Degree Of Environmental Awareness Research Articles

The Iconic Language in Reading and Interpretation of the Cognitive Map

The graphic representation of the "vision" of the land planner in identifying rural communities entails several cognitive mechanisms. This first step of establishing a basic degree of environmental awareness is critical. The assignment requires the capacity to embody a complex visual world and convey it graphically in a simple and illustrated manner. This article examines an intervention in a rural agglomeration's space. It is a set of ordered functions endowed with meaning. The article aims to scientifically explain the process of creating a participatory habitat and investigate the experience of the occupants by developing a scientific language with graphomotor capabilities around the concepts of vision, space, and representations. The method used is the collection and interpretation of twelve cognitive maps created by the designer and residents of Douar Lemzara, Setif, Algeria. The concepts and models of cognitive mapping point to the conclusion that the cognitive map is an effective method for reading the environment's actual information. Cognitive map analysis enables a better understanding of the most prominent physical characteristics of urban areas. Based on the analysis of respondents' cognitive maps, it is recommended to prioritize the treatment of Algeria's urban environment and engage residents in land use and planning. This opportunity to investigate and approach cognitive representations of space represents a novel mode of investigation and enrichment of the toolkits of various stakeholders in space, as well as an opportunity to improve inhabitants' experience.

A dynamic analysis of the income–pollution relationship in a two-country setting

This research explores the presence of the income–pollution relationship in a dynamic two-country setting. We argue that the initial conditions of an economy, as described by its initial stock of physical capital, its total factor productivity, and the degree of environmental awareness, are critical determinants of the income–pollution paths. More importantly, these initial conditions have a more pronounced effect in a world where economies interact with one another and transboundary and global pollutants are affecting more than one country. We show that, in the presence of pollution externalities between two countries, the income–pollution paths these countries follow depend on the stage of development of each country, on their relative and absolute productivities, on the degree of environmental awareness and on the transboundary nature of the pollutants. In a two-country setting with pollution externalities, even more complex patterns may arise compared to single country models, thereby confirming the nonlinear effect of growth on environmental outcomes. It is shown that even small asymmetries span income–pollution relationships that are significantly different than the prescribed inverted U-shaped patterns.

Educação e sustentabilidade no ambiente rural: um estudo de caso sobre a percepção de agricultores familiares

O objetivo do presente estudo de caso foi verificar a percepção e as práticas dos pequenos agricultores familiares quanto aos aspectos de conservação de nascentes em sua propriedade rural, bem como identificar as atividades de capacitação rural ofertados em seu espaço territorial. O trabalho foi realizado em 99 propriedades rurais de agricultores familiares do Núcleo Rural Ponte Alta, Região Administrativa do Gama, na Cidade de Brasília, Distrito Federal – Brasil. A presente pesquisa caracteriza-se metodologicamente como de natureza quantitativa, exploratória e descritiva. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da aplicação de questionário semiestruturado, contendo questões que remetiam à percepção e comportamento dos agricultores entrevistados sobre a temática em análise e caracterização do perfil social. Com base nos resultados, percebe-se que menos de 50% dos entrevistados realizam práticas de recuperação e conservação de nascentes. Dentre os agricultores que tentaram recuperar as suas nascentes, 27,27% apenas cercaram a nascente, outros 27,27% apenas reflorestaram e 27,27% recuperaram através de plantação. A ausência de conhecimento sobre a importância da recuperação de nascentes nas propriedades rurais é uma realidade. Assim, a educação ambiental se torna uma ferramenta importante para os produtores rurais se sensibilizarem com o agravante ambiental e ao mesmo tempo instruir-se sobre os métodos para preservação e conservação apropriados. Produção de mudas nativas, Fruticultura e Agricultura Orgânica foram registrados como os principais anseios de capacitação apontados pelos agricultores familiares, o que pode levar a perceber um certo grau de consciência ambiental dos pequenos agricultores da região onde foi realizado o estudo.

Does sustainability matter? A structural equation model for cross-border online purchasing behaviour

ABSTRACTAgainst the background of increasing internationalisation and digitalisation, the importance of online purchasing transactions, carried out by consumers in countries other than their own, is steadily growing. This is accompanied by an increase in the volume of shipments and, inevitably, by a surge in the level of freight traffic. On the part of the consumers, gaining insights into the ecological consequences of their behaviour has resulted in a greater degree of environmental awareness. This study aims to examine the extent to which this increase in ecologically-oriented sensitivity has an impact on the decision to make a cross-border online purchase. The results are based on a survey of 1,225 students and academic staff at a university. 68 % of the respondents have previously made an online purchase from a foreign online shop or online merchant. The analysis reveals that while there is an awareness of and knowledge about sustainable action, they do not play any part in the decision to make a cross-border online purchase.

ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND PUBLIC POLICIES - DICHOTOMY AND CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE

Abstract The present article presents the outcomes of an environmental perception survey conducted in a Brazilian Federal University, as well as addresses the relation between the culture identified in the studied community and the public policies developed to encourage sustainability. It is a descriptive study based on a quantitative approach wherein a structured instrument was applied to assess the daily habits of 387 individuals from the institution's internal community. The outcomes have shown that this community tends to have a positive environmental perception, although it does not pay much attention to the environmental impacts resulting from its own habits. Based on this construct, the discussion about the government expectations intrinsic to the implemented public policies was addressed, as well as the degree of environmental awareness in the studied group. It was concluded that the socio-environmental scenario in the university is featured by the theory/practice dichotomy, which is a barrier to the local sustainability culture development dynamics and also a challenge to the articulation of legal dictate purposes and the potential arrangements identified in this internal community.

Effect of economic status on environmental awareness and household fuel energy consumption pattern

An ideal environment is a must for every one to retain good health, growth and development. Creation of awareness on environmental issues are therefore important tasks for generating an ethical new outlook ethics among women towards the environment as women have a unique and direct relationship with the environment. The present study had been undertaken comprising inhabitants of Sundergarh district of Odisha with 200 samples through interview schedule; with an objective to find out the degree of environmental awareness among the different income group families ,to find out the effect of economic status on the degree of awareness, to gain knowledge about the house hold energy consumption pattern of the responding families, to know about the impact of economic status on the fuel energy consumption pattern of the respondents and to co-relate between the environmental awareness and fuel energy consumption pattern of the families with respect to their economic status. Study findings revealed that women were quite aware about the environmental degradation. Economic status had got significant impact on the level of awareness. But the level of awareness predominantly did not have positive effect on house hold fuel energy consumption. Economic status did not show a significant effect on the level of environmental awareness with consideration to level of fuel energy consumption of all the respondents. Participatory approach in all the environmental sustainable developmental programme is the need of the hour. Everyone has a part and every one should and has to contribute.

From Green to REDD-Ready to Trade: Discussion On REDD In Nepal's Community Forestry

Carbon emission increases at an early stage of industrial expansion as a transition from overdependence on agriculture. Such industrial transformation is heavily dependent on energy-intensive technologies. Moreover, the degree of environmental awareness is very low in developing countries. According to the Environmental Performance Index 2012, Nepal is among the strongest performer. A new international carbon trade mechanism, called ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation’ (REDD), has been proposed to curb global Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions. Carbon trade entails the idea that industrialized countries pay developing countries to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. Nepal’s community forestry can reap benefits by participating in REDD, but it requires addressing a range of issues and challenges to mitigate underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation. Ultimately this type of program would encourage local people for conservation and sustainable use of forest resources.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i1.12181International Journal of Environment Volume-4, Issue-1, Dec-Feb 2014/15, page: 101-111

Collaborative Supply Chains and Environmental Awareness: A Typology in Terms of Proximity

The aim of this article is to examine collaborative supply chain practices and their related ways of integrating environmental dimensions. Seven case studies of collaboration were analysed through the lens of proximity economics, a theoretical framework at the crossroads of spatial and industrial economics. Starting with a sample of collaborative initiatives, taken from the professional press specialized in logistics, and further studied through in-depth interviews and secondary data analysis, a typology of collaborative practices was developed. This typology highlights the specifics of the relationships between firms associated with a particular degree of environmental awareness. It proves that the way of addressing environmental concerns is neither univocal nor simplistic and is related to different forms of interaction between actors.

Findings on Motivation and the Environmental Awareness and Practice of Future Engineers in Zagreb

This article is the result of a survey conducted on first year students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb. Heavy particles in the focus of this article are intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of students and their ecological awareness and practice. Accordingly, we wanted to examine which form of motivation was prevalent in students when choosing a career in engineering and the degree of environmental awareness and practice of those students. The results show that extrinsic elements of motivation were more important to students in terms of their future career. When it comes to environmental awareness and practices, results show a higher level of environmental awareness and practices among students. Conclusively, it can be noted that the dominance of extrinsic motivation for a career does not compromise the interest in environmental issues or environmental practices.

Contribution of Local Agenda 21 to Practical Implementation of Sustainable Development: The Case of the Czech Republic

Local Agenda 21 (LA21), a voluntary tool for implementing sustainable development (SD) in local level, is one way of implementing sustainability principles in practice. Twenty years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Conference in Rio de Janeiro, which made the first reference of LA21 (intended as a framework for the twenty-first century respecting SD principles), this article deals with evaluating the real contribution of this initiative to the implementation of SD in practice on the example of selected municipalities in the Czech Republic. This contribution is examined by a comparative analysis of the indices of change in selected indicators (three to four indicators for each pillar of SD) for municipalities involved in the LA21 initiative in comparison with reference municipalities, which have not been involved in LA21 so far. The analysis results indicate that different trends in some of the indicators can be observed in municipalities implementing LA21 and in the others. This applies, in particular, to the environmental indicators (such as the degree of waste separation, indicating in part the degree of environmental awareness), but also to some of the economic ones (municipal capital expenditures indicating investment activity).

Effect of Raising the Environmental Awareness on Reducing Kitchen Water Consumption by Jordanian Families Living in Amman City

Problem statement: Improper use of water by Jordanian families accombined with acute shortage in water resources. Approach: This study aimed to raise the degree of the environmental awareness regarding the significance of reducing kitchen water consumption of the Jordanian families living in Amman and to provide them with the necessary knowledge and practices about the right practices to reduce water consumption. Results: The results revealed that the average consumption of kitchen water before the environmental awareness about water consumption was 59.5 L day-1 and after raising the awareness was reduced to 49.8 L day-1, with an average of 9.7 L day-1 which is a very vital indicator. The difference in the consumption were found to be more for the families consisting of (10-14) members where the average differences was 12-14 L day-1, but after environmental awareness differences were all statistically significant with all the other groups of family members. The average difference of consumption by family of members aged from (6-9) was (10-39) L daily and it was statistically significant in the family group of (2-5). The family group of (2-5) showed an average difference of 7.25 L daily. However, the family of with members aged between (15-22) years was the best in making use of raising the degree of environmental awareness to preserve water and reduce its consumption. The study also showed that the differences of consumption were more for the family groups of the average of income (601-1000) JD/month. The study also revealed that there is a positive relationship (0.801) regarding the amount of the consumed water and the number of utensils used through the three meals of day after raising the degree of environmental awareness in this study which shows the necessity of education the consumers to reduce the number of utensils, to reduce the amount of lost water out of consumed water. Conclusion: It can be concluded that raising awareness by holding sessions for the families is about water consumption is a reliable method to rationalize their consumption.

Assessment of Special Needs People Towards Environmental Awareness in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Problem statement: This research examines knowledge and attitudes towards environmental awareness among special needs individuals in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The population census of (136) special needs individuals with different types of disabilities; physical impairments, visual impairments and hearing impairments from different locations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan participated in the survey and completed the questionnaire in 2010. The targeted population encompassed Jordanian special needs citizens with different backgrounds including; age, location of residency, gender, social status and education levels. The questionnaire consisted of (27) questions concerning major environmental issues. Approach: Analysis of Variance was conducted on the means of the sample population determined by gender, age, education and geographic distribution to verify that the apparent differences of the means were statistically significant. The environmental awareness among special needs females in all locations exceeded the total awareness of special needs males. Results: The Statistical Package for Social Sciences conducted on the sample revealed that special needs people in cities have better environmental awareness in comparison to the special needs people who live in villages and rural areas. Conclusions: The education level played a significant role in the degree of environmental awareness in all locations surveyed. Environmental awareness was directly affected by the type of disability; people with physical impairments had a better environmental awareness than individuals with hearing and vision disabilities as the percentage of environmental awareness reached (65%, 55% and 46%) respectively.

Major factors contributing to environmental awareness among people in a third world country/Jordan

The objective of this research was to evaluate the major factors contributing to environmental awareness among people in a third world country such as Jordan. Two thousand individuals from different locations in the southern part of Jordan participated in the survey and completed the questionnaire in the fall of 2004. The questionnaire consisted of 30 questions grouped into the following categories of major environmental issues: general environmental problems, air pollution, water resources, solid waste, noise pollution, and desertification. The target population encompassed people with different backgrounds including gender, age, education levels, location of residency, and social status. The questionnaire was distributed according to the population density throughout five major cities and 59 villages. Analysis of Variance was conducted on the means of the sample populations determined by gender, age, education, and geographic distribution to verify that the apparent differences of the means were statistically significant. The environmental awareness of females in this study as quantified by an overall index exceeded that of males in each of the individual cities and villages surveyed and therefore throughout the region. For the entire study, the overall index was 65.3–62.8, respectively. The statistical results of the survey revealed that the city of Aqaba in the southern region of Jordan had greater environmental awareness than the other cities surveyed. Environmental awareness among university students increased linearly as they proceeded from the first year to the fifth year. The education level of the survey respondents played a significant role in the degree of environmental awareness in all cities and villages surveyed. Environmental awareness was also affected by the difference in age range, with the older groups having more consistent responses and higher overall index of environmental awareness.

Assessment of Environmental Intention of Journalists

The main objective of environmental education (EE) is that citizens develop a responsible environmental behavior. Environmental awareness constitutes an important factor for the shaping of a responsible environmental behavior. The mass media can strengthen the degree of environmental awareness of the public, through the dissemination of environmental information. The present study, through the application of the Theory of Planned Behavior, presents assessment of the intention of journalists of the local media of Lesbos island to cover environmental issues.