Iranian Environmentalism: Nationhood, Alternative Natures, and the Materiality of Objects

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Abe
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Scientific Conception

In addressing mounting environmental problems in recent years, many Iranian environmentalists have increasingly adapted discourses and implemented programs that are modeled on scientific ecology. Does this mean the verbatim transfer of Western scientific modernity in Iran? My analyses suggest otherwise. This article explores the unique ways in which a burgeoning environmental awareness unfolds in Iranian contexts by investigating how conceptions of "nature" shape the environmentalists' discourses and practices. It appears that an ecological scientific conception of nature is becoming an important frame of reference among such environmentalists. However, another conception of nature-one framed in relation to Iranian nationhood-makes a key contribution to environmentalism in Iran. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in 2009-2011 in Tehran, this study demonstrates how "Iranian nature" is delineated and practiced through the environmentalists' (re)engagements with certain objects-maps, posters, and photographs-in relation to which local ways of conceptualizing nature are elaborated.

scholarly journals Trends of secondary students in Aqla Sakkur governorate towards environmental problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman bin Attallah Faraj Harbi
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Descriptive Method

The aim of this study was to measure the attitudes of students and secondary students in Aqla falcon towards environmental problems. And whether there are statistically significant differences in trends towards environmental problems due to gender variable (student, student). To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher used the descriptive method. A questionnaire (25) was designed to measure trends towards environmental problems. Was applied to a sample of (126) students. After data collection and processing, the results showed that the attitudes of students and students are positive. The results of the study revealed no statistically significant differences in trends towards all environmental problems according to gender variable (student, student). The results also showed no statistically significant differences in the attitudes of male and female students towards all environmental problems according to the educational level of the father and the educational level of the mother. In light of the results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations, most notably: the need to maintain environmental awareness among students to include environmental education in the curriculum at all stages of public education, and the preparation of scientific programs calling for protecting the environment from all sources of pollutants and conservation.

scholarly journals Naturalistic Intelligence and Environmental Awareness among Graduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Zarah Beby Ningrum ◽  
Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo ◽  
Herdis Herdiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Howard Gardner ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Multiple Intelligences Theory ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Students in universities being an important part of responses to reduce environmental problems and bear profound responsibilities to increase the awareness to create on environmentally sustainable future. The study focuses on the naturalistic intelligences from one of Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between naturalistic intelligence with environmental awareness on graduate students at University of Indonesia. In this study, naturalistic intelligence is the independent variable while environmental awareness is the dependent variable. The students who were selected randomly will be given a questionnaire as a research instrument. Afterward, a correlation analysis was conducted with Spearmann test. This study shows that environmental science students had high naturalistic intelligence and good environmental awareness. The analysis shows that there is a strength and significant correlation between the naturalistic intelligence with environmental awareness among graduate students with the value of coefision correlation is 0,754. The students who interest in flora and fauna, understanding the environmental problems, enjoy outdoor activities, have scientific hobbies and concern to the change of environmental will also have a high awareness of the environment. The naturalistic intelligence of the students possess also develops a positive attitude toward the environment and directs the students to have a pro-environmental behavior.

scholarly journals State of Environmental Awareness in Northeastern Montenegro: A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Rajović ◽  
Jelisavka Bulatović
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Raising Awareness

Public participation so far is not dedicated adequate attention in areas environmental protection. The objective of this work is to consider environmental awareness in northeastern Montenegro, on the example of municipalities Berane, Petnjica, Andrijevica, Plav and Gusinje. In accordance with the concept of sustainable development it is necessary is directed population on raising awareness on environmental protection. When the public better acquainted with the environmental problems, will be are able to help in solving them.

scholarly journals Assessment of the ecological state of the territory by its population in the context of the formation of environmental awareness (on the example of a small town)

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 01012
Author(s):  
Irina Zaitseva ◽  
Aleksander Krikunov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
General Complex ◽  
The City ◽  
Official Data

The article analyzes the assessment of the ecological state of the territory by its population in a small town to study the state of public environmental awareness. According to official data, the city of Yelets and the Lipetsk region in general face a significant number of unresolved environmental problems against the background of a quite stable ecological situation. Given the general complex ecological situation in the region, the assessment of the ecological situation in specific settlements, rooted in the local agenda, can be radically different. This allows us to speak about the primary attention of the population to their local place of residence and the problems they face directly. The involvement of the population in the activities to preserve the environment of the region as a whole requires promoting public environmental awareness through a competent environmental policy by state and municipal authorities.

scholarly journals Avaliação da Percepção Ambiental de Estudantes do Curso de Graduação em Administração de Empresas de Instituições de Ensino Superior do Estado de São Paulo.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Patricia Storopoli Tzortis ◽  
Claudia Terezinha Kniess ◽  
Evandro Luiz Lopes ◽  
Ana Paula do Nascimento Lamano Ferreira ◽  
José Carmino Gomes Junior
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Environmental Perception ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Face ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Most environmental problems are due today to actions and activities generated by man to the environment; and the lack of environmental awareness is mostly due to lack of information, and results in the lack of involvement and environmental practices. Environmentally sound actions and knowledge are the results of the individual’s experiences throughout his life. Thus, environmental perception studies may help to find the level of awareness, in the face of the problems that have impact on the environment (Cunha & Cannan, 2015).

scholarly journals PEMBINAAN KESADARAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DI PONDOK PESANTREN: STUDI KASUS DI PONDOK PESANTREN AL-MANSUR DARUNNAJAH 3 KABUPATEN SERANG

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
Ali Muhtarom
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
The Third ◽  
Religious Teaching ◽  
Special Rules ◽  
Islamic Values

This paper discusses the Islamic boarding school respond toward environmental problem and the implementation of Islamic values in environmental awareness development in Al-Mansur Darunnajah 3 Kabupaten Serang, Banten Islamic boarding school. There are three efforts; first, there is an enthusiasm on doing the religious teaching; second, proactive on doing the cleaning; and third, the school concern on developing the eco-Islamic boarding school. There are three kinds of Islamic values implementation; first, intrinstic concern on practising Islamic values; second, creating slogans about prohibition on any kind of environmental damage and throwing rubish, and popularize the motto “bersih, indah, dan aman”. The third, there are special rules conducting the environmental problems by giving punishment and organize the schedule for cleaning.

scholarly journals ANALISIS SIKAP PEDULI LINGKUNGAN DAN MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA PADA PERKULIAHAN PENGETAHUAN LINGKUNGAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Fahmy Armanda ◽  
Wulandari Saputri
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Care ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Very High ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Community in the 21st  was faced with a number of challenges, one of which was environmental problems and how to survive in the 21st century. For this reason, there were two important things to be developed, namely an environmentally caring attitude and an interest in entrepreneurship. The development of both should be facilitated by lectures on Environmental Knowledge. This research is intended to analyze the environmental care attitude and interest in student entrepreneurship. The research method used was descriptive qualitative and data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The results of this study are 1) The attitude of caring for the student's environment needs to be improved; 2) The interest in student entrepreneurship is very high so it needs to be facilitated through learning that invites students to practice the skills that have been taught. The results of this study are expected to be a foothold in how to develop learning to support the development of environmental awareness and interest in student entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Reducing plastic packaging at the Prince George Farmers' Market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Waranuch Tanubamrungsuk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Customer Survey

Plastic pollution, a global problem, contributes to detrimental impacts on the environment. To mitigate plastic pollution locally,farmers’ market scan play a role in reducing plastic consumption. Many studies have suggested that customers and vendors are aware of environmental problems. Yet vendor environmental awareness does not always result in appropriate actions, as many vendors still rely on plastic packaging. To investigate the reasons for such reliance, I conducted vendor interviews and a customer survey at the Prince George (B.C.) Farmers’ Market. The results show that the barriers to reducing plastic include packaging availability, characteristics, functions, and price. Based on interview results, I developed a manual to support vendors interested in reducing plastic packaging at their stalls. I also offer recommendations as to how policy makers can motivate vendors and customers to reduce plastic consumption, such as offering customers reusable bags and organizing plastic-free events.

scholarly journals The impact of a training program in sustainable development practices on developing awareness of the environmental problems and volunteer work skills of Sattam University female students

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Kamal Ahmed Ali Al-Najjar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Attitude Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a training program in sustainable development practices based on problem solving for the development of environmental awareness and volunteer work skills of students of the Faculty of Science and Humanities at the University of Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz. The study used the semi-experimental method. The researcher used two tools (environmental awareness scale,  attitude test). The study sample consisted of (45) female students of scientific departments at the University of Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz in Aflaj and Aldalm governorates. The results showed the effectiveness of the training program in developing the environmental awareness and volunteer work skills of the students of the study group. The value of "T" on the scale of awareness of total environmental problems (8.325),  which is a statistical value at the level of significance (α = 0.01),  and the value of "T" in the test of attitudes to the skills of volunteer work (24.7) α = 0.01). The results revealed a statistically significant relationship between awareness of environmental problems and volunteer work skills (0.81). In light of the results,  a number of recommendations and proposals were presented to increase environmental awareness and volunteer work skills among Saudi youth.

scholarly journals MASS MEDIA IN DISSEMINATING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Vibha Singh Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Other ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
The One

Developments in the field of science and technology while paving way for too many revolutions on the one hand had resulted in serious environmental problems on the other. At this juncture, the role of mass media becomes pertinent in spreading environmental awareness. The approach to entertainment- education can be a very promising one in creating environmental awareness via the usage of media such as, newspapers and magazines, radio, television and Internet.

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