scholarly journals Globalization, Greed and Glocal Ecology: A Psychological Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Olena Khrushch
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Carpathian Mountains ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Entire Planet

Evidently, a globalized society causes global environmental crises. Undoubtedly, survival of human life on the planet Earth is threatened. Is there any connection between globalization, environmental crises and psychological manifestations? What are the psychological perspectives linking the ecological damages from local to the global scale? This article explores such intricate relationships and discusses the implications. The underlying principal cause is human’s unending greed to acquire maximum materials and power to control the planet and entire humanity. The greed is believed to be a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. The greedy people are supposed to have biological, psychological and sociological drives. Evidently, global destruction of the ecosystems and natural environment are directly or indirectly linked to unprecedented chronic human greed and self-indulgence. Undoubtedly, unencumbered chronic greed of a few elite institutions led by top capitalists has put the entire planet in havoc and infiltrated widespread sufferings at the global scale. Conclusively, psychological basis of environmental problems has a sociological and socio-historical scope within the frame of globalization. Psychological account of the environmental crisis is explained subsequently in this article followed by a case study of deforestation of Carpathian Mountains staged by a greedy Austrian man.

The Convention on Biological Diversity: From Realism to Cosmopolitanism

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 335-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginie Maris
Keyword(s):  
Deleterious Effect ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
International Agreement ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Global Environmental

The decline of biodiversity is without a doubt one of the most important symptoms of what could be called a “global environmental crisis.” Our ability to stop this decline depends on the capacity to implement an effective, collective system of preservation on a global scale. In this paper, I will analyze the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the international agreement that aims at creating this type of global cooperation.While I consider that cosmopolitan governance is desirable, given the legitimacy of the preservation of global biological diversity, I will not attempt to directly argue for it here. Still, it is worth mentioning some of the reasons that might lead us to adopt this position. First, certain past conservation measures have been harshly criticized as imperialistic. For example, Project Tiger in India, which Western environmentalists often cited as a success, have had a deleterious effect on local populations.

scholarly journals Ecological problem of modernity as a global problem of humanity

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 01033
Author(s):  
Kseniya Kovalenko ◽  
Nataliya Kovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Ecological Problem ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Global World ◽  
Entire Planet

This article considers the main types of global environmental problems as crisis ecological situations that are relevant for the entire planet, the solution of which is possible only with the participation of all humanity. Global environmental problems closely related to other global world problems, they affect each other and the emergence of some leads to the emergence or aggravation of others. The paper is concerned that such a complex world problem as the demographic caused by the explosive growth of the world's population leads to a sharp increase in the burden on the environment due to an increase in people's needs for food, energy, housing, industrial goods, etc. Obviously, without solving the demographic problem, without stabilizing the population, it is impossible to restrain the development of crisis ecological processes on the planet. In turn, the ecological problems of desertification, deforestation, causing degradation and loss of agricultural land, lead to an aggravation of the world food problem. The ecological danger of such global problem as military is great. In this article, we have determined that environmental degradation leads to significant economic costs as a result of degradation of natural resources, pollution, deterioration of public health.

scholarly journals Learning from Fiction to Change our Personal Narratives

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (61) ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Corsa
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Global Environmental

Can fictional literature help us lead better lives? This essay argues that some works of literature can help us both change our personal narratives and develop new narratives that will guide our actions, enabling us to better achieve our goals. Works of literature can lead us to consider the hypothesis that we might beneficially change our future-oriented, personal narratives. As a case study, this essay considers Ben Lerner’s novel, 10:04, which focuses on humans’ ability to develop new narratives, and which articulates a narrative that takes into account both everyday life and large-scale issues like the global, environmental crisis.

scholarly journals The Impact of Selected Biotechnology Processes for Sustainable Development of the Environment and Human Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Badora ◽  
◽  
Magdalena Celińska
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Food ◽  
Biotechnological Processes ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this work was to show what effect biotechnology can have on the quality of human life, and on the condition of the natural environment. A number of biotechnological processes have been analyzed that can significantly improve the quality of human life, while at the same time caring for the natural environment. The prospects for the development of these processes on the global and Polish market were also analyzed. As it turned out, some of the process analyzed need further refinement to be implemented on a global scale, while others may be successfully implemented in the coming years, contributing to the improvement of the quality of such aspects of human life high-quality food products, health protection and good public health. Biotechnological processes may also have wide application in the protection and remediation of the natural environment.

scholarly journals Ecoturism as a Means of Formation of Ecological Consciousness and Culture of Personality

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-22
Author(s):  
Leonid VYHOVSKYI ◽  
Tetiana VYHOVSKA
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Ecological Consciousness ◽  
Empirical Level ◽  
The Individual

In the conditions of the global ecological crisis the problem of physical habitation of people as a biological species objectively arises in the foreground. The main reasons for the negative impact of human activities and society on the natural environment, which caused such a crisis, are revealed. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the reduction in society of the technocratic worldview in the life of mankind eventually led to such a negative situation. Emphasis is placed on the fact that in order to overcome it, firstly, it is necessary to rethink the relationship in the system «human — nature» at the global level and, accordingly, to form in the individual and society the need to replace the technological worldview with ecological. It turns out that a system-forming element in the system of ecological worldview is ecological consciousness which is ultimately managed to provide a spiritual basis for a set of environmental factors in human life and society. As a result, they become priorities in human life. Moreover, they can even become a meaning of human life. The content of the basic levels of ecological consciousness formation is revealed: national-realistic, everyday-empirical and conscious-theoretical. It is proved that the carriers of the national-realistic level are characterized by an intuitive approach to understanding the existing environmental problems. As for the everyday-empirical level of ecological consciousness, such people are interested in the practical solution of the problem in the field of ecology, which is directly related to them. And only the carriers of the conscious-theoretical level of ecological consciousness are characterized by a conscious and stable attitude towards environmental problems in all their manifestations. They are characterized by the active life position of protection and conservation of nature, which is realized in active environmental activities. It is proved that ecotourism serves as an effective means of forming and affirming the ecological consciousness and ecological culture of the individual and society, due to the fact that in the process of human interaction with the natural environment the need for care is formed. The content and correlation of the concepts «ecotourism», «biotourism», «natural tourism», «agritourism», «green tourism» are revealed. It turns out that ecotourism necessarily supports the «greening» of other types of tourism, which in their activities are beginning to teach not only the risks of negative impact of such activities on the environment, but also create efforts to ensure its preservation. The significant ecological potential of Khmelnytskyi region is revealed.

scholarly journals Fritjof Capra Tentang Melek Ekologi Menuju Masyarakat Berkelanjutan

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-81
Author(s):  
A. Sonny Keraf
Keyword(s):  
Natural Capital ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Ecological Literacy ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Dissipative Systems ◽  
Ecological Principles ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Communities ◽  
The Individual

Abstract: The global environmental crisis and resulting disasters today have threatened life in general, especially human life. According to Fritjof Capra, one feasible solution to this global environmental crisis is to build sustainable human communities based on what he calls ecological literacy. Ecological literacy itself stands for our ability to understand the principles of organization common to all living systems and is used as a guideline for creating sustainable human communities. Capra underlines the need to redesign our communities, including our educational communities, business communities, political communities and all aspects of our daily life, so that the principles of ecology become principles of all our human communities. For Capra, the implementation of such a sustainable society is possible to achieve through the so-called eco-design, which is both scientifically and technically feasible. Nonetheless, the success of the major project to develop a sustainable eco-literate society does not simply depend on the individual awareness of eco-literacy. It also depends on the political will of the government to issue public policies—including legislation—to force all stakeholders to act in accordance with, and based on, ecoliteracy.   Keywords: Ecological literacy, ecological principles, sustainable human community, eco-design, sautopoesis dissipative systems, natural capital.   Abstrak: Krisis dan bencana lingkungan hidup global telah mengancam kehidupan pada umumnya, termasuk kehidupan manusia. Menurut Fritjof Capra, salah satu solusi untuk mengatasi krisis dan bencana lingkungan hidup global itu adalah dengan membangun masyarakat manusia yang berkelanjutan berdasarkan apa yang disebutnya sebagai melek ekologi, yaitu kemampuan kita untuk memahami prinsip-prinsip pengorganisasi yang berlaku pada semua sistem kehidupan dan menggunakannya sebagai pedoman dalam menciptakan masyarakat yang berkelanjutan. Capra sangat menekankan perlunya merancang ulang komunitas-komunitas kita, termasuk komunitas pendidikan, komunitas bisnis, komunitas politik, dan seluruh kehidupan kita sehari-hari, agar prinsip-prinsip ekologis tersebut diwujudkan sebagai prinsip dari komunitas-komunitas tersebut. Bagi Capra, implementasi dari masyarakat berkelanjutan seperti itu dapat dicapai melalui apa yang disebutnya sebagai rancang bangun ekologis (eco-design) yang secara ilmiah dan teknis sangat layak diterapkan. Hanya saja, keberhasilan proyek besar membangun masyarakat berkelanjutan berdasarkan melek ekologi ini tidak hanya bergantung pada kesadaran moral individu akan melek ekologi di atas. Keberhasilan proyek besar itu juga sangat bergantung pada kemauan politik pemerintah untuk mengeluarkan kebijakan publik—termasuk undang-undang—guna memaksa semua pemangku kepentingan untuk bertindak sesuai dengan dan berdasarkan kesadaran ekologis tadi. Kata-kata Kunci: Melek ekologi, prinsip-prinsip ekologi , masyarakat berkelanjutan, rancang bangun ekologis, sistem autopoesis disipatif, modal alam.

Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World?

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Maniates
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Political Imagination ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
The Core ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Distribution Of Power

An increasingly dominant, largely American response to the contemporary environmental crisis understands environmental degradation as the product of individual shortcomings and finds solutions in enlightened, uncoordinated consumer choice. Several forces promote this process of individualization, including the historical baggage of mainstream environmentalism, the core tenets of liberalism, the dynamic ability of capitalism to commodify dissent, and the relatively recent rise of global environmental threats to human prosperity. The result is to narrow our collective ability to imagine and pursue a variety of productive responses to the environmental problems before us. When responsibility for environmental problems is individualized, there is little room to ponder institutions, the nature and exercise of political power, or ways of collectively changing the distribution of power and influence in society. Confronting consumption requires individuals to understand themselves not primarily as consumers but rather as citizens in a participatory democracy, working together to change broader policy and larger social institutions. It also requires linking explorations of consumption to politically charged issues that challenge the political imagination.

scholarly journals Crisis and Environmental Philosophy

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wolsing
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Philosophy ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
Short Presentation ◽  
Selection Of

Environmental ethics began in the 1960s with a growing awareness of coming environmental problems such as pollution and the projected shortage of resources caused by an acceleration in human’s technically based exploitation of nature. In addition to becoming an issue in public debate and in politics since the 1970s, the environmental crisis, which can be laid at the door of industrialization, calls for a more basic consideration of man’s attitude to nature. In this paper I give a short presentation of the concept of crisis in a selection of the principal classical critical philosophies of history and suggest that they all connect crisis to the oppression of man’s inner nature. I go on to sketch the idea of environmental crisis as an oppression of outer nature (the natural environment) suggesting that a new, more nuanced organic concept of nature is needed as a condition for ascribing value to life on earth as a whole, which is what most non-anthropocentric ethical theories to some extent do.

scholarly journals Decomposition of biodegradable films developed on the basis of polyvinyl alcohol in the natural environment

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.A. Timofiychuk ◽  
T.I. Prudnicova ◽  
D.O. Mishurov ◽  
V.L. Avramenko ◽  
R.G. Shevcova
Keyword(s):  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Filamentous Fungus ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Filler Materials ◽  
Biodegradable Films ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Environmental

The use of polymeric pack has made for many important problems. Biodegradable plastics may provide solutions to global environmental problems. The aim of this study is to examine the utilization possibilities in natural environment of biodegradable films, which was developed with polyvinyl alcohol and organic filler materials (amylum and cellulose). The films stability against the filamentous fungus was analyzed, the soil type with optimal conditions to the biodegradation of polymers was determined; the mold fungi were separated from biodegradable films and were identified to a genus.

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