scholarly journals Assessing Perceptions and Practices of Environmental Problems: Bahir Dar City, in Ethiopia, in Focus

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Birhanu Simegn Chanie
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Perception ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Football Field

The main purpose of this study was to see the level of environmental perception and perceived environmental practices. It also addressed the correlations among demographic factors, awareness and perceived behaviors. Besides, how gender difference, if any, revealed on people’s perception and practice was checked. Fifty participants selected randomly from different working sites (such as football field, shopping centers, and public library) were administered a likert scale questionnaire on perceptions and practices of environmental issues. The descriptive statistics revealed fairly higher level of environmental perception and practices. Correlation coefficients revealed little sign of connection between what the participants perceived about environmental problems and what environmental activities they reported. Besides, insignificant differences between men and women were observed on both their perceptions and pro-environmental behaviors. Therefore, the role background and gender related variables play for pro-environmental issues seemed to be re-examined for a more elaborated explanation on environmental perception and behaviors.

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 Environmental Literacy among Students of the Faculty of Education at Yarmouk

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ali. A. Al – Omari ◽  
Salem. A. Al khawaldeh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Knowledge Scale ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed at examining the environmental literacy among students of the Faculty of Education at Yarmouk University. The researchers designed a four-part instrument for measuring environmental literacy consisting of: environmental knowledge, attitude towards the environment, environmental practices, and a concern for environmental issues. The sample of the study consisted of 430 male and female students in the second semester of the academic year 2010/2011.The findings revealed that the subjects' level of environmental knowledge and attitudes towards the environment are below the accepted educational standard 75% with a statistically significant difference ( = 0.05), and that the level of environmental practices matches the accepted educational standard. The findings also showed a statistically significant difference in the mean scores on environmental knowledge scale due to gender in favor of female, while no differences were found due to the variables of year of study and specialization. A statistically significant difference was also found in the means of the subjects' responses on attitudes towards the environment scale due to specialization while no differences were found due to year of study and gender. Unlike specialization, both year of study and gender were found to cause a statistically significant difference in the means of the subjects' responses to the concern for environmental issues scale in favor of female respondents. None of the variables of the study was found to make any statistically significance differences in the means of the subjects' responses to the environmental practices scale. 

scholarly journals DEEPER COMPREHENSION OF BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH SERIOUS GAME

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 881-890
Author(s):  
Michal Kozderka ◽  
Bertrand Rose
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Financial Loss ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Basic Comprehension

AbstractDuring the last three decades we observe growing use of ecodesign, but we observe also misuse of ecodesign methods, leading often to time and financial loss. In coherence with several failure analysis and with our observation, we base our work on a hypothesis: Misuse of ecodesign is often caused by lack of basic comprehension of environmental issues: Non linearity of the processes, their inertia and their excessive costs.Building on this hypothesis, we decided to enhance our education program with an innovative serious game. The goal is to achieve comprehension of the basic environmental issues. Innovation of the game lies in revealing to students at the end of the game, that the fictive initial situation of the game corresponded to a starting point of a real catastrophe. Students can thus not only compare their decisions with those of real leaders, but also to understand how and why bad decisions were taken.Experiments indicate that students who played the game tend to evaluate environmental problems, while those who followed a lecture tend to describe them. This trend (going further than to a description) seems to be useful in decision making and in deployment of ecodesign methods.

scholarly journals Donation or Discount: Effect of Promotion Mode on Green Consumption Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1912
Author(s):  
Jun Zou ◽  
Yifan Tang ◽  
Ping Qing ◽  
Han Li ◽  
Amar Razzaq
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Product Type ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Green Consumption ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Fluency ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Practical Implications

Environmental issues are still challenging and of global concern. To improve the environmental consumption behavior of consumers, this study investigates whether the match between the promotion mode and product type can improve the conceptual fluency of consumers, so as to increase their purchase intention for green products. The results of three experiments reveal that the interaction between promotion mode and product type has a certain impact on the conceptual fluency of consumers, which can, in turn, promote their purchase intention. This research theoretically contributes to the research on green consumption by introducing promotion mode and revealing the mediation effect of conceptual fluency, it also provides some practical implications for alleviating environmental problems.

scholarly journals Evolution of biobased and nanotechnology packaging – a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-515
Author(s):  
Tom Lindström ◽  
Folke Österberg
Keyword(s):  
Biodegradable Polymers ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Complexes ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
End Of Life Issues

AbstractThis review deals with the evolution of bio-based packaging and the emergence of various nanotechnologies for primary food packaging. The end-of life issues of packaging is discussed and particularly the environmental problems associated with microplastics in the marine environment, which serve as a vector for the assimilation of persistent organic pollutants in the oceans and are transported into the food chain via marine and wild life. The use of biodegradable polymers has been a primary route to alleviate these environmental problems, but for various reasons the market has not developed at a sufficient pace that would cope with the mentioned environmental issues. Currently, the biodegradable plastics only constitute a small fraction of the fossil-based plastic market. Fossil-based plastics are, however, indispensable for food safety and minimization of food waste, and are not only cheap, but has generally more suitable mechanical and barrier properties compared to biodegradable polymers. More recently, various nanotechnologies such as the use of nanoclays, nanocellulose, layer-by-layer technologies and polyelectrolyte complexes have emerged as viable technologies to make oxygen and water vapor barriers suitable for food packaging. These technological developments are highlighted as well as issues like biodegradation, recycling, legislation issues and safety and toxicity of these nanotechnologies.

Ecomedia: Of Angelic Images and Environmental Values

2008 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Kitty van Vuuren ◽  
Libby Lester
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
An Inconvenient Truth ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Influential Book

The prominence of media events in 2006, including the release of former US Vice President Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the publication of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, even the death of ‘eco-celebrity’ Steve Irwin, suggested a need to devote an issue of Media International Australia to media and the environment. The study of environmentalism through the lens of media, journalism and communication is all but absent in Australia, with some notable exceptions. This issue of MIA goes some way towards redressing the absences identified by Tom Jagtenberg and David McKie in their influential book Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity, published more than 10 years ago, which claimed for the environment an equal status with traditional research foci: class, race and gender. The current public interest in environmental issues emphasises this point, although it is not unprecedented. History shows that environmental issues move in waves to and from the heart of public debate. As well as showcasing some of the field's distinct approaches and traditions, the articles in this issue contribute to a better understanding of this current wave and its likely aftermath. In doing so, it goes some way towards moving the environment in the direction of a more central position on the research and public agenda.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup melalui Program Adiwiyata (Studi di Kota Surabaya)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Yulia Indahri
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
City Government ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
The Government ◽  
Environmental Understanding

Environmental education (EE) is an integration of environmental understanding with formal or informal education. EE is expected to help students gain understanding on the awareness and knowledge about the environment to further shape student attitudes. From these understanding, skills and abilities will emerge so that students can actively participate and become agents in solving environmental problems. The concept of EE itself can be traced back to the 18th century, although globally, those engaged in the environmental sector began to strive to develop a more measurable EE concept since the 1970s. The legal basis also varies, with application models that adapt to each distinctive environment. Adiwiyata is a form of EE managed by the government through the integration of two important ministries, namely the ministry that deals with environmental issues and the ministry that deals with education. This study was intended to find out whether Adiwiyata was in accordance with the EE concept that was agreed upon globally. In particular, the implementation of the Adiwiyata Program in Surabaya City is the focus of this paper based on the results of research on the environment in 2019 which have been published. The environmental awareness of Adiwiyata School in Surabaya City is quite high and the concept developed by the Surabaya City Government is very solid that involves all parties.AbstrakPendidikan lingkungan hidup (PLH) merupakan pengintegrasian pemahaman lingkungan hidup dengan pendidikan formal atau pendidikan informal. PLH diharapkan dapat membantu siswa memperoleh kesadaran dan pengetahuan mengenai lingkungan hidup untuk selanjutnya dapat membentuk sikap siswa. Dari pemahaman tersebut akan muncul keterampilan dan kecakapan sehingga siswa dapat berpartisipasi aktif dan menjadi agen dalam memecahkan masalah lingkungan. Konsep PLH sendiri dapat ditelusuri sampai abad ke-18, walaupun secara global, mereka yang bergerak di bidang lingkungan hidup mulai berupaya untuk menyusun konsep PLH yang lebih terukur sejak tahun 1970-an. Dasar hukumnya pun beragam, dengan model penerapan yang menyesuaikan dengan lingkungan masing-masing. Adiwiyata merupakan salah satu bentuk PLH yang dikelola pemerintah dengan mengintegrasikan dua kementerian penting, yaitu kementerian yang menangani masalah lingkungan hidup dan kementerian yang menangani pendidikan. Kajian ini dimaksudkan untuk mengetahui apakah Adiwiyata sudah sesuai dengan konsep PLH yang disepakati secara global. Secara khusus, pelaksanaan Program Adiwiyata di Kota Surabaya menjadi fokus dari tulisan ini berdasarkan hasil penelitian tentang lingkungan di tahun 2019 yang telah dibukukan. Kesadaran lingkungan Sekolah Adiwiyata di Kota Surabaya sudah cukup tinggi dan konsep yang dikembangkan oleh Pemerintah Kota (Pemkot) Surabaya sangat solid dengan melibatkan semua pihak.

scholarly journals GESTÃO AMBIENTAL NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES DA QUARTA COLÔNIADOI:10.5773/rgsa.v4i1.222

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Kleiton Douglas Saggin ◽  
Renata Gonçalves Rodrigues ◽  
Andréa Polidori Célia ◽  
Paloma de Mattos ◽  
Tânia Nunes da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
New Strategies

A reflexão sobre as práticas ambientais, em um contexto marcado pela degradação permanente do meio ambiente e do seu ecossistema, tem exigido novas posturas das organizações. Contudo, adotar a gestão ambiental como estratégia de desenvolvimento, contempla as necessidades das organizações em aliar crescimento econômico e sustentabilidade. Neste sentido, este artigo tem como objetivo identificar se existe a preocupação com as questões ambientais por parte das organizações da região da Quarta Colônia e se as mesmas adotam programas de gestão ambiental, analisando fatores que podem influenciar nas diferentes abordagens dadas ao tema. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa em um estudo considerado exploratório e compreendido como estudo de caso. A amostra foi de cinco organizações da Região da Quarta Colônia onde foram realizadas visitas técnicas e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Como resultado significativo do estudo, pôde se constatar que as organizações estudadas limitam-se apenas às exigências da legislação ambiental em vigor. Assim as organizações necessitam adotar novas posturas e um processo de atualização contínua que pode ser viabilizado pela gestão ambiental. Palavras-chave: Gestão ambiental; Quarta Colônia; organizações; desenvolvimento. Abstract The reflection about environmental practices, in a context marked by permanent degradation of the environment and its ecosystem, has required new strategies from the organizations. However, adopting environmental management as a development strategy satisfies the organizations needs to gather economic growth and sustainability. Thus, this paper aims on identifying whether the organizations from the Quarta Colonia Region are concerned about environmental issues and whether they adopt environmental management programs, analyzing aspects which can influence the different approaches applied to this issue. In order to reach such aim, a qualitative approach was used in a study considered exploratory and comprised as a case study. The sample consisted of five organizations from the Quarta Colonia Region where there were technical visits and semi-structured interviews. A relevant result of the study was that it was possible to observe that the studied organizations are restricted only to the operative environmental law requirements. Thus, organizations ought to adopt new emplacements and a continuous updating process, which can become viable through the environmental management. Keywords: Environmental management; Quarta Colônia; organizations; development

scholarly journals The Role of Libraries in the Information Support of Global Environmental Problems

2011 ◽  
pp. 128-130
Author(s):  
Elena F. Bychkova ◽  
Anna V. Krukova
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Scientific Seminar ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Environmental

On the scientific seminar “The Role of Libraries in the information support of global environmental problems. The problem of using nuclear energy”, which has taken place on April 28, 2011 at the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

scholarly journals FAIRS OF SCIENCE AS ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION OF ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Mauro Silva Ruiz ◽  
Cristiano Capellani Quaresma ◽  
Ayron Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Igor Ogashawara ◽  
Maurício Lamano Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Perception ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Brazilian Science

The definition of environment, which disregard the changes resulting from historical progressive rupture of man in relation to his surroundings, is one of the conceptual errors that hinder the understanding and solution of environmental problems of the present. Such difficulties are deepened by the extreme specialization of knowledge that undermined the understanding of environmental problems, making critical analysis urgent and able to integrate different areas of knowledge. Science and technology fairs can be seen as important initiatives to this integration. Thus, this study aimed to verify the perception of students participating in Febrace (Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair) in relation to the environment and the impacts of this fair in raising awareness about that issue. This is a quali-quantitative research based on bibliographic and documentary surveys and interviews with primary and secondary students who were responsible for the projects presented in that fair. The results showed that the majority of respondents (over 74%) have a more elaborate and globalizing vision of the concept of environment. It was also found that, in general, interviewed students could observe positive influences of the fair on their environmental perception and felt more interested and motivated to understand and discuss environmental problems.

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