Using Smartphone Technology in Environmental Sustainability Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Dogbey ◽  
Cassie Quigley ◽  
Megan Che ◽  
Jeffrey Hallo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
The People ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Smartphone Technology

This study engaged key stakeholders in an economically and environmentally fragile region in Kenya in a unique, interdisciplinary, and integrative approach to explore the extent to which the use of smartphone technology helps access the environmental values and sustainability perspectives of the people of the Maasai land. The results of the study indicate that the participants' environmental values and sustainability perspectives, exposed through photovoices, pertain mainly to issues regarding livestock grazing, deforestation, soil erosion, wildlife and human co-habitation, waste management, afforestation, and the conservation of the natural vegetation. A common theme permeating the participants' photovoices was their awareness of the intertwining effects of these major environmental issues on the environment. The results also suggest a strong understanding of ecological compositions and connections in the environment by the participants.

scholarly journals Urbanização e sustentabilidade ambiental: questões de território

2000 ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Ferreira Machado
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Land Occupation ◽  
Local Point

Este artigo aponta algumas reflexões sobre a ocupação do território e o processo de urbanização brasileiro, sob a ótica da sustentabilidade ambiental. Discute a aplicação do termo desenvolvimento sustentável e as formas usuais como ele tem sido interpretado, muitas vezes deixando de lado sua relação com o conceito de desenvolvimento econômico. Entendemos que as atuais dinâmicas socioespaciais, seja do ponto de vista regional seja local, estão desenhando novas territorialidades, nem sempre condizentes com os discursos acerca da sustentabilidade. Ao mesmo tempo, estão em curso inúmeras mudanças no que diz respeito aos valores ambientais, às práticas sociais e às novas formas de gestão pública. Palavras-chave: sustentabilidade ambiental; urbanização; gestão territorial. Abstract: This article reflects on issues of land occupation and the Brazilian urbanization process, with respect to environmental issues. It discusses the application of “sustainable development” and the usual ways in which this term has been interpreted, that often leave aside its relationship with the concept of economic development. It is understood that current socio-spatial dynamics, either from a regional or local point of view, are dictating new patterns of land use that are not always in accord with the discourse concerning sustainability. Nevertheless, various changes related to environmental values, social practices and new forms of public management can be observed nowadays.Keywords: environmental sustainability; urbanization; public management.

Ecological and ethical duty

1996 ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Dionisiy Lyahovych
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Ethical Duty ◽  
Environmental Value ◽  
The People

Ecological ethical duty is a kind of philosophical and theological reflection on environmental issues, and at the same time finding the appropriate foundation for environmental ethics. By the term "ethical duty" we mean the search for environmental value, the nature of which would have the effect of inducing the appropriate personal and social behavior and thus influenced the customs and culture of the people.

Understanding the Tradition of Male Calf Release in Tambakan Village of Bali Island, Indonesia from the Perspective of History, Religion, Environment Sustainability and Food Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luh Putu Puspawati ◽  
I Made Swastika ◽  
Tjokorda Udiana Nindhia Pemayun ◽  
Tjokorda Gde Tirta Nindhia
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
The People ◽  
Environment Sustainability ◽  
The Village

Historically the tradition of male calf release in Tambakan Villlage was initiated from the vow of the defeated soldier of the kingdom of Buleleng over the kingdom of Bangli in the Island of Bali in the region of present day Indonesia. The defeated soldiers of Buleleng were hiding in the forest around the presentday village of Tambakan, Buleleng, Bali. All the soldiers vowed to the Deity dwelling in the forest to hand over a male calf if they survived the pursuit of the enemy. In the end, the enemy could not find them and the soldiers remained in the forest and continued their lives there. The village was named as Tambakan, meaning a buffer of enemy attack. The village was surrounded by a fence made from bamboo during that time. The soldiers then paid their vows by releasing male calves into the forest. This historical incident then developed to become a belief of the local peoples that if they vow to release a male calf to the Deity, then their wish will be fulfilled. Indeed many wishes of the people did come true when they released a male calf to the forest. Consequently, the population of the bulls increased in the forest, and by the influence of the Hindu Tantra sect, about 23 bulls from the forest are taken out every 2 years to be sacrificed in the temples addressed to Goddess of Durga. The meat of the sacrificed bulls is then distributed to the members of the village to be consumed. The releases of male calves gives benefit to environmental sustainability and the distribution of the meat after sacrificing guarantees food security for the people.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mamta Barman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Global Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Environmental Value ◽  
Nature Awareness ◽  
Sample Age ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Harmful Effects

The real wealth of any nation and any region lies in the wellbeing of its people. The three main problems in the world, are known as three-P-Population, Poverty, and Pollution. Pollution is the main problem of the modern world. The technological inventions and progress has over powered nature, it has also resulted in the thoughtless exploitation of nature. Awareness by educating everyone, to value the nature and maintain the natural environment are important need. A study was conducted a 50 private and govt. female school students to measure the environmental values. Environmental Value Test (Shrivastav& Dubey, 1995) was used to assess the environmental value of the sample age range varied from 16-17 yrs. Findings of the study reveal that there is degree of high environmental value among both urban groups. Eco-club, Vanmahotsava, Exhibitions are popular means of creating awareness about environment. The need of the hour is to discuss environmental issues as our environmental issues, at global level as a sense of duty. To protect the environment from the adverse effects of pollution, many nations worldwide have enacted legislation to regulate various types of pollution to mitigate their harmful effects.

scholarly journals SOCIAL ECONOMY INDICATOR ON CONSTRUCTING FOREST SUSTAINABILITY IN BALI

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
P. K.A. Sanjaya ◽  
I. P. Nuratama ◽  
G. I.S. Diputra
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Partial Adjustment ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
The People ◽  
Partial Adjustment Model ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Economical Growth ◽  
United Nation

Forestry issue has ever been discussed in conference of United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change about deforestation that happens because industrialization that oriented toward economical growth and ignores environment aspect that can cause global warming. In Bali, sustainability has been a pplied since long time ago. It can be proved by the existence of tumpek wariga that makes an appreciation respect directly to the plants is an embodiment of environmental sustainability as a manifestation of local wisdom. This is insufficient remember the fact that the condition of Bali's forests has been distorted. This analysis aims to know the simultaneous and partial influences and the most dominant determinants affecting forest sustainability. Within the lifetime data and analysis of adaptive partial adjustment model double log, this analysis found the fact that simultanousely and partially Domestic Product Regional Bruto, the amount of citizen, regional autonomy policy and forest sustainability condition on previous year has significant influence toward forest sustainability during the period of this analysis. The amount of citizen variable is the most dominant variable toward forest sustainability because it obtains the highest standardized of coefficient data of 0,292. Based on the analysis, result and discussion, forest have to be well maintained, conserved and utilized in balance for all the people prosperity in current generation and for the sake of next generation. Correct management needed for development sustainability especially in long-term capacity through internalization and negative externalization which caused by economical development 

scholarly journals Γενετικά τροποποιημένες καλλιέργειες εναντίον βιοποικιλότητας; Επιστημονικές και φιλοσοφικές προκλήσεις

Bioethica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Κωνσταντίνα Π. Μυλωνά - Γιαννακάκου (Konstantina Mylona-Giannakakou)
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Natural Order ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Ecosystem Integrity ◽  
The People ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Moral Choices

Regarding the issue of balance between environmental sustainability and the inherent ecological interventions of agricultural biotechnology, multiannual studies substantiate that loss of biodiversity, due to the use of GM crops, is globally less important than several other practices. Thus, what explains this diametrically extreme confrontation, from part of the scientific community? I presume, that the controversy is a philosophical one, and is expressed mainly by two contrasting materialistic approaches; the so called reductionist (or molecularist) view and the opposing holistic (or organismic) view, both of which, in their comparative analysis, prove, in my view, their incapability in definitely resolving such dilemmas.The first, as an anthropocentric approach, seems unsuccessful in building any concept of ecosystem integrity on the basis of moral duty while the second, as a biocentric approach, does not take into consideration the effects in human populations, and provides limited guidance with respect to the environments in which agriculture has already replaced the natural order. Norton’s concept provides a new perspective, since it recognizes the human duty to conduct agriculture, in a manner that supports survival for the people on this planet, while simultaneously it maintains the ecological dynamics that sustain life. Based on Norton’s “weak anthropocentrism”, we can be easily led to the “convergence” of policies, through a “contextualized” hierarchy of moral choices for the issues of agricultural biotechnology.

ANALISIS SROI (SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT) DALAM MENGUKUR KEBERHASILAN PROGRAM CSR MIKROHYDRO OLEH PT. PJB UP PAITON DI DESA ANDUNGBIRU, KABUPATEN PROBOLINGGO

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Veronica Sri Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Social Return On Investment ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Electricity Infrastructure

This study aims to determine the impact / benefits of the CSR Mikrohydro program by PT. PJB UP Paiton in Andungbiru Village, Probolinggo Regency. This can be seen by using the Social Return On Investment (SROI) analysis. Andungbiru Village is a village that is located very remote and is a mountainous area, where the electricity infrastructure is from very minimal even almost unusable. CSR Mikrohydro by PT. PJB UP Paiton helps the people of Andungbiru Village by reactivating the PLTMH (Micro Hydro Power Plant) which once existed during the Dutch colonial era. SROI analysis shows that CSR Mikrohydro by PT. PJB UP Paiton in Andungbiru Village has succeeded in providing benefits and empowering the Andungbiru Village community economically and socially, as well as maintaining environmental sustainability. Keywords: Social Return On Investment; CSR

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