Locating Concepts, Practices and Policies of Environmental Concern in Reports

Abstract

Environment plays a crucial role in our lives. The Anthropocene era is marked with the emergence of chronic environmental issues. These issues are spread worldwide. India is also dealing with several environmental issues. Developing ‘Environmental Concern’ (Individual, social, and at institutional level) is considered as one of the potential solutions to reduce the impact of environmental issues. The paper attempts to look at the conceptualization of the construct of ‘Environmental Concern’ limiting focus within the Environmental Policy Reports, and Environmental Performance Assessment Reports. The qualitative analysis pertains to the longitudinal period from 2015 to 2021. The findings identified seven key substantial areas of Environmental concern that can be considered in the conceptualization of the construct ‘Environmental Concern’ concerning India’s environmental context. Along with these substantive areas of concern, some critical areas, i.e., forests and biomes, poor air quality, public health concerns, and lead poisoning, also need to be taken into immediate consideration for action. With these areas of consideration in the conceptualization of the construct ‘Environmental Concern’ future efforts to solve environmental problems can be formulated.