Narrow pasts and futures: how frames of sustainability transformation limit societal changeSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 76-84 - 2020
Janina Priebe, Erland Mårald, Annika Nordin
Two frames dominate present-day interpretations of sustainability and approaches to sustainability transformation in national and global policy arenas. One frame relates to transformation in global environmental governance that promotes goal-oriented agendas. The other frame relates to earth system sciences where sustainability transformation means breaking the devastating trends of the Anthropoce...... hiện toàn bộ
Measuring and modeling the association between human psychological well-being and urban green spaces of Lahore, PakistanSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2024
Muhammad Jabbar, Muhammad Nasar-u-Minallah, Mariney Mohd Yusoff
The ongoing process of urbanization has led to a concerning reduction in the accessibility and availability of green spaces within urban areas. Concurrently, the sedentary and fast-paced lifestyles commonly associated with urban living have created significant barriers between urban residents and green spaces. This study aims to comprehensively assess and model the impact of urban green spaces on ...... hiện toàn bộ
Inconvenient truths: pluralism, pragmatism, and the need for civil disagreementSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 10 - Trang 160-168 - 2020
Emma Brush
Environmental philosophers and ethicists who have advocated for “environmental pragmatism” have been right to insist on the importance of pluralism in environmental debates and on the utility of pragmatism in navigating them. But they have tended to rest their claims too heavily on the premise that consensus is a necessary, and readily achievable, condition of pragmatic thought and action. Recent ...... hiện toàn bộ
Ocean use in Hawaii as a predictor of marine conservation interests, beliefs, and willingness to participate: an exploratory studySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 712-723 - 2015
Carlie S. Wiener, Genevieve Manset, Judith D. Lemus
Conservation outreach requires an understanding of the socio-ecological dynamics within specific environments and how they affect meaning given to efforts. Nationwide studies of human perceptions are important in typifying how people use and view the marine environment; however, these findings often ignore specific regional differences. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate whet...... hiện toàn bộ
Social entrepreneurship, water supply, and resilience: lessons from the sanitation sectorSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 327-339 - 2018
Imran Chowdhury
In this article, I lay out some ideas on developing resilient local water systems by drawing from fieldwork in the sanitation sector. Specifically, I examine how differing configurations of water resource ownership (municipality, private sector) and water system management (municipality, community, private sector) can help to construct models of water supply management that are resilient to both l...... hiện toàn bộ
The effect of economic affluence and ecological degradation on Chinese environmental concern: a multilevel analysisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 123-131 - 2014
Feng Hao
Despite being the world’s second largest economy and the single largest producer of carbon dioxide, few studies have analyzed the nature of the Chinese general public’s concern over environmental quality. This paper engages in the longstanding discussion of the postmaterialist values theory and the objective problems subjective values (OPSV) theory that might explain that concern. Specifically, I ...... hiện toàn bộ
The contribution of systems analysis to training students in cognitive interdisciplinary skills in environmental science educationSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 139-152 - 2013
K. P. J. (Karen) Fortuin, C. S. A. (Kris) van Koppen, C. (Carolien) Kroeze
Professionals in the environmental domain require cognitive interdisciplinary skills to be able to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems. We demonstrate that education in environmental systems analysis allows for the development of these skills. We identify three components of cognitive interdisciplinary skills: (1) the ability to understand environmental issues in a holistic way...... hiện toàn bộ