scholarly journals Covering the environmental issues and global warming in Delta land: A study of three newspapers

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahnnabi Das ◽  
Wendy Bacon ◽  
Akhteruz Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
The Social

This article explores the coverage of environmental issues in the daily newspapers of Bangladesh, a South-Asian country facing the onslaught of global warming because of its low-lying deltaic plains and overpopulation. The results are based on an examination of the content of environmental coverage in three national daily newspapers (two Bangla and one English-language) during June 2007. Drawing on field theory and analytical frames from journalism studies, this study examines the principles of journalistic practices as revealed by the content of these publications. The findings indicate that environmental journalism is a strong subfield in Bangladesh’s media, which constructs its own veracity in ways that reflect the social, economic and political contexts of each publication. Based on this small study, the authors conclude that environmental journalists in Bangladesh adopt approaches to sourcing and causation which enable them, in alliance with non-government organisations, to pursue their aim of actively intervening in the field of government policy of Bangladesh, both in international and local spheres.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in the Context of the Sustainable Development Theory of Russian Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01040
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Vasilchikov ◽  
Oksana S. Chechina ◽  
Svetlana A. Nikonorova ◽  
Maria V. Rakhova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Main Factors

Unevenness is a feature of sustainable development of Russian territories. It arises due to the impressive difference in the provision of natural resources, residents’ mentality, natural and climate factors, the infrastructure that has formed over the years of territory’s existence, and other various conditions. The purpose of the issue is the research of the main factors reflecting the sustainability of development of Russia and proposes directions for improving the social, economic and environmental policy of the country.

scholarly journals Índice de Vulnerabilidade Socioambiental na Área da Gleba “C” da Universidade Federal do Pará, no Município de Belém

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 2322-2337
Author(s):  
Maria Carolina Chaves de Sousa ◽  
Peter Mann de Toledo ◽  
Filipe Gomes Dias
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The State ◽  
Environmental Vulnerability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Right

At the beginning of the 20th century, urbanization and occupation of privileged spaces at the expense of “lowland” spaces and close to a floodplain. The “lowlands” were occupied by a population, mostly with socioeconomic needs, forming housing groups susceptible to flooding and flooding. To bring the recognition of rights to these occupants, a land regularization work was carried out by the Federal University of Pará - UFPA, together with public entities from the State and the Union. The article aims to present and compare the degree of socio-environmental vulnerability in the area of land C of UFPA in the municipality of Belém, object of land regularization activity, applying indicators and indices related to social, economic, legal and environmental issues. The results show that the degree of vulnerability is high in the years surveyed, concluding that the legal regularization work carried out in the area was only patrimonial, in order to transfer responsibilities for land use to the beneficiary residents and the recognition of the right of that title by law. . Effective land regularization work should involve a set of bodies responsible for the social, environmental, urban and land areas so that, in a concatenated and long-term manner, the work carried out is carried out so that the results are captured by the indicators and that the data decrease the degree of socio-environmental vulnerability in the studied area.

scholarly journals Claims, Frames, and Blame

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401667519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley C. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
English Language ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Print News ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
The Impact

As economies in Southeast Asia develop, there is renewed interest in the impact such growth has on nature. This study seeks to investigate how environmental issues have been covered in the English-language press of the region. Are some countries providing greater print news coverage versus others? Are there detectable patterns or noticeable biases in the coverage? What sources are relied upon in the print media stories? And what frames do we see in the coverage? This study identified general coverage patterns of the environment over a 10-year period (2002-2012), in several of the region’s English-language newspapers. News stories were analyzed to discern the nature of the coverage, coding for several variables as indicated by previous literature. Results indicate that use of the term climate change became preferred over that of global warming. In addition, coverage increased greatly starting in 2006. Government officials were most often the sources quoted within stories (Claims). Articles contained more “judgments” about the issue than “solutions” (Frames). Finally, though most articles eschewed mentioning a specific actor as causing climate change, “man” was implicated in a number of stories more often than simply “nature” (Blame).

The Arctic and Antarctica

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivera Ilic
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
English Language ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
Interest And Knowledge ◽  
Melting Experiment

<p>It is highly important for teacher of all subjects to develop students' interest and knowledge about our planet, environmental issues and science. During English language lessons, students from Primary School ‘Sveti Sava’ explored the polar regions and their characteristics, differences and similarities between the Arctic zone and the Antarctic by using different ICT. Students also did simple experiments with ice and water in order to understand how melting ice affects sea level. Finally, students discussed the causes and effects of global warming and what could be done to protect the environment. During the lessons, students developed an awareness of global warming, were familiarized with environmental threats and the importance of environmental protection. They discovered the enormous influence and importance of Arctic, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean on global climate and on our planet. The ice melting experiment helped them understand and visualize the effects of global warming on polar regions and their own environment. In the end, students were asked to think about the actions they personally can take in order fight global warming and protect the environment.</p>

scholarly journals Climate change in Vietnam: Relations between the government and the media in the period 2000-2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binh Duong Pham ◽  
Chris Nash
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
News Media ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment

Vietnam is fifth in the hierarchy of countries likely to be severely impacted by climate change.  Since 2007 there has been a major expansion of reporting and discussion of this issue in Vietnamese news media.  This article reports on a research study of climate change coverage from 2000 to 2013 in four major news outlets: Vietnam Television (VTV), Tuoi Tre newspaper, Nhan Dan newspaper and VnExpress.  It found considerable variation on the content and temporal spread of coverage, but also some interesting commonalities, in particular an unusually prominent role for NGOs as sources.  There is currently a unity of purpose in the Vietnamese government’s approach to this issue at the moment. In other environmental issues, the major factor affecting government latitude for independent reporting has been the unity or conflict within government on the matter.  Where there has been no conflict there has been considerable latitude for journalists to take initiatives in independent reporting, expand the field of media independence and in the process develop their own capital and professional capacities.  Thus far in climate change reporting journalists have not taken advantage of this opportunity, but if the scientific predictions of catastrophic impacts are valid, the social, economic and political effects will be major, posing strong challenges to Vietnamese journalists.

scholarly journals Integrated Watershed Management Framework and Groundwater Resources in Africa- A Review of West Africa Sub-region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Adekunle Adesina ◽  
Jiang Jiang ◽  
Tang Xiaolan
Keyword(s):  
Watershed Management ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Integrated Watershed Management

Human activities mostly impact the trend and direction of surface water, groundwater, and other river basin resources in the watershed in Africa. Human activities influence river flows and the water quality at both highlands and lowlands. A watershed is indeed a conserved area of land that collects rain and snow and empties or penetrates into ground water sources. The act of managing the activities around the watershed is the Integrated Watershed Management while considering the social, economic, and environmental issues, as well as community interests to manage water resources sustainably. These watersheds, river basins, and groundwater resources provide important services for communities and biodiversity. This paper reveals that the best way to protect groundwater resources is on a watershed basis using IWM. This technique enables us to handle a variety of concerns and objectives while also allowing us to plan in a complicated and uncertain environment. IWM involves cooperation and participation from a wide range of community interests and water users, including municipalities, companies, people, agencies, and landowners, for stakeholders' input to be successful. All of the strategies and plans are produced concerning one another, as well as the overall conditions of the watershed, local land uses, and specific issues.

scholarly journals Framing and sources: News on environmental justice in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 122-138
Author(s):  
Jahnnabi Das
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Journalism Research

With the rapid economic development and growing population, Bangladesh is one of the most environmentally vulnerable countries in the world. In this country, news reporting of environmental issues is vibrant and vigorous, although it attracts scant scholarly attention. In fact, environmental journalism in this South Asian country is one of the least studied topics in the area of journalism research. The current study attends to this country and examines news sources in two newspapers in Bangladesh, focusing on their coverage of river systems and climate change in 2009 and 2015. This study explores various sources, such as politicians, bureaucrats, activists, and citizens, and the patterns of emphasis in the news by using these sources to understand the framing of river degradation and climate change. The aim here is to illustrate the journalists’ influence in defining these environmental problems against various news sources and social actors. The qualitative analysis reveals an emphasis on political and bureaucratic sources in 2009 and on expert and citizen sources in 2015. Additionally, the analysis also demonstrates that the journalists—as actors in defining the reality—have exerted ‘influence’ on accentuating environmental concerns by shifting their source emphasis over time from politicians and bureaucrats to experts and citizens. Through this emphasis, they uphold the discourse of environmental justice in varied contexts.

scholarly journals Jakarta Bay reclamation policy: an analysis of political ecology

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 00014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elok Faiqotul Mutia ◽  
Donna Asteria
Keyword(s):  
Political Ecology ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reclamation Project ◽  
Environmental Interests ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Jakarta Bay reclamation policy is an issue that is currently a public debate. This debate is strengthened by environmental issues, the marginalization of certain groups, the regulation of authority and also corruption in the Jakarta Bay Reclamation project. Some central and provincial government institutions take different stances on the issue. The first objective of this research is to analyse environmental policy in reclamation of Jakarta Bay with the approach of political ecology. This research uses a qualitative approach. The data were obtained from in-depth interviews with stakeholders involved in the policy making of the Jakarta Bay reclamation environment and the literature study. This study concludes that the Jakarta Bay reclamation policy creates a conflict between the central and provincial governments. This is due to the overlapping regulation of Jakarta Bay reclamation authority as well as differences in attitude and interests among stakeholders. In the approach of political ecology, the Jakarta Bay reclamation policy has failed to accommodate the three interests, are social, economic and environmental interests. The conflicts that occur also cause an omission that not only harms the economy, but worsens the social and economic impact.

Multiple-source Record Linkage in a Rural Industrial Community, 1680–1820

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve King
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Multiple Source ◽  
Demographic Analysis ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Industrial Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Broad Outline

Re-creating the social, economic and demographic life-cycles of ordinary people is one way in which historians might engage with the complex continuities and changes which underlay the development of early modern communities. Little, however, has been written on the ways in which historians might deploy computers, rather than card indexes, to the task of identifying such life cycles from the jumble of the sources generated by local and national administration. This article suggests that multiple-source linkage is central to historical and demographic analysis, and reviews, in broad outline, some of the procedures adopted in a study which aims at large scale life cycle reconstruction.

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