Re-Humanizing an Environmental Protection Culture: A Case Study of Integrating Multiple Perspectives in Achieving Environmental Behaviour Change in a Regulated Industry Sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 519-539
Author(s):  
Jack W. Scannell ◽  
Denise L. Scannell ◽  
Charlton D. McIlwain

Contemporary conditions of socially responsible economy underline the growing demand and importance ofinformation on natural resources. Care for environmental protection and shaping sustainable development is reflected inmany legal acts, documents and school textbooks in Poland. This information, through its disclosure and sharing,contributes to the dissemination of knowledge in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development, whileshaping the pro-environmental behaviour of the public. Environmental-forest education is of key importance in managinginformation on natural resources. The main purpose of this article is to (1) determine the number of activities of selectedentities conducting environmental-forest education, (2) identify the strengths and weaknesses of environmental-foresteducation, (3) propose changes determining effective management of information on natural resources usingenvironmental-forest education. The following research methods were used in the article: literary critical analysis, surveys,qualitative methods (case study), snowball method and tabular techniques for presenting results.


Author(s):  
Seiichi Kagaya ◽  
Tetsuya Wada

AbstractIn recent years, it has become popular for some of countries and regions to adapt the system of governance to varied and complex issues concerned with regional development and the environment. Watershed management is possibly the best example of this. It involves flood control, water use management and river environment simultaneously. Therefore, comprehensive watershed-based management should be aimed at balancing those aims. The objectives of this study are to introduce the notion of environmental governance into the planning process, to establish a method for assessing the alternatives and to develop a procedure for determining the most appropriate plan for environmental governance. The planning process here is based on strategic environment assessment (SEA). To verify the hypothetical approach, the middle river basin in the Tokachi River, Japan was selected as a case study. In practice, after workshop discussions, it was found to have the appropriate degree of consensus based on the balance of flood control and environmental protection in the watershed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 834 ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Elena Loredana Terzea ◽  
Antonia Cristina Barascu ◽  
Iulian Razvan Soare

Batch processes includes paint manufacturing, food processing, pharmaceutical industry, etc. The paper focuses on the process of paint manufacturing. The main contribution is the design of the current value stream mapping, very useful to understand the causes of waste and lead-time. This paper points out the necessity of applying lean methods within automotive industry, sector of bumpers painting and assembly, based on a real case-study.


2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Fortoul Obermöller

The Case Study section of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation serves two purposes. First, the case studies presented are concerned with problematical issues that are pertinent to students of entrepreneurship. Thus they constitute appropriate teaching and learning vehicles on a variety of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Each case study is accompanied by a set of guidelines for the use of tutors. Second, it is envisaged that those engaged in entrepreneurial activities will find the cases both interesting and useful. The case of PSA Peugeot Citroën's electric passenger car is an example of an innovation perceived as a failure because of its disappointing sales volume. Yet, by limiting our assessment of the electric passenger car to a short-term perspective, we may miss out on an essential part of its value. As part of a wider innovation process, the electric passenger car project is a significant step for PSA in its expertise regarding electric vehicles. Key learning outcomes: (a) to understand that innovation is a complex process with fuzzy frontiers, both in time and space; (b) to understand that innovation is a long-term investment with spillovers into other projects; (c) to be aware of the multiple perspectives that may be adopted when examining innovation; and (d) to be aware of the impact of labelling a project a failure.


2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-536
Author(s):  
MATTHEW BABCOCK

This essay explores the interdisciplinary origins and historiography of early North American scholars approaching territoriality – political control of territory – from an indigenous perspective in their works. Using the Ndé (Apaches) as a case study, it reveals how adopting an interdisciplinary approach that addresses territoriality from multiple perspectives can further our understanding of cultural contestation across the continent and hemisphere by highlighting the ways indigenous peoples negotiated, resisted, and adapted to European conquest.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dino M. Minoli

Globally there are around 34,000 golf facilities including very many small golf clubs that collectively generate significant economic, social and environmental impacts. Thus, small golf clubs have an important role to play in the greening of golf in support of sustainability. Environmental programmes (EPs) were developed to improve the environmental performance of all types and sizes of golf facilities. However, EPs are rarely employed in small golf clubs and no research until now has explored the reasons for this. Data from an in-depth mixed methods case study found several internal and external influences on the level of implementation of EPs in small golf clubs. Interventions are suggested to stimulate the uptake of EPs in smaller golf clubs. The study is of value to the golf sector, government policy and organisations concerned with the greening of small businesses in the greening of an industry sector for sustainability. The study also provides a conceptual/empirical framework for further studies in this under-researched yet noteworthy field.


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