The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review最新文献

{"title":"Pedagogies of Change: Rethinking the Role of the University During the Climate Emergency","authors":"D. Humphreys","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v15i01/53-70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v15i01/53-70","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents some examples of teaching on environmental studies from recent Open University modules that encourage students to evaluate their role in responding to what should be seen as the greatest public welfare challenge of our age; global environmental degradation. This calls for a public education endeavour in its broadest sense, one involving not just the academy and students but the global public. Some universities in the UK have recognized that there is a now a climate emergency, raising the prospect of substantive changes to education governance, research and curriculum. Ecopedagogy offers the prospect of a new curriculum, a radical approach to education that resists the political and economic structures that generate environmental problems while working with social movements to generate an alternative environmental politics. It challenges those engaged in environmental education to rethink how they teach agency to students and what the role of the educator should be in equipping society to respond to environmental degradation. The article concludes that the recognition of a climate emergency suggests that universities should shift towards a more proactive ecopedagogical role as a matter of urgency.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124938853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Operationalising the Ideas of Justice in Forest Governance: An Analysis of Community Forestry and REDD+ Processes in Nepal","authors":"P. Satyal","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V13I01/1-19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V13I01/1-19","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to consider the ways in which ideas of justice are applied in the national context of policy design and practice of forest management in Nepal. Concerns about justice have become increasingly prominent in forest management objectives across a range of governance initiatives—from state-controlled forests to community forestry and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) development. However, there remains a considerable gap between theoretical and public conceptions of justice as to its institutionalisation and practical operationalisation. With a detailed case study of Nepal’s community forestry and REDD+ processes, this paper analyses whether and how the ideas of justice are applied in forest governance. In particular, it assesses justice implications of policy processes and outcomes, including the Forest Act (1993), Forestry Sector Strategy (2014), Forest Policy (2015), and REDD+ Strategy (First Draft, 2015) and discusses the opportunities and challenges of addressing issues of justice and forest peoples’ rights through community forestry and REDD+ in Nepal. In so doing, this paper also draws some useful insights on how to link twin agendas of justice and sustainability in forest management.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133267623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Not Just Any Old Place: How Place, People, and Technology Affect the Impact of Area Approaches to Domestic Resource Conservation","authors":"A. Owen","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V09/55145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V09/55145","url":null,"abstract":"The rate of adoption and the impact of green technologies in the home vary considerably from location to location. The degree of change required in domestic resource use suggests that area-based approaches are needed to achieve the required level of technology and behaviour change. Using these observations as a starting point and drawing on theory from innovation diffusion, environmental psychology and social policy, a conceptual model of technology adoption and impact has been developed. Actors in five different area-based schemes across England were interviewed, and qualitative analysis of those interviews has helped identify the factors that affect the take up, use and impact in use of a range of micro-generation, energy efficiency and water conservation measures. Perspectives of adopters, non-adopters, installers, surveyors, and programme managers are compared. While results depend on the technology being deployed and its maturity, some critical success factors are identified, particularly in the competences and role of the technology surveyor and installer, and the self-perception of the user.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123807209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Small-scale farmers' challenge of integration into the world market","authors":"I. Drafor, G. Kwadzo","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I06/55014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I06/55014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122281974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable energy through multigeneration systems","authors":"R. Prakash, A. Henham","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I04/54953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I04/54953","url":null,"abstract":"Multigeneration (e.g. cogeneration and trigeneration) systems simultaneously produce power and useful heating/cooling effects. They have the advantage of very high efficiency of primary fuel utilization, and offer opportunities for significant reduction in carbon emissions compared to the single generation (i.e. power only) mode. This paper focuses on the evaluation of overall performance of multigeneration systems using different prime movers for a comparative assessment. An 'Electrical Equivalent Efficiency' of a multigeneration plant has been proposed. Such an overall efficiency has been evaluated for three major prime movers i.e. diesel/gas engine, gas turbine and steam turbine in the multigeneration mode. An integrated system for production of fresh water, cooling and power (for tropical coastal areas) has also been proposed and analysed. In all cases, it was observed that there is a significant improvement in primary fuel utilization efficiency (as high as 19%), leading to a significant potential (as high as 50%) for reducing carbon emissions. © Common Ground, Ravi Prakash, Alex Henham, All Rights Reserved.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"254 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134556491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the impact of water pollution on rice production in the Mekong delta, Vietnam","authors":"Huynh Viet Khai, M. Yabe","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I05/54309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I05/54309","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"433 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122801961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating the Journey to Sustainability","authors":"Liz Sidiropoulos","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v07i03/54940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v07i03/54940","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122235832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Learning for change: Cross-disciplinary postgraduate programmes in sustainability","authors":"David Grierson, C. Hyland","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I03/54924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I03/54924","url":null,"abstract":"Through connecting the local and global, higher education institutions play a vital role in addressing social, environmental and economic challenges and ultimately achieving a sustainable future. New Horizons: Responding to the Challenges of the 21st Century (Scottish Government, 2008), outlines the contributions which Scottish universities should make to the economy, culture and society, and to the political priorities of the Scottish Government. Learning for Change: Scotland’s Action Plan for the Second Half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (Scottish Government, 2010) examines progress to date and sets out the actions that higher education institutions have committed to undertaking in the second half of the decade and beyond. These two important documents provide the context for work that has taken place at the University of Strathclyde in response to the challenges set out within them. The University of Strathclyde has been ranked first in the Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Observatory Report 2008 and plans to build on this success. The challenges presented by Sustainable Development are inherently holistic, demanding equal responses from all disciplines and this requires the development of a framework for University-wide, cross disciplinary teaching. This paper describes work that has taken place within the University to develop a new university-wide, multi-disciplinary, Strathclyde Masters programme in Sustainability (SMS) aimed at articulating a framework for integrating flagship postgraduate courses & classes, sustainability literacy, skills training workshops and subsequent continuing professional development courses. Conclusions are presented from the three main bodies of work involved: a review of current thinking in ESD; a multi-stakeholder consultation process involving students, academic and professional services staff within the university, and external stakeholders, and the creation of a Sustainability Map detailing current postgraduate provision of ESD at the University.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130790858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Life-cycle of the Fashion Garment and the Role of Australian Mass Market Designers","authors":"A. Payne","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v07i03/54938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v07i03/54938","url":null,"abstract":"This paper uses the lens of life-cycle thinking to discuss recent developments in the Australian mass market fashion industry, and to explore the opportunities and barriers to implementing lifecycle thinking within mass market design processes. Life-cycle analysis is a quantitative tool used to assess the environmental impact of a material or product. However the underlying thinking of life-cycle analysis can also be employed more generally, enabling a designer to assess their processes and design decisions for sustainability. A fashion designer employing life cycle thinking would consider every stage in the life of a garment from fibre and textiles through to consumer use, to eventual disposal and beyond disposal to reuse and later disassembly for fibre recycling. Although life-cycle thinking is rarely considered in the design processes of the fast-paced, price-driven mass market, this paper explores its potential and suggests ways in which it could be implemented.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129426897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shopping to save the planet? Implicit rather than explicit attitudes predict low carbon footprint consumer choice","authors":"G. Beattie, Laura Sale","doi":"10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I04/54948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/V07I04/54948","url":null,"abstract":": Climate change is upon us and requires urgent action. This has led to carbon footprint information appearing on products. But are consumers primed to change their behaviour? What is their fundamental attitude to low carbon products? And what attitudes might predict actual consumer behaviour? This study found that whilst most participants were pro-low carbon on both the explicit and implicit measures, the explicit and implicit scores did not themselves correlate. In addition, a number of participants scored significantly more positively on explicit than implicit measures, reflecting the social desirability of being seen as green. Neither of the explicit measures significantly differentiated the choice of high/low carbon products but the implicit measure did. Furthermore, it appears that when under time pressure, people seem to rely on their underlying implicit attitude to guide their consumer choices. Thus, it could be argued that if we are to genuinely engineer a green revolution, then we must augment these implicit attitudes and ensure that they translate to actual behaviour, for example, by designing carbon footprint ‘signals’ aimed primarily at the implicit system.","PeriodicalId":417541,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125993715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}