scholarly journals Educating for the Environment: The Role of the Host Destination in Education Travel Programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8351
Author(s):  
Brack W. Hale
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Global South ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Educational Travel ◽  
Local Partnerships

The benefits from educational travel programs (ETPs) for students have been well-documented in the literature, particularly for programs looking at sustainability and environmental issues. However, the impacts the ETPs have on the destinations that host them have been less frequently considered; most of these studies focus, understandably, on destinations in the Global South. This paper draws on a framework of sustainable educational travel to examine how ETPs affect their host destinations in two case study destinations, based on the author’s professional experience in these locations, interviews with host organizations that use the lens of the pandemic, and information from government databases. The findings highlight an awareness of the sustainability of the destination, the importance of good, local partnerships with organizations well-connected in their communities, and educational activities that can benefit both students and hosts. Nonetheless, we have a long way to go to understand the full impacts of ETPs on their host destinations and thus truly learn to avoid them.

KEPEMIMPINAN LURAH DALAM PENGELOLAAN BANK SAMPAH DI KELURAHAN RAYA KECAMATAN SINGKEP BARAT KABUPATEN LINGGA PROVINSI KEPULAUAN RIAU

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Agung Nurrahman ◽  
Gatiningsih Gatiningsih ◽  
Muhammad Tri Syaputra
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Waste Bank

This research focuses on how leadership has a major role in addressing environmental issues, especially through the garbage bank program as a form of case study. Furthermore, the problems that occur in the midst of society are often rely solely on political will or political desire to solve them. The research is to know and learn Lurah's (head of village) leadership in the management of waste banks specifically. This research is qualitative descriptive research. Data collection techniques through structured interviews, documentation and observations. Researchers conducted an analysis using leadership theory from Yukl, where the theory discusses leadership comprehensively. Researchers only focus on five parts of the concept that are considered relevant, namely: visionary, guidance, affiliative, democratic and communicative concepts. The results of this study based on these dimensions are good enough Lurah (head of village) leadership. But there are several things that are considered able to optimize the running of the program through the role of Lurah (Head of village) leadership, namely: first, involving active knots and community leaders such as MUI, academics to support scientific aspects, and professionals in the field of practical management. Keywords: Leadership, Head of Village, Environmental Issues, Waste Management, Waste Bank  

scholarly journals Hlutverk vátryggingafélaga við úrlausn umhverfislegra vandamála

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Lára Jóhannsdóttir ◽  
Snjólfur Ólafsson ◽  
Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Faroe Islands ◽  
Loss Prevention ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Climate Policies

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of insurance companies in solving environmental issues. Environmental issues we now face are many of such magnitude and severity that it is not just up to governments or heavy polluting companies to deal with them, everyone needs to contribute including authorities, institutions, corporations and individuals. Insurance systems differ between countries, but due to the size of the insurance sector and integration with almost every aspect oft society, insurers can be a powerful ally when it comes to implementing environment and climate policies of authorities. The article is based on a Ph.D. research of one of the authors which conducted a multi-case study of 16 Nordic insurance companies in the Åland Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The companies are divided into two case groups; the Islands group and the Mainland group. Differences in actions/inactions were evident between the case groups, meaning that most of the examples used are from the Mainland group. The environmental and climate change focus areas of the Mainland group are 1) products and services, 2) loss prevention and claim settlement, 3) investments, 4) companies own operation, 5) follow-up, and 6) insurers as a driving force of actions. In case of the Islands companies they mainly focus on loss prevention and few factors that affect their daily activities. Theoretical and practical contribution of the study is to highlight the role and contribution of insurance companies in dealing with environmental issues.

PROMOTING THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROFESSIONS FOR THE ETHICS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AS A CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-70
Author(s):  
بله أحمد بلال أحمد
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This study aimed at introducing the use of the Internet in providing information services in libraries and information centers, as well as clarifying the leading role of the Internet in terms of the purposes of its use and ways to benefit from it through a theoretical study on the description and analysis of the use of the Internet in this and identify the positive aspects in order to promote and develop. I have relied on the documentary and descriptive approach as well as observation through the researcher's professional experience. The results showed that the use of the global network will save a lot of time, effort and costs by investing its potential to perform many direct and indirect services and recommended the need to provide the necessary requirements of equipment and software activities and functions performed by libraries and information centers.

scholarly journals Environmental Education for Students from School to University: Case Study on Biorefineries

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nogales-Delgado ◽  
Martín
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Scientific Culture ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Right

Universities play an important role in society. On the other hand, more and more governments and international organizations are concerned about the environment. Thus, both in their educational programs and research, as well as in the case of public exhibitions, universities are increasingly including subjects related to the environment and its preservation. In the case of Spain, there are fewer university students than ten years ago (from approximately 140,000 to fewer than 130,000), and the number of students interested in technical and scientific degrees has equally decreased. Consequently, the importance of fostering a scientific culture with concerns in environmental issues is continuously increasing, from schools to universities. The role of real scientific environments, such as laboratories devoted to scientific research, could be an important support for environmental divulgation, as most research carried out at universities have to do with these subjects. The aim of this work was to show a specific case of environmental education in a laboratory devoted to the production of biodiesel and biolubricants, covering a wide range of academic levels and, depending on the audience, selecting the right content (both theoretical and practical). This guide was useful for the laboratory technicians, increasing the interest of the audience (considering the expositions good or excellent, depending on the academic level, and gaining enough or excellent knowledge about biorefineries).

scholarly journals Program less waste sebagai inovasi dakwah Hanan Attaki

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Yasyva Agfa Nizar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Inorganic Waste ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
The City

<p>Dakwah tentang pengurangan sampah sangat penting dilakukan mengingat persoalan sampah masih menjadi problem bersama yang belum terselesaikan solusinya. Namun, tidak banyak para pendakwah yang melakukan dakwah dengan tema lingkungan, pengurangan sampah khususnya. Hanan Attaki sebagai pendakwah muda yang memiliki banyak pengikut, melakukan inovasi dakwah dengan mengkampanyekan program <em>less waste</em> sebagai materi dakwah. Tulisan ini merupakan studi kasus pada dakwah yang dilakukan Hanan Attaki di komunitas pemuda Bandung. Tulisan ini membahas tentang dua hal, pertama tentang inovasi dakwah yang disampaikan oleh Hanan Attaki kepada para pemuda untuk menanggulangi permasalahan sampah di kota Bandung, kedua tentang proses program <em>less waste</em> mampu memaksimalkan peran pemuda. Penulis  menggunakan pendapat Al-Bayanuni dalam kitab <em>Al-Madkhal Ila Ilmi Dakwah</em> dalam menganalisis. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa inovasi dakwah Hanan Attaki dilakukan dengan membuat program <em>less waste </em>merupakan tindakan awal dalam pengaplikasian materi yang disampaikan kepada pemuda kota Bandung. <em>Less waste </em>dijadikan sebagai gaya hidup baru bagi para pemuda Bandung. Para pemuda diajarkan cara meminimalisir dan mengelola sampah organik dan anorganik. Sehingga, program <em>less waste</em> dapat membuat pemuda Bandung terlibat mengambil peran dalam isu lingkungan sekaligus mengatasinya secara langsung, serta mampu mengubah gaya pemuda yang suka nongkrong di cafe menjadi nongkrong di masjid.</p><p> </p><p><em>Da'wah about waste reduction is very important considering the problem of waste is still a common problem whose solution has not been resolved. However, not many preachers carry out preaching on the theme of the environment, especially waste reduction. Hanan Attaki as a young preacher who has many followers innovates da'wah by campaigning for a less waste program as a material for da'wah. This paper is a case study on the da'wah carried out by Hanan Attaki in the Bandung youth community. This paper discusses two things, first about the da'wah innovation conveyed by Hanan Attaki to youths to overcome the waste problem in the city of Bandung, second about the process of the less waste program capable of maximizing the role of youth. The author uses Al-Bayanuni's opinion in the book Al-Madkhal Ila Ilmi Dakwah in analyzing. The results of the study show that Hanan Attaki's innovation in preaching by creating a less waste program is the first step in the application of the material presented to the youth of Bandung. Less waste is used as a new lifestyle for Bandung youth. The youth are taught how to minimize and manage organic and inorganic waste. Thus, the less waste program can make Bandung youths involved in taking part in environmental issues as well as addressing them directly, as well as being able to change the style of youth who like to hang out in cafes to hang out in mosques.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals The Role of Claim-Makers in Media Coverage of Environmental Problems in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Hingorjo ◽  
Bashir Memon
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Indus Delta

Media coverage plays an important role in social construction of environmental issues all over the world. The coverage is often triggered by the claim-makers who play an active role in highlighting the environmental issues in media. In this context, this study is aimed at analyzing the role of claim-makers in media coverage of the environmental problems in Pakistan. The region of Indus Delta is selected as a case study for this research because this deltaic area is considered as one of the most highly productive eco-region of the country that is facing several environmental threats. The study provides the perspective of journalists covering the Indus Delta about the role of non-governmental organizations, political parties, community groups and concerned governmental bodies and departments in making the environmental problems of the region more news worthy for local and national media. Then the main themes of the data were analyzed and interpreted to answer the research questions of the study.

scholarly journals Resistencias desde la periferia: población Rrom en España

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
José David Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Calidad De Vida

El artículo analiza, a partir del caso de estudio de asentamientos chabolistas en Madrid y Barcelona, la población Rrom que ubicándose en la periferia de dichas ciudades malvive en condiciones de pobreza y exclusión social. Basándose en una investigación de corte cualitativo donde se aprecian similitudes en cuanto a los medios de subsistencia empleados por el colectivo, así cómo la movilidad constante tanto en España como en Europa, el artículo se interroga el papel que tienen las administraciones públicas a nivel local y regional en la búsqueda de soluciones que permitan una mayor inclusión social y mejoras en la calidad de vida. Mediante una comparativa de los asentamientos, esta investigación presenta la experiencia profesional desarrollada en asentamientos con altos niveles de exclusión social donde se pone de relieve, la necesidad de intervenir socialmente desde el Trabajo Social y además, bajo una armonización de protocolos de atención social a la población Rrom desde una perspectiva igualitaria dentro de la Unión Europea, debido sobre todo a las prácticas similares de subsistencia de la población y por compartir procesos de exclusión y pobreza desde origen. The article analyzes, based on the case study of shanty towns in Madrid and Barcelona, the Rrom population, which is located on the periphery of these cities, lives in conditions of poverty and social exclusion. Based on qualitative research where similarities can be seen in terms of livelihoods used by the collective, as well as constant mobility both in Spain and in Europe, the article questions the role of public administrations at local and regional level in the search for solutions that allow greater social inclusion and improvements in the quality of life. Through a comparison of the settlements, this research presents the professional experience developed in settlements with high levels of social exclusion where it is highlighted, the need to intervene socially from Social Work and also, under a harmonization of social care protocols to the Rrom population from an egalitarian perspective within the European Union, mainly due to the similar practices of subsistence of the population and for sharing processes of exclusion and poverty from origin.

scholarly journals The Role of Prior Knowledge in the Process of Recognizing Entrepreneurial Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Baeta ◽  
Tales Andreassi
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
The Other ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Depth Interviews

Recognizing opportunities has often been raised as a crucial aspect of the entrepreneurial process. It seems that the ability to identify, analyze and develop entrepreneurial opportunities is what differentiates entrepreneurs from those who are not. This assertion highlights the relevance of understanding in greater depth the variables that have an influence on the process of recognizing opportunities. In this context, an entrepreneur’s prior knowledge and experience, which can be broken down into three domains, have an impact on the dimensions of recognizing opportunities, such as the scope of the opportunity and the intensity of the process. Deriving from this dynamic, the objective of this study is to understand the role of prior knowledge in the process of recognizing entrepreneurial opportunities. By way of in-depth interviews with ten entrepreneurs, it was concluded that those who have limited professional experience attribute greater relevance in the process to their educational activities. When it comes to recognizing opportunities, however, these same entrepreneurs have a broader scope and approach the process in a more intense way. Entrepreneurs who have a better-defined mental framework, on the other hand, which results from their vast professional experience, tend to channel any opportunities they recognize towards the industry in which they operate and this results in fewer potential businesses.

scholarly journals ECO-COMICS AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM AND ESP

2019 ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
Polina Alexandrovna Vasileva ◽  
Vadim Yurevich Golubev
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Environmental Journalism

For the last forty years, environmental issues have gained importance across national borders. Journalists are expected to be national advocates for change in order to improve the quality of environmental health, conservation and social justice. Environmental studies emphasize a multi-disciplinary approach. The paper discusses the use of eco-comics in environmental journalism studies and promoting environmental awareness through journalism. The medium of comics has been around for many decades and comes in a variety of forms, from different cultural backgrounds; it is rich in material for academic study. Eco-comics for academic and professional purposes provide an inquiry-based content course designed to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of the natural and social sciences as well as humanities. English for specific purposes(ESP) focuses on combining theoretical and practice-based approaches. The theoretical part of the research contains a brief historical summary of comics and their uses in an educational setting. Special attention is devoted to eco-comics as influential medium of mass media to form public awareness. The authors highlight the role of eco-comics in encouraging students to be co-creators of interdisciplinary environmental journalism studies in English and environmental awareness campaigns. The paper contains practical results of an experimental case study of using eco-comics in the ESP classroom.

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