcing the status quo in ways of doing things. As a global mosaic, transformational change at a grand scale will occur through an inestimable number of smaller steps to adjust the central elements of human systems proportionate to the changes in climate and land systems. Understanding the characteristics of transformational adaptation will be essential to design and implement adaptation that keeps society in step with reconfiguring climate and land systems as they depart from current states.

Violence, Naturally

2021 ◽  
pp. 221-276
Author(s):  
Oren Falk
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Social World ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face

In medieval Iceland, to be human was to be violent, but the converse was equally true: to be violent was to be human. The preceding chapters explore hostilities within communities and between them; this chapter, an excursion into eco-history, carries the examination of Norse violence beyond species boundaries. The sagas, realistic accounts of a society clinging by its fingernails to a volcanic outcrop at the edge of the Arctic, are remarkably reluctant to address the perils posed by the natural environment. To explain this anomaly, this chapter contrasts the sagas’ silence about Nature both with their own fixation on human violence and with the attitudes towards natural phenomena in adjacent genres, mainly hagiography and annals. Representation supplemented practice; humanizing violence in the sagas allowed Icelanders to exercise a measure of control over risks from beyond the social world, risks they could do little about in reality. That such representation flies so boldly in the face of facts highlights the symbiosis between violence and uchronia: forcing their world to make sense required Icelanders to convert real natural hazards into uchronic accounts of human physical nastiness

ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS OF VINEYARD OWNERS IN POLAND ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RELATIONS WITH THE BUSINESS AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol XIX (6) ◽  
pp. 124-128
Author(s):  
Radosław Knap ◽  
Piotr Prus
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Markets ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
The Social

The aim of the article was to familiarize with the opinions of vineyard owners regarding selected elements of sustainable development of rural areas. The focus was on diagnosing respondents’ opinions regarding the protection of the natural environment and relations with the social and institutional environment. Collecting empirical data, the method of a diagnostic survey was used, which was carried out in 2017 on a group of 73 respondents. Most of the examined vineyard owners showed interest in the state of the natural environment, employed local employees and bought products from local entrepreneurs, offered touristic services and promoted the natural values of the region. These activities go in line with the concept of sustainable development of rural areas, contribute to the protection of natural, cultural and landscape values, as well as to the development of local markets.

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