Knowledge Of Environmental Science Research Articles

Research on Soundscape Design Strategies for Public Spaces in Dong Village, Dali

Soundscape reflects the ecological, cultural and social characteristics of regions and ethnic groups and is an important part of the public environment. Because in the past environmental design, the breadth and depth of the design that considers the human settlement environment system as a large framework should be included and involved. Therefore, this article analyzes the existing public space and landscape nodes of the public environment of Dali Dong Village, and uses the knowledge of environmental science, sociology, landscape science and other related disciplines to explore the Dong village public environment as the design practice object. It hopes to provide a useful reference for the research on sound landscape design of traditional ethnic minority settlements in my country.

Approaches and methods used to bring together Indigenous and Environmental science Knowledge in environmental research: A systematic map protocol

Abstract The bringing together of multiple knowledge sources, such as Indigenous knowledge (IK) and Environmental science Knowledge (ESK), is a topic of considerable interest and significance in environmental research. In the areas of resource management for example, the bringing together of IK and ESK datasets has raised considerable interest for its potential to increase understanding and provide insights into complex phenomena such as the effects of climate change and variability on wildlife health and distribution. The potential benefits that exist from merging these knowledge sources have been widely acknowledged. However, navigating the complex processes involved in knowledge linking continues to pose significant challenges. This systematic mapping protocol will guide the collection and analysis of literature to examine the approaches and methods used in published studies that aim to bring together Indigenous and Environmental science Knowledge in environmental research. The particular focus of this examination is placed on identification of the types of approaches and methods used to merge IK and ESK datasets at the stages of data analysis, results, and interpretation/discussion in the research process. Through a scoping exercise, a draft search string was developed based on a predetermined list of keywords. Consultation was held with a senior Indigenous scholar to advise on the keywords used and consideration for IK likely to be represented in the collected literature. The final search string will be applied to online bibliographic databases to collect studies published in peer‐reviewed journals. The final capture of the search will be screened in two stages: (1) at the level of title and abstract and (2) at full‐text. All studies included will be coded using a standardised coding template and a narrative synthesis approach will be used to identify patterns in the evidence, including knowledge gaps and clusters. Practical implication: The resulting systematic map, following the outlined procedures in this protocol and considering guidelines from the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) and Reporting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES), can serve to support and inform future research endeavours engaged in working towards the linking of IK and ESK, with practical implications for communities and policymakers.

A database application framework toward data-driven vertical connectivity analysis of rivers

The description of complex river environments requires interdisciplinary approaches to collect and manage manifold data types and sources. Deriving comprehensive knowledge from complex data sources is challenging and necessitates not only knowledge of environmental science but also statistics and Software engineering. This study introduces a relational database framed in an application called River Analyst for creating and managing river data with open-source standards (Python3 and Django). We conceptualize data models of river environments, which describe sediment characteristics and hydraulics related to hyporheic exchange. River Analyst enabled us to derive novel insights for restoring rivers affected by so-called riverbed clogging, notably, fine sediment infiltration in the hyporheic zone. The database analysis reveals that clogging is not a dominant control process when the fraction of fine sediment exceeds 50%–55%. In conclusion, the new Software holds promise for data-informed advancements in augmenting knowledge to restore ecologically functional hydro-environments.

Building awareness of environmental protection among university students in Vietnam

Introduction. For environmental protection activities in Vietnam to be effective, a prerequisite is that the participants, including students, must have a high awareness of environmental protection. The article analyzes the current situation and proposes ample fundamental solutions to build awareness of environmental protection for students in Vietnamese universities. The object of this study is to build the awareness of protecting the natural environment among university students in Vietnam. Research methods. This study uses the method of dialectical materialism and historical materialism of Marxism – Leninism as the most general methodology. In addition, other specific methods are also used such as: Method of abstraction, generalization; Methods of document analysis; Methods of sociological investigation; Methods of investigation and interview. Data were processed using SPSS statistical software. Results. Knowledge of environmental science and environmental protection has a great and necessary role, is an indispensable factor, and is the key for each individual to step into the future life. Firstly, students have learned scientific knowledge about the environment, environmental protection, and laws on environmental protection through the following channels such as educational activities at school account for 71.9%; television channels account for 9.92. Secondly, in regard of fostering and developing students’ feelings, beliefs, spirits, aspirations, and desires for environmental protection that 71.9% of students answered that they love the poetic and majestic beauty of nature, love the homeland, love the country and Vietnamese people. Thirdly, regarding the formation of students’ attitudes toward environmental protection, that 87.64% of students responded with great interest and 4.44% of students were concerned with the depletion of natural resources, pollution, environmental crisis, climate change, drought, and saltwater intrusion of the country and the locality. Finally, concerning students’ actions in environmental protection, that 87.08% of students confirmed that they will participate in planting trees and will voluntarily comply with regulations on hygiene and environmental protection. They should act together “for the green of the homeland”. Practical significance. This study provided a scientific evidence for the Education and Training sector in planning environmental education awareness programs for students – the future owners of the country. The topic can be used as a reliable reference in research, teaching, learning and practical direction around the education of environmental protection consciousness for university students in Vietnam today.

Effective environmental education for sustainable development beyond the Plastic Age in South Korea

The skyrocketing single-plastic demand during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic proved the limitation of top-down environmental policies in accomplishing sustainable consumption and waste management. Nevertheless, ‘smart consumers’ can make smart choices for sustainable development. However, a review of the South Korean environmental education curriculum reveals that the current structure heavily leans towards the elementary level and does not enlighten the public on ‘what’ and ‘how’ to live sustainably. This study uses a quick survey to suggest that the effectiveness of environmental education may be enhanced if: (1) guidance on how to live with the natural environment in harmony for collective cooperation towards resilient and sustainable community building is incorporated with a clear purpose, (2) environment-friendly culture-building activities are enforced to institutionalise a new paradigm of sustainability to replace today’s consumerism, and (3) contents are updated regularly to include Earth and environmental science knowledge in the state of art.

Supporting communities of practice as a strategy to accelerate uptake of environmental science for climate action: TV weathercasters as a case study

Advantageous new ideas and practices have a vexing track record of taking root slowly, if at all. Identifying or creating, and then supporting, communities of practice is a promising approach to enhancing the likelihood that science-based environmental science knowledge will be applied to solve societal problems. A community of practice, simply put, is a group of individuals who have shared interests and problems related to a specific topic. This article provides a brief overview of what communities of practice are, and how they might be embraced as a strategy to accelerate the development of climate change solutions. The approach is illustrated with a brief case study of Climate Matters, a highly successful program designed to support TV weathercasters as local climate change educators. It concludes with a heuristic to guide future efforts at supporting communities of practice.

Transposition didactique dune exposition muséale traitant d'un objet complexe : l'Anthropocène

This article presents the didactic issues underlying the development of a school exhibition project for 15-20-year-olds based on a museum exhibition. The challenge is to make the concept of the Anthropocene affordable while maintaining its complex, interdisciplinary and prospective character. To this end, the issues are considered on a societal level, broadened with the help of environmental science knowledge about the nine planetary boundaries articulated as a system, and then reconsidered as a societal question that needs to be assumed.

Supporting Communities of Practice as a Strategy to Accelerate Uptake of Environmental Science for Climate Action: TV Weathercasters as a Case Study.

Advantageous new ideas and practices have a vexing track record of taking root slowing, if at all. Identifying or creating, and then supporting, communities of practice is a promising approach to enhancing the likelihood that science-based environmental science knowledge will be applied to solve societal problems. A community of practice, simply put, is a group of individuals who have shared interests and problems related to a specific topic. This article provides a brief overview of what communities of practice are, and how they might be embraced as a strategy to accelerate the development of climate change solutions. The approach is illustrated with a brief case study of a highly successful program designed to support TV weathercasters as local climate change educators, called Climate Matters. It concludes with a heuristic to guide future efforts at supporting communities of practice.

Factors affecting global flow of scientific knowledge in environmental sciences

Here we present our view on the current Open Access debate, predatory journals and the on-going publication and promotion strategy of some countries and research institutions. We urge the world's researchers, journals and grant holders in collaboration to carefully consider how best to ensure continuous high-quality scientific publications in the future in a way so that limited funding results in important data and information being unpublished.

Project-based learning for middle school students monitoring standby power: replication of impact on stem knowledge and dispositions

Middle school students participating in energy-monitoring activities guided by their teachers during 2009–2011 gained (p < .05) in content knowledge and became more positive in their dispositions toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). No comparison group data were gathered for this initial study. Activities were replicated with a new group of treatment students during 2013–2014, adding a comparison group not receiving the treatment. Matched pre-post data from 2013 to 2014 confirmed gains in knowledge of environmental science and vampire power (p < .0001, effect size = .86). Aggregate dispositions toward science, mathematics, engineering and technology became more positive for treatment versus comparison group students (p = .023). Gains in STEM dispositions for girls were more positive (effect size = .37) than for boys. Implications of these findings are that hands-on, inquiry-based science activities may help increase the STEM career pipeline in ways that can lead to broader participation in STEM careers in the future.

Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk.

Environmental health literacy (EHL) has recently been defined as the continuum of environmental health knowledge and awareness, skills and self-efficacy, and community action. In this study, an interdisciplinary team of university scientists, partnering with local organizations, developed and facilitated EHL trainings with special focus on rainwater harvesting and water contamination, in four communities with known environmental health stressors in Arizona, USA. These participatory trainings incorporated participants’ prior environmental health risk knowledge and personal experiences to co-create training content. Mixed methods evaluation was conducted via pre-post participant surveys in all four trainings (n = 53). Participants who did not demonstrate baseline environmental science knowledge pre-training demonstrated significant knowledge increase post-training, and participants who demonstrated low self-efficacy (SE) pre-training demonstrated a significant increase in SE post-training. Participants overall demonstrated a significant increase in specific environmental health skills described post-training. The interdisciplinary facilitator-scientist team also reported multiple benefits, including learning local knowledge that informed further research, and building trust relationships with community members for future collaboration. We propose contextual EHL education as a valuable strategy for increasing EHL in environmental health risk communities, and for building academia-community partnerships for environmental health research and action.

The art of co-production of knowledge in environmental sciences and management: lessons from international practice

This review paper addresses the challenging question of “how to” design and implement co-production of knowledge in climate science and other environmental and agricultural sciences. Based on a grounded theory review of nine (9) published case studies of transdisciplinary and collaborative research projects, the paper offers a set of common themes regarding specific components and processes for the design, implementation, and achievement of co-production of knowledge work, which represent the “Modus Operandi” of knowledge co-production. The analysis focuses on practical methodological guidance based on lessons from how different research teams have approached the challenges of complex collaborative research. We begin by identifying broad factors or actions that inhibit or facilitate the process, then highlight specific practices associated with co-production of knowledge and necessary competencies for undertaking co-production. We provide insights on issues such as the integration of social and professional cultures, gender and social equity, and power dynamics, and illustrate the different ways in which researchers have addressed these issues. By exploring the specific practices involved in knowledge co-production, this paper provides guidance to researchers on how to navigate different possibilities of the process of conducting transdisciplinary and co-production of knowledge research projects that best fit their research context, stakeholder needs, and research team capacities.

A hybrid approach for environmental impact evaluation of design options

The strengthened environmental regulatory requirements and general awareness of the need for environmental conservation worldwide, design for environment has become a key design criterion in new product development processes. Due to their resources-consuming attribute and the prerequisite expert knowledge in environmental sciences for the impacts interpretations, the existing forms of product-oriented environmental impact assessment methods are impractical to be adopted by product designers in small-and-medium enterprises. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a generally accepted quantitative approach to assess a product’s environmental impact. However, a full LCA study often requires a considerable amount of data and therefore, it is regarded as not a handy tool for product design evaluations particularly at the initial design stage. This leads to our intention to develop an immediately applicable approach for decision-makers to evaluate the design options. The proposed approach integrates Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Theory, with Evidential Reasoning (ER) to support the environmental impact evaluations of design options. A case study is carried out to demonstrate its applicability to prioritize the environmental impact of various design options. A symmetrical triangular distribution is introduced for calculating the expected utility and for testing the sensitivity of results.

A Conceptual Approach of Information Technology in Environment Science: Research Area and Prospects of Database Generation

The data of individual sector on environmental science is compiled in information technology (IT) through database software known as Environment Information (EI). Environment information is an easy accessible database in individual sector, where people can know both new research scope and impact on environment. The presen t study deals to inform that EI is an area, in which the knowledge of environmental science and IT is combined through database software. In this paper, individual research area, data format and beneficial aspects on environmental science is tabulated for EI. There are several research areas in which the data viz. ecology and ecosystem, biodiversity and conservation of important species, health hazards by diseases, health care facilities, toxicological aspects, wastes types, source generation and management, alternative energy generation facilities, environment education and awareness etc. It is a conceptual approach to gather knowledge of environment related problems and prospects and can easily make a database for the intellectuals, academicians, scientists, regulatory authorities, policy makers, researchers, students etc. These help to know benefits in research area, regulatory process, decision making and proper environment management. People can easily access compiled database in an individual sector of environment science

A Conceptual Approach of Information Technology in Environment Science: Research Area and Prospects of Database Generation

The data of individual sector on environmental science is compiled in information technology (IT) through database software known as Environment Information (EI). Environment information is an easy accessible database in individual sector, where people can know both new research scope and impact on environment. The presen t study deals to inform that EI is an area, in which the knowledge of environmental science and IT is combined through database software. In this paper, individual research area, data format and beneficial aspects on environmental science is tabulated for EI. There are several research areas in which the data viz. ecology and ecosystem, biodiversity and conservation of important species, health hazards by diseases, health care facilities, toxicological aspects, wastes types, source generation and management, alternative energy generation facilities, environment education and awareness etc. It is a conceptual approach to gather knowledge of environment related problems and prospects and can easily make a database for the intellectuals, academicians, scientists, regulatory authorities, policy makers, researchers, students etc. These help to know benefits in research area, regulatory process, decision making and proper environment management. People can easily access compiled database in an individual sector of environment science

A life cycle impact assessment method based on the multi-environmental spatial dimension

As the most important and controversial phase of life cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) has drawn the most attention. How to reflect the spatial characteristics of environmental impacts have become a significant problem, which is urgently needed to be solved to improve the transparency and the reliability of LCIA, especially for the distinct diversity of environments in China. Based on the multi-environmental spatial dimension, this paper proposes a new LCIA method under the framework of ISO14040. First, pollutants released or materials consumed in the life cycle of a product are related to spatial characteristics in order to reflect the diversity of the regional environment. The calculation method of the space characteristic coefficient is presented by analysing the endurance capacity of the regional environment and environmental standards. Second, midpoint and endpoint categories are combined and their relationships are discussed according to the environmental mechanism. Third, normalisation references are proposed that can reflect the latest and most detailed knowledge of environmental science. Also, the distance-to-target method is selected as the weighting method and a single index could be obtained after the weighting. Finally, this LCIA method is employed to study electro-motors in China.

Soft journalism, politics and environmental risk: An Australian story

Complex environmental science issues are regularly reported by the news media in highly personalized and symbolic terms in order to make the consequences of environmental degradation and risk comprehensible to the public. This article presents a case study showing how the tension between political statements, human-interest narratives and scientific credibility in this style of reporting can undercut citizen-led claims about environmental risk factors. This tension creates discursive openings that government and industry use to deny the existence of these factors or contest their consequences. The evidence presented in support of this argument relates to episodes of Australian Story, a popular ‘soft journalism’ programme, shown on the national public service broadcaster during the 2010 Tasmanian state election campaign. The timing and content of this programme produced extensive debate across multiple mediums about environmental risks, providing insight into the relationship between politics, journalism and the contested status of environmental science knowledge claims in the news.

Elementary students’ retention of environmental science knowledge: Connected science instruction versus direct instruction

This study compares 3rd-grade elementary students’ gain and retention of science vocabulary over time in two different classes—connected science instruction versusdirect instruction. Data analysis yielded that students who received connected science instruction showed less gain in science knowledge in the short term compared to students who received direct instruction. On the other hand, the growth curve demonstrated a lower rate of loss of science knowledge among students in connected science classes compared to students in direct instruction classes.

My Place in My World: Literature for Place-Based Environmental Education

This article explores how children can learn about environmental sciences through place-based education and children’s literature. Recent studies suggest that there is a lack of environmental science knowledge among citizens of all ages. Scholars and educators recommend introducing young children to the places in which they live to create an impact on how they will view and respect the natural world as adults. Selection and use of developmentally appropriate and scientifically accurate literature can be an effective tool to help children understand their place in and connections to the natural world. Guidelines for selecting place-based literature are presented using the Midwest United States as an example. Twelve children’s books are recommended and reviewed.

The Aldo Leopold Leadership Program

The Aldo Leopold Leadership Program (ALLP) was begun in 1998 to better prepare environmental scientists to engage with the public and interact with the media. ALLP fellows learn skills that will enable them to better understand the various communities in which environmental science is used and to more effectively share their knowledge of environmental science with media representatives, policymakers, and the private sector. This article describes the training and some of the activities of the ALLP fellows.