Awareness Of Environmental Degradation Research Articles

Challenges in the Design of Prefabricated Single-Family Buildings with Expanded Clay Technology - Selected Architectural and Environmental Aspects

The architectural form of buildings is determined by many factors, one of the most important is construction technology. It remains in a close and inseparable relationship with architectural design. Contemporary technologies in construction are constantly subject to improvements, streamlining, changes aimed at increasing all kinds of efficiency (cost, thermal efficiency, labor input, etc.). One of today’s widely discussed determinants of changes in the way buildings are designed and constructed is environmental issue. An awareness of environmental degradation and climate change and their consequences prompts the search for increasingly sustainable solutions. This paper summarizes the research on prefabricated solutions and their implementation, especially in single-family residential architecture. This article presents pre-design, design, and post-design experiences related to planning and realization of single-family houses with prefabricated wall technology made of light expanded clay concrete. The authors implemented comparative qualitative and quantitative research through case studies, the method also uses experiences from their own research by design practice. The advantages and disadvantages of prefabrication in the selected technology are presented. The authors attempt to answer the question of whether the individual architectural design approach is reflected in the relevant environmental considerations, including, first, those related to the mitigation of climate change and adaptation to its consequences, and to what extent the discussed technology fits into the assumptions of climate and environmentally responsible design.

Accounting for Environmental Awareness on Green Purchase Intention and Behaviour: Evidence from the Philippines

This study examines the green purchase awareness of Philippine youth consumers and its influence on green purchase intention and, ultimately, their green purchase behaviour. The study used the theory of planned behaviour as a conceptual framework. The research used an online five-point Likert scale questionnaire and gathered data from accounting and business students in the Philippines; data were collected from 923 usable respondents and then validated and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings suggest that respondents’ awareness of environmental degradation’s consequences influences green purchase intention and positively mediates green purchase behaviour. The attitudes, norms, and respondents’ perceived behavioural control represent the environmental awareness beliefs; they positively and significantly contributed to green purchase intention, which contributed to green purchase behaviour. The study is original in that it examines the applicability of the theory of planned behaviour in the context of the Philippines, which has legislative backing for environmental awareness among the citizens. It also investigates the extent to which subjective norms can influence personal behavioural control and mediate towards green purchase intention. The findings contribute to the Philippine setting; however, it is extensible with further research on emerging nations that share societal cultures. The data obtained sufficiently explain the phenomenon using the theory of planned behaviour; combining it with Hofstede’s model of societal culture can increase explanatory power for societal-based studies on purchase intention and behaviour. In a high-power distance and collective societal-cultural setting, findings support the argument that environmental awareness contributes to green purchase intention and buyer behaviour. The proactive stance of making the population aware of the environmental effects is noticeable. However, they provide a low-level explanation of their intention to purchase green products and a medium-level explanation of translating purchase intention to purchase behaviour. Hence, we recommend the government review their approach to making people environmentally aware, which measurably translates into green purchasing intention and purchasing behaviour.

Prospects of Green Marketing in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study on Green Marketing

The awareness of environmental degradation has been a long time coming to Bangladesh. In recent years, environmental issues in Bangladesh have received much attention, reflecting rising public concern and awareness of environmental problems. Pressure groups have been campaigning vigorously for the environment and media reporting on environmental issues has increased dramatically. It has also moved up on the agenda in political decision making and numerous laws and regulations were enacted for the protection of environment. Moreover, through the earth summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and its follow-up summits in Berlin in 1995 and in New York in 1997, environmentalists have set targets for international co-operation and action. The paper identifies the particular segments of green consumers and explores the problems and opportunities that the green marketing businesses have in Bangladesh. It also examines the present trends of green marketing in Bangladesh and describes the reason why companies should adopt it. Further, it deals with the future of green marketing and concludes by studying consumer perception regarding green products in Bangladesh and also the business firm’s perception analysis.

Prospects of Green Marketing in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study on Green Marketing

The awareness of environmental degradation has been a long time coming to Bangladesh. In recent years, environmental issues in Bangladesh have received much attention, reflecting rising public concern and awareness of environmental problems. Pressure groups have been campaigning vigorously for the environment and media reporting on environmental issues has increased dramatically. It has also moved up on the agenda in political decision making and numerous laws and regulations were enacted for the protection of environment. Moreover, through the earth summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and its follow-up summits in Berlin in 1995 and in New York in 1997, environmentalists have set targets for international co-operation and action. The paper identifies the particular segments of green consumers and explores the problems and opportunities that the green marketing businesses have in Bangladesh. It also examines the present trends of green marketing in Bangladesh and describes the reason why companies should adopt it. Further, it deals with the future of green marketing and concludes by studying consumer perception regarding green products in Bangladesh and also the business firm’s perception analysis.

Participation of Rural Women in Homestead Waste Management towards Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS)

The main purpose of this study was to assess the extent of participation in homestead waste management activities by the rural women towards Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS). Besides this major focus, the sources of homestead wastes and their channels of utilization were identified; and relationship between the selected characteristics of the rural women and their extent of participation in homestead waste management activities were also explored. All the women of farm household except the absentees of Babugonj upazila of Barisal district, Bangladesh constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from the sample of 95 farm households selected out of a total of 1000 farm households from the five (5) selected villages under the one (1) selected union of the upazila through multi-stage random sampling technique with the help of pre-tested interview schedule during from the period from 10 August to 20 September 2017. A vast majority of the respondents had medium to high participation in homestead waste management activities in the study area while their efforts were mostly diverted to kitchen wastes, plant/crop harvest residues and ash management. The correlation test showed that rural women’s personal education, farm size, annual household income, family cooperation, daily time allocation for homestead waste management, exposure to agricultural information and seasonal variability of involvement in waste management activities showed significant positive relationship with their extent of participation in homestead waste management activities. While age, family size, area under homestead, perception of IPNS, awareness of environmental degradation and decision making ability in family did not show any significant relationship with their extent of participation in waste management activities.

The influence of green marketing on consumer purchase behavior

Global warming, pollution and climate change are some of the problems that have become an increasingly concerning issue internationally. Environmental deterioration has led to businesses changing the way in which they conduct themselves, leading to the emergence of green marketing. A considerable amount of research has been conducted on green marketing and consumer behavior, mainly, in developed countries. There is, however, a noticeable dearth of knowledge pertaining to consumers in South Africa. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine, at an exploratory level, the influence of green marketing on the purchasing behavior of South African consumers. A survey was conducted on a sample of 100 consumers using a quantitative, exploratory and descriptive design. The results indicate that South African citizens have high knowledge levels on the issues facing the environment. Elements of the green marketing mix, specifically, green promotion, were found to raise awareness and encourage positive change in consumption behavior. A large proportion of respondents preferred to patronize socially responsible retailers. Furthermore, respondents preferred green products over standard alternatives. However, they were price sensitive which affected their purchasing decisions. It emerged that there was no significant difference between low and high income earners in terms of price sensitivity, and no significant difference between lower and higher qualified respondents in terms of knowledge and awareness of environmental degradation and green marketing

Eco-friendly alternative refrigeration systems

Refrigeration applications at the domestic, commercial and industrial levels are becoming an integral part of the present day living. The demand and supply of refrigeration systems is increasing day by day with the changing lifestyle. The existing compressor-based refrigeration (i.e., mechanical refrigeration) system has reached the maximum level of innovation. For the last few decades, there has not been any significant increase in the efficiency (i.e., coefficient of performance, COP) of the system. Moreover, with the increasing awareness of environmental degradation, the production, use and disposal of ChloroFluoro Carbons (CFCs) and HydroChloroFluoroCarbons (HCFCs) as refrigerants in mechanical refrigeration system has become a subject of great concern. However, such systems are being developed using more ecofriendly refrigerants viz., air, CO2, NH3, etc. Besides, efforts are being directed to develop other types of refrigeration technologies e.g., magnetic refrigeration, thermoelectric refrigeration (discussed in Part 1) and thermoacoustic refrigeration (discussed in Part 2), which will be moreecofriendly, cost effective, efficient, simple in design, convenient and reliable.

Rhetoric and Strategy: Australian Mining and the Conflict over Coronation Hill

ABSTRACT This paper considers the political mobilisation of the mining industry in response to increasing levels of popular concern regarding environmental issues. The focus is upon the rhetoric used by mining companies in their endeavour to gain government permission to mine Coronation Hill in Australia's Northern Territory. In order to ensure profitability mining companies will individually and collectively undertake political activities. In recent years a growing awareness of environmental degradation and a wave of popular concern for protecting the environment has left Australian mining companies worrying that their perceived right to exploit the environment is threatened. This is especially so for an industry so reliant on extracting resources from the natural environment. The mining industry has responded to this political challenge by developing various forms of rhetoric to justify its continued exploitation, and indeed degradation, of the natural environment.