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Wittmann, Sabine. "Architects' Commitment Regarding Energy Efficient/Ecological Architecture." Architectural Science Review 41, no. 2 (June 1998): 89–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.1998.9697414.
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Zoogah, David B. "Ecological Transcendence, Rewards and Commitment Toward Environmental Management." Academy of Management Proceedings 2012, no. 1 (July 2012): 10680. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2012.10680abstract.
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Kelly, Anthony J. "The ecumenism of ecology." Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies 28, no. 2 (June 2015): 160–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1030570x16649409.
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In the light of Pope Francis’s encyclical on ecology, Laudato si’, this article points to the ecumenical significance of an ecological conversion as integral to the Christian vocation and the promotion of an authentic catholicity. Etymologically speaking, a ‘religious’ commitment intrinsically brings together spiritual and ecological concerns, and inspires new choices in our moral conduct. In ecumenical terms, among the many possible topics, those of creation, Trinity and Eucharist suggest broad and deep dimensions of ecological vision and commitment for the churches that can continue to grow.
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Twight, Ben W., and Fremont J. Lyden. "Multiple Use vs. Organizational Commitment." Forest Science 34, no. 2 (June 1, 1988): 474–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/forestscience/34.2.474.
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Abstract Q factor analysis and cluster analysis data demonstrate a high level of homogeneity among USDA Forest Service district rangers resembling that found by Kaufman in the 1950s, suggesting a current organizational culture committed primarily to one constituency group rather than the multiple constituencies implied by the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act. Such strong commitment to a single-constituency perspective may preclude agency sensitivity to other public perspectives obtained through citizen participation. Organization theory and social institutions theory are used to explain the findings. For. Sci. 34(2):474-486.
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Yang, Yan, Jing Hu, Fengjie Jing, and Bang Nguyen. "From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature." Sustainability 10, no. 7 (July 16, 2018): 2477. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072477.
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Awe is a self-transcendent emotion that can diminish one’s focus on the self and serves as an important motivator of commitment to social collectives. However, the influence of awe on ecological behavior is not clear. This study examines the relationships between people’s feeling of awe, their connectedness to nature, and ecological behavior. Three experiments tested the effect of awe on ecological behaviors including mediation tests. Compared with participants in the control condition, participants in the awe condition were more inclined to behave ecologically (Study 1 and 2) and reported a higher feeling of connectedness to nature (Study 2). Moreover, the relationship between awe and ecological behavior was mediated by connectedness to nature (Study 3). These findings indicate that awe helps broaden the self-concept by including nature and increase connectedness to nature, which in turn lead to ecological behavior. They also highlight the significance of connectedness in explaining why awe increases ecological behavior.
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Kharbouch, Omar, Nabil Dahhou, and Soufiyane Bahetta. "Ecological behaviour of Moroccan industrial companies: An Analysis of Multiple Correspondences." International Journal of Financial Studies, Economics and Management 1, no. 1 (April 27, 2022): 34–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.61549/ijfsem.v1i1.18.
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Since 2003, several Moroccan industries, mainly in reaction to the development of environmental legislation, have made technical and managerial environmental commitments aimed at preserving their survival and sustainability. The objective of this research is to identify the ecological behaviours of the leaders of Moroccan industries and to explore the instruments put in place to mitigate their environmental impact in a global context of popularizing sustainable development. On a sample of 20 companies, the results show that it is mainly the managers of large companies that adopt citizen behaviours characterized by a high technical and managerial commitment. This research also reveals that the majority of companies adopt curative technologies and that financial difficulties are the main barrier to the adoption of environmental technologies.
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Motilewa, Deborah Bolanle, Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni, Rowland Worlu, Chinonye Love Moses, James Obi, and Joy Dirisu. "Influence of ecological protection on the corporate image of oil and gas firms in Nigeria." Business: Theory and Practice 20 (January 10, 2019): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2019.03.
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Oil and gas firms in Nigeria are generally perceived to be weak in their environmental and ecological initiatives towards their host communities. Yet there has been a dearth of empirical emphasis from research that shows evidences about the role of ecological protection on the corporate image of oil and gas firms. Therefore, this study focused on examining the influence of a commitment to ecological protection on the corporate image of oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The study adopted the mixed methods approach where quantitative and qualitative methods (survey and interview) were used. For the quantitative research, copies of structured questionnaire were distributed to 350 employees of the selected firms, while 30 respondents from other stakeholder groups were interviewed for the qualitative research. Based on the results of the regression and thematic analyses, findings show that the firms’ commitment to ecological protection through their policy to avoid the use of materials from the illegal exploitation of natural resources, commitment to waste minimisation and recycling and pollution leads to increased investors’ confidence, strengthened relationship with the government, host community and reduced pressure from third parties. Therefore, it is recommended that oil and gas firms intensify efforts in activities that ensure ecological protection of host communities and thus build stakeholders confidence in the firms’ corporate image.
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Wade, Sarah. "Ecological Exhibitions at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco." Journal of Curatorial Studies 9, no. 2 (October 1, 2020): 162–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jcs_00019_1.
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In 2010, the Musée Océanographique de Monaco initiated a contemporary art programme to mark its centenary and reaffirm its commitment to its founding premise of displaying objects of both art and science. Ever since, the museum has regularly staged exhibitions promoting marine wildlife protection. I argue that as well as examining ecological concerns, these exhibitions have functioned in ecological ways, adopting curatorial approaches that traverse art and science to highlight interconnections between humans and ocean life. By revisiting historical modes of display, such as the Wunderkammer, and deploying anthropomorphism, the museum presents ecologies of display that aim to evoke solidarity with marine wildlife. Yet, ambiguity arises when considering these exhibitions in the context of this institution and its longer history, which I suggest requires an ongoing curatorial commitment to finding creative and thoughtful ways of responding to ecological issues in museums.
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Al-Haddad, Shafig, Duaa Azzam Al-Baw, Abdel-Aziz Ahmad Sharabati, and Diana Altamimi. "How does customer loyalty to sustainability affect entrepreneurship?" Problems and Perspectives in Management 21, no. 1 (November 29, 2022): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.21(1).2023.01.
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Sustainability includes social, economic, and ecological responsibilities. The worldwide concern about sustainability is increasing, especially for those issues related to the ecological domain. Any organization wishing to survive and sustain its business should consider sustainability pillars within daily activities. Therefore, this study is directed to investigate how consumers’ identification, involvement, and commitment to sustainability affect entrepreneurship. This paper uses a quantitative cross-sectional method to collect the data from 400 respondents in Jordan. The results show a correlation between consumers’ level of involvement, identification, commitment, and sustainability components (economy-driven venture, society-driven venture, and ecology-driven venture). Moreover, commitment has the highest effect on customers’ intentions and behavior; identification has the second highest effect, while involvement does not significantly affect both customers’ intentions and behavior. The study recommends that all organizations, whatever they do and wherever they conduct their business, should consider sustainability pillars within their strategies and daily practices. The sustainability-driven ventures should not only attract the required customer segmentation via social media, but also enhance, strengthen, and engage their sense of identification, commitment, and belonging.
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Ling-Yee, Li. "Effect of Collectivist Orientation and Ecological Attitude on Actual Environmental Commitment." Journal of International Consumer Marketing 9, no. 4 (July 16, 1997): 31–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j046v09n04_03.
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Righettini, Cristian. "Material and immaterial. Ecological transition, training, places and educating communities." Form@re - Open Journal per la formazione in rete 24, no. 1 (March 31, 2024): 178–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/form-15632.
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The contribution in question intends to reflect, without claiming to be exhaustive, on the ability of environmental pedagogy to connect the perspective of the ecological transition with training in sustainability skills, paying particular attention to people, without forgetting the places of education and socio-environmental communities. It is important to connect material and immaterial in the pedagogical discourse to learn sustainability, between knowledge, skills and ethical beliefs embodied in the life contexts of each and every one, in an ecological and inclusive way, towards the long-term well-being of people and the Planet. A commitment for today’s citizens and above all an educational legacy for the young generations, for the care of the common home, in its physical data and in its cultural and immaterial meanings. Materiale e immateriale. Transizione ecologica, formazione, luoghi e comunità educanti. Il contributo in parola intende riflettere, senza pretese d’esaustività, sulla capacità della pedagogia dell’ambiente di connettere la prospettiva della transizione ecologica con la formazione alle competenze di sostenibilità, dedicando particolare attenzione alle persone, senza dimenticare i luoghi dell’educazione e le comunità socio-ambientali. È importante connettere materiale e immateriale nel discorso pedagogico per apprendere la sostenibilità, tra conoscenze, capacità e convinzioni etiche incarnate nei contesti di vita di tutti e ciascuno, in modo ecologico ed inclusivo, verso il benessere a lungo termine delle persone e del Pianeta. Un impegno per i cittadini di oggi e soprattutto una legacy formativa per le giovani generazioni, per la cura della casa comune, nella sua datità fisica e nei suoi significati culturali e immateriali.
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Tran, Thi Thanh Huong, and Nicholas G. Paparoidamis. "Eco-Innovations in Global Markets: The Effect of Ecological (In)Congruence on Consumers’ Adoption Intentions." Journal of International Marketing 28, no. 3 (May 19, 2020): 64–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069031x20920869.
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Eco-innovations are increasingly manufactured and consumed across national borders. Although global outsourcing can be financially profitable, it is questionable whether consumers respond to eco-innovations manufactured in different countries in the same way. This article introduces the ecological country-of-manufacture (COM) concept, which reflects consumers’ perception of a country’s commitment to sustainable development policy and practices. Drawing on schema theory, the current research examines how consumer reactions to “ecological (in)congruence”—when the sustainability reputation of a COM is a (mis)match with product eco-friendliness levels—vary across product categories (Study 1a), consumption contexts (Study 1b), and national settings (Study 2). Consumers report more preferential evaluations when there is ecological incongruence for privately consumed products and ecological congruence for publicly consumed products. The results also demonstrate the differential moderating effects of socioeconomic development factors and cultural dimensions. In emerging markets with highly embedded, hierarchical, and high-harmony cultures, consumers require ecological congruence to justify their adoption decisions, whereas in developed markets with highly autonomous, egalitarian, and high-mastery cultures, consumers are more likely to adopt eco-innovations that are ecologically incongruent.
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Časni, Danijel. "Ecology in Light of the Cape Town Commitment." Kairos 14, no. 2 (November 24, 2020): 93–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.32862/k.14.2.6.
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The creation of the planet Earth together with the flora and fauna culminates with the process of creating man in the image of God. But that image man defiled with sin. This has resulted in the separation of creation from the Creator and the creation of various crises, including ecological crises. Accordingly, the topic of ecology is increasingly relevant in our time, and many representatives of the Protestant and Evangelical Christian Churches throughout history have spoken about the importance of ecology. In our time, that topic was discussed 2010. at the Third Lausanne Congress for the Evangelization of the World in Cape Town. Since the congress gathered a large number of representatives of evangelical churches around the world, the position presented in the form of a document is also a view of ecology from the prism of evangelical Christianity. Since the love of God, among other things, is expressed in the love of God’s creation, this article first analyzes the relationship between theology and ecology. After that, the discussion is about how the biblical record of creation should inform and shape the relationship of evangelical Christians toward the Earth. The third part of the article deals with the issue of “ecological footprint” at the world level but also looks at where is Croatia in all this. The fourth part of the article brings an overview of ecology from the prism of Protestant and evangelical churches, while the fifth part discusses the challenges of today and offers two directions: one is materialistic-humanistic, and the other is Protestant-evangelical. The article concludes that Christians as children of God are called to do the will of the Heavenly Father and to be the example and light in today’s egocentric world. Ecological crises are directly correlated with the crisis of morality, but equally, all activities carried out to preserve the environment without changing human nature and consequently his habits, achieve only short-term results without fundamental changes. Only by changing man himself and his repentance can he become responsible in his ethical approach to the environment that surrounds him
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Morito, Bruce. "Value, Metaphysics, and Anthropocentrism." Environmental Values 4, no. 1 (February 1995): 31–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096327199500400107.
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The lack of metaphysical grounding of environmental values, and impatience towards the enterprise of seeking such grounding, result in a superficial and wrongheaded view of anthropocentrism. Anthropocentrism is best understood as a limiting condition, a point from which we can begin to reformulate an understanding of ourselves, our values, and our relation to the environment. It is not principally a starting point for the existence of values, as is assumed under traditional theories of anthropocentrism. To demonstrate and elaborate on this position, the paper focuses on environmental values and how we traditionally assume them to be formed and legitimated. A critique of the analyses of two prominent figures in the field of environmental ethics, Bryan Norton and Eugene Hargrove, serves as the backdrop against which an alternative view is formed. This alternative is metaphysically grounded in an ecologically informed analysis of valuational activity. Against the tradition, the argument establishes two main points: 1) that attempts to ground environmental values on human preferences, agreements, traditions, or culturally driven commitments are liable to legitimate contrary values; and 2) that an ecologically driven analysis of values shows that valuations of the environment are not fundamentally conferred onto it by human beings. Positively, the paper attempts to show that our inclusion as members of the ecological community makes our valuational activity an integral and transformational element within more comprehensive ecological processes. As such, our moral commitment to the environment must be radically reshaped in order adequately to incorporate this renewed understanding.
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Stergiou, Eirini, and Stefanos Armakolas. "Ecological Footprint and Sustainable Behavior." International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society 13, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijseus.297065.
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Concerns about environmental problems due to rapid economic growth have been undoubtedly increased the past few decades. The conservation of the natural environment and the satisfaction of human needs have attracted a lot of attention from individuals to policymakers. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of environmental education, knowledge, information and lifestyles on ecological behavior and sustainability goals. More specifically, the emergence of a possible relationship between environmental education and sustainability and the correlation of lifestyle and individual attitude with ecological behavior constitute the research questions of our study. The researchers conducted a quantitative analysis by collecting data from 116 questionnaires. The results indicate a lack of knowledge diffusion on environment from schools whilst even though people's emotional commitment and attitude towards environment are significantly augmented, their ecological behavior is erratic in particular occasions.
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Eko Cahyo Mayndarto and Yvonne Agustine. "The Efffect of Environmental Management Accounting, Environmental Strategy on Environmental Performance and Financial Performance Moderated By Managerial Commitment." International Journal of Science, Technology & Management 2, no. 1 (January 27, 2021): 112–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.46729/ijstm.v2i1.138.
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Environmental management (EMA) has been considered as a successful idea to reduce ecological burdens in the form of energy dependence and carbon footprint. In addition to the company's highest emphasis on EMA, the organization's environmental strategy (ENS) is articulated and implemented with ecological motivation. The role of the ENS strengthens the internal awareness of the organization to improve environmental conditions and thereby helps reduce negative environmental stresses. In addition, with increasing environmental regulations in place, the need for sound environmental policies and strategies of the company is essential to protect future growth and market image. Results There is a significant influence of environmental management accounting to encourage environmental performance, there is a significant effect of environmental management accounting to encourage economic performance, there is a significant influence of environmental strategy to encourage environmental performance, there is a significant influence of environmental strategy to encourage economic performance, commitment to moderate management The significant influence of Environmental Management Accounting to encourage Environmental Performance, Management Commitment Cannot Moderate the Effect of Environmental Management Accounting which encourages Economic Performance, Management Commitment to Moderate the significant influence of Environmental Strategy to encourage Environmental Performance and Management Commitment to Moderate the Impact of Environmental Strategy which is significant to encourage Economic Performance .
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Zeidler-Janiszewska, Anna. "“Green” and “grey” ecologies as a notional context of contemporary artistic practices." Polish Journal of Landscape Studies 1, no. 2-3 (January 21, 2019): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/pls.2018.2.3.2.
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The author highlights the need for the societies to become aware of the ecologically motivated ethics of responsibility. She discusses the division of ecological practices into “green” (e.g. establishments of reserves, protection of endangered species) and “grey” ones, which have been analyzed by P. Virilio, who defined them as “no longer an ecology of substance, but an […] ecology of the shrinking world.” According to the author, ecologically committed art contributes to propagating responsible attitudes, by drawing for instance on the tradition of avant-garde commitment. It is manifested in all currents which expose the dangers of the advancing technology and look for means of overcoming such threats (grey ecology).
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Loor Zarate, Merida del Carmen, Juana Maria Cruz-Montero, and Mercedes Maria Calderon Pita. "Ecological sustainability program in the development of environmental awareness of high school students." Universidad Ciencia y Tecnología 28, Special (August 14, 2024): 351–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.47460/uct.v28ispecial.834.
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This study examined the attitudinal behavior of high school students who participated in an educational program to promote environmental awareness. The program was implemented with an intervention group, while a control group followed traditional teaching methods for comparison. The intervention group engaged in practical activities and community projects, enabling them to interact directly with social and environmental realities. The results indicated that although the control group demonstrated some level of environmental awareness, their commitment was not as strong as that of students who actively engaged with nature. The results suggest that the developed program has proven to be effective in improving both the didactic approach and the environmental commitment of the students.
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Uriely, Natan, Arie Reichel, and Amir Shani. "Ecological Orientation of Tourists: An Empirical Investigation." Tourism and Hospitality Research 7, no. 3-4 (September 2007): 161–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050045.
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This study presents a tourist ecological orientation (TEO) construct based on the responses of participants who were asked to state the importance of various ecological features of planned tourist sites. The higher the TEO score, the more sensitive the person's attitudes toward the ecological requirements and responsibilities of tourist sites. A principal component factor analysis reveals two alternative dimensions of the TEO concept: ‘destination oriented’ and ‘visitor oriented’. The higher score that was given to the latter dimension supports the argument that successful implementation of ecological values at tourist sites requires a strong orientation towards consumer needs in addition to an ideological commitment to the environment. In addition, differences in ecological orientation patterns and structure were analysed along age and nationality.
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Fullilove, Mindy. "Thoughts on “Scholar*Activist”." Radical Housing Journal 4, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 287–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.54825/lmvc3096.
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This essay discusses the concept of “working class intellectual,” as outlined by Ernest Thompson, a black union leader and community organizer. Thompson’s guidance on urbanism is described, highlighting his ecological orientation, commitment to being programmatic and use of coalition.
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Saito, Kohei. "Marx's Ecological Notebooks." Monthly Review 67, no. 9 (February 3, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14452/mr-067-09-2016-02_3.
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Karl Marx has long been criticized for his so-called ecological "Prometheanism"—an extreme commitment to industrialism, irrespective of natural limits. This view, supported even by a number of Marxists, such as Ted Benton and Michael Löwy, has become increasingly hard to accept after a series of careful and stimulating analyses of the ecological dimensions of Marx's thought, elaborated in <em>Monthly Review</em> and elsewhere. The Prometheanism debate is not a mere philological issue, but a highly practical one, as capitalism faces environmental crises on a global scale, without any concrete solutions. Any such solutions will likely come from the various ecological movements emerging worldwide, some of which explicitly question the capitalist mode of production. Now more than ever, therefore, the rediscovery of a Marxian ecology is of great importance to the development of new forms of left strategy and struggle against global capitalism.… Yet there is hardly unambiguous agreement among leftists about the extent to which Marx's critique can provide a theoretical basis for these new ecological struggles.… This article… [takes] a different approach… [investigating] Marx's natural-scientific notebooks, especially those of 1868, which will be published for the first time in volume four, section eighteen of the new <em>Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe</em>(MEGA).<p class="mrlink"><p class="mrpurchaselink"><a href="http://monthlyreview.org/index/volume-67-number-9" title="Vol. 67, No. 9: February 2016" target="_self">Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the <em>Monthly Review</em> website.</a></p>
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Ratamäki, Outi. "From Ecological Concerns Toward Solving Societal Problems?" International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change 4, no. 2 (April 2013): 42–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jissc.2013040103.
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The wolf is an endangered species. Principles for the conservation of wolves have been agreed upon internationally through, for example, European Union instruments. However, international agreements and goals are often in opposition with needs and opinions at the national and, especially, local level. Differing cultural and practical perceptions have not been taken into account in the formulation of internationalising politics. Results of such ‘top-down’ politics include lack of respect and commitment at the local level. Ultimately, the wolf loses in this game. The article examines how wolf conservation and policy developed in Finland from the 1960s to the early 2000s. It will be shown how ecological concerns have been taken seriously in the design of the wolf policy while societal concerns have not gained similar interest or strategic planning.
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Murove, Munyaradzi Felix. "An African Commitment to Ecological Conservation: The Shona Concepts of Ukama and Ubuntu." Mankind Quarterly 45, no. 2 (2004): 195–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.46469/mq.2004.45.2.3.
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Bjelland Grønvold, Jens. "Theology and Sustainability in Oil-Producing Norway." Nature and Culture 8, no. 3 (December 1, 2013): 265–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/nc.2013.080303.
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This article attempts to draft the constructive role religion can play in a rich, oil-producing Western country. The article presents a brief history of environmental commitment within the Church of Norway, and shows how this commitment is making an impact both theologically and politically. Theologically, the result is a reorientation of classic, anthropocentric theology toward a more biocentric theology in which all of creation is viewed as equally important. As a concretization of such a theology, this article looks to the circle of life advocated by the Sami theologian Tore Johnsen. Bridging theology and politics, this article also presents the commitment of Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen in the political debate about oil exploration in certain areas off the coast of his diocese. Jørgensen's commitment and Johnsen's work are examples of how Christian churches can address the global ecological crisis using their best tool: theology.
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Pace, Paul. "EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CRITIQUE." Journal of Baltic Science Education 15, no. 3 (June 25, 2016): 268–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/16.15.268.
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Since the inception of the concept of education for sustainable development (ESD) (UNCED, 1992, Chapter 36, par.3), higher education institutions (HEIs) have been considered key actors in its promotion. HEIs were expected to achieve this by leading students to contextualise their learning within the realities of their own specialisation, profession and personal life by encouraging them to develop: (a) the notion of global citizenship; (b) a commitment towards environmental stewardship; (c) a reflection about the interaction between issues of social justice, ethics, wellbeing and ecological and economic factors; and (d) a commitment towards actively ensuring sustainable futures (Longhurst, 2014, p.5).
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Hart, Seth P. "Goethe’s Platonic Natural Philosophy: How Goethean Science Provides an Alternative Conception of the Cosmos." Religions 15, no. 3 (March 17, 2024): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15030355.
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While popularly known for his works of literature and poetry, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe viewed his lesser-known scientific pieces as his most enduring achievement. I will argue that Goethe’s unique scientific methodology is informed by a metaphysical commitment to a form of Platonism and that Goethe provides an intriguing alternative paradigm that unifies science, philosophy, theology, and ethics. I begin by demonstrating how Goethe’s concept of the Urphänomen offers a Platonic conception of natural beings. I then briefly outline how this alternative scientific approach ultimately derives from his Platonic commitments. Next, I demonstrate the ethical and spiritual implications of Goethean science, establishing that Goethe’s approach bridges the divide between our scientific endeavors and spiritual formation. There is, then, a continued relevance for Goethe in conversations regarding ecological ethics and our perception of nature.
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García-Fortes, María Ángeles, Unai Ortega-Lasuen, Patricia Esteve-Guirao, Oihana Barrutia, Ana Ruiz-Navarro, Daniel Zuazagoitia, Magdalena Valverde-Pérez, José Ramón Díez, and Isabel Banos-González. "Are Future Teachers Involved in Contributing to and Promoting the Reduction of Massive Waste Generation?" Sustainability 16, no. 17 (September 3, 2024): 7624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16177624.
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Massive waste generation linked to overconsumption is considered one of the most significant socio-ecological issues today, becoming a challenge for health and well-being and a barrier to achieving sustainability. Education is key to raising awareness and involving citizens in the adoption of responsible consumption habits, facilitating the recognition of the relationship between our daily activities and the production of waste. The aim of this exploratory study is to analyse the perceptions and commitments of future secondary school teachers (FTs) toward this issue and to explore the educational approaches they propose to address it in the classroom (n = 138). In this work, a mixed-methods approach was used based on quantitative and qualitative data collected through a questionnaire. The results show that FTs have difficulties in recognising the different factors involved in the problem of massive waste generation. However, they incorporate the health and ecological vision, which is close to the holistic vision of the One Health approach. The majority of them take personal responsibility for the problem, although they opt for low-effort options. Regarding the educational proposals they design, only a minority can do it following a commitment-oriented approach.
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Ying, Ma. "The Impacts of Technology Innovation on Customer Satisfaction, Employee and Leadership Commitment in CSR Practice." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 10, no. 3 (February 2024): 7–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.103.1001.
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Abstract: In today’s digital economy, the Airline industries face ever-increasing innovation and social demands. This paper aims to explore the mediating impacts of technology innovation on customer satisfaction, employee commitment, and leadership commitment for the reputations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice evidence from Ethiopian Airlines. This study used mixed research design methods through primary data sources using structural equations and path modeling analysis. The results show that technology innovation is the most significant factor that mediates customer satisfaction and employee and leadership commitment with CSR practice. Employee commitment and customer satisfaction have also substantially impacted CSR, followed by technology innovation. Comparatively, leadership commitment is inversely and significantly associated with the mediator technology innovation. Although Ethiopia Airlines is trying to improve its CSR reputation, it must adopt more well-planned CSR, digitalization, and innovation capability. The existing airlines’ CSR efforts are reactive in nature, responding to customer, employee, and economic, legal, and philanthropic aspects rather than being proactive in transformative leadership commitment and environmental and ethical concerns. Therefore, the airline should prioritize digital technology innovation, transformative leadership, and moral and ecological CSR concerns. This will boost the airlines to treat CSR and technology innovation as the two sides of one coin.
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Edwards, Denis. "The Integrity of Creation: Catholic Social Teaching for an Ecological Age." Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies 5, no. 2 (June 1992): 182–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1030570x9200500204.
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All creatures have value in themselves because of their relationship to God. This article surveys four different attitudes of human beings to other creatures, explores the development of recent Catholic social teaching on the integrity of creation, and then offers reflections on the theological foundations for a commitment to the integrity of creation. It is argued that human beings are companions to other creatures in an earth community, that creation is the presence and self-expression of God, and that salvation in Jesus Christ embraces and transforms the whole universe.
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Lachance, Jocelyn, and Mathias Przygoda. "Scientific Data in the Ecological Commitment of Young People in the Digital Age." Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education 17, no. 1 (November 13, 2020): e2229. http://dx.doi.org/10.29333/ijese/9156.
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Karatepe, Tuna, Elisa Rescalvo-Martin, Taegoo Terry Kim, M. Mithat Uner, Ali Ozturen, and Osman M. Karatepe. "Test of a moderated serial mediation model of management commitment to the ecological environment." International Journal of Hospitality Management 120 (July 2024): 103785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103785.
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Blaikie, Norman. "Education and Environmentalism: Ecological World Views and Environmentally Responsible Behaviour." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 9 (1993): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0814062600003153.
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Concern for the environment has traditionally been associated with youth. Studies in the USA over the past twenty-five years have consistently shown that environmental concern declines with age (Buttel, 1979; Van Liere and Dunlap, 1980; Lowe, Pinhey and Grimes, 1980; Lowe and Pinhey, 1982; Honnold, 1981, 1984; Mohai and Twight, 1987; Arcury and Christianson, 1990). Just why this is so has been a matter of some dispute; the ‘aging’ hypothesis suggests that it is due to the socio-biological aging process; the ‘cohort’ hypothesis points to the differential influence of important historical events on birth cohorts, particularly in their formative years; and the “period” hypothesis proposes that both of these processes can be over-ridden as all age cohorts adapt to changing social, cultural and economic circumstances. Both the ‘cohort’ hypothesis (Mohai and Twight, 1987; Samdahl and Robertson, 1989) and the ‘period’ hypothesis (Honnald, 1984) have received some support.A recent study in Australia (Blaikie, 1992) has offered some support for the ‘cohort’ hypothesis but has shown that the relationship between age and Ecological World View (environmental attitudes) is curvi-linear rather than linear. The strongest commitment to an Ecological World View (EWV) is to be found in a middle-aged cohort; younger cohorts hold a middle position and older cohorts have the lowest level of commitment. It would appear that this middle-aged cohort was influenced in its youth by the earlier wave of environmental concern in the 1970s, and it has either maintained this level of concern, or had it revived in the more recent wave. Today's younger generation has not reached this same level of concern, perhaps because of the differences in socio-economic climate between the 1970s and the present, and their greater susceptibility to the effects of the current recession.
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Prisca Ugomma Uwaoma, Emmanuel Osamuyimen Eboigbe, Simon Kaggwa, Deborah Idowu Akinwolemiwa, and Stephen Osawaru Eloghosa. "ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS IN THE AGE OF 4IR: SPOTLIGHT ON SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH." International Journal of Advanced Economics 5, no. 9 (December 15, 2023): 271–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.51594/ijae.v5i9.647.
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The study presents an overview of ecological Economics in the Age of 4IR with spotlight on Sustainability Initiatives in the Global South. This study delves into the intersection of ecological economics, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and sustainable development initiatives in the Global South. It explores the environmental implications of key 4IR technologies, analyzes economic shifts associated with the digital age, and investigates sustainability initiatives in the Global South. The study highlights successful projects in renewable energy, circular economy practices, and biodiversity conservation, showcasing the region's commitment to ecological and economic sustainability. Challenges and opportunities are discussed, emphasizing the role of inclusive innovation and global cooperation in shaping a future that harmonizes technological advancements with environmental well-being. The study concludes by underscoring the importance of the Global South in influencing a sustainable trajectory in the age of the 4IR.
Keywords: Ecological; Economics; 4IR; Sustainability; Global South.
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Burton-Christie, Douglas. "The Gift of Tears: Loss, Mourning and the Work of Ecological Restoration." Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology 15, no. 1 (2011): 29–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853511x553787.
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AbstractCan there be genuine and lasting ecological renewal without a deep expression of grief and mourning for all that is being lost? This easy draws upon the work of Alexander and Margarete Mitscherlich, W.G. Sebald, Aldo Leopold, as well as the tradition of ancient Christian monasticism, to argue for the significance of mourning for long-term spiritual, social and ecological renewal. Genuine openness to what the ancient monks called 'the gift of tears,'—a deep piercing of the heart that creates a new sense of relationship with the whole—can help us recover a feeling for and commitment to the natural world.
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Sanchez, Christine, Bertrand Porro, and Nathalie Blanc. "Development of a New Scale to Assess Students’ Autodetermination At School (AAS)." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 14, no. 1 (January 6, 2024): 181–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010012.
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The Autodetermination At School (AAS) hetero-evaluative scale was created and validated in a French teacher population with the aim of quantifying, in an ecological way, the commitment at school of elementary students. After establishing the scale’s face validity, AAS was tested with an exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis, a convergent validity analysis, a test–retest analysis and an inter-individual analysis. The EFA highlighted three distinct factors and the CFA validated the reliability of a three-factor model for AAS with relevant fits and indices. The first dimension concerns teacher perception of academic commitment, reflecting both child performance and autonomous motivation. The second and third ones reflect teacher perception of the child’s social commitment, to their peers as well as to their teacher. Consequently, AAS is a useful, reliable and robust psychometric instrument that emphases how intrinsic motivation and performance are closely linked. It also considers the importance of social child commitment at school. The inter-individual analysis revealed trends of grade, gender and school environment effects.
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Mackey, Brendan. "The Earth Charter and Ecological Integrity—Some Policy Implications." Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology 8, no. 1 (2004): 76–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568535041337711.
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AbstractThe concept of ecological integrity is deeply embedded within the Earth Charter. Ecological integrity refers to the full functioning of a suite of natural processes. "Natural" refers to processes that exist without human input. Arguments against the scientifi c validity of ecological integrity are based on the proposition that the current state of ecological systems merely refl ects past contingencies and consequently there is no natural, healthy condition that can be prescribed scientifi cally. Hence, nature conservation and environmental management goals are a matter of individual and social values and priorities. This argument can be rejected largely on the grounds that integrity of ecosystem processes can be empirically demonstrated, and that the continued wellbeing of humanity depends on the ecological integrity of various natural processes known as Earth's life support systems. The main policy implications of ecological integrityfl ow from accepting that the future wellbeing of the human endeavour is irrevocably coupled to the ongoing integrity of the total Earth system. The caring and compassionate attitude towards wild animals also promoted by the Earth Charter provides additional moral impetus to protecting habitat in situ and consequently ecological integrity. Protecting ecological integrity will require both reorientating the human endeavour towards new patterns of production and consumption together with a commitment to making room for wild nature.
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Blanco, Verónica Perales. "1. Art, Technology and Environmental Commitment in Education." Review of Artistic Education 1, no. 24 (April 1, 2022): 163–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rae-2022-0021.
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Abstract We believe that it is essential to integrate an ecological analysis in artistic production, or better still, to consider art as a tool and agent towards change. It has never been as necessary as it is right now, and we have never had such a powerful technological device. Technology must be an ally of the planet, or what is the same, of the possibility of life; It has to help us see, hear, and ultimately “feel” better. New technologies have transformed the vision we have of the world and also the representation of it. We are the map and we write it. We are part of the text layer that covers the planet and this layer of information is updated live through each of the nodes that make it up: ourselves. Art and science have tried and try to answer the same basic questions, in this search, and always respecting the precautionary principle, technology is an ally. We feel this common space with an intense latency: art, science and technology, which merge like an image with the coupled layers. Let’s hope that from the mixture, sublime not only knowledge, but also wisdom.
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Regmi, Bhim Nath. "Spiritual Ecology: A Path to Ecological Existentialism." Pursuits: A Journal of English Studies 8, no. 1 (May 7, 2024): 11–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/pursuits.v8i1.65327.
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This article explores the distinctive opportunities arising from the concept of spiritual ecology, and intersects with religion and ecology, religion and nature, and religion and environmentalism. On one side, these opportunities encompass problematic trends within certain facets of existing ecological aspect entangled with capitalist enclosures and consumerist desires. Conversely, it holds the promise of fostering the commitment to harmony with nonhumans’ existence, and suggests for understanding that transcends the conventional confines of religion. Many works on spiritual ecology embrace a broad multiplicity, questioning how to discern between more favorable and less favorable expressions of spiritual ecology. As this, it upholds the value of diversity while differentiating between the anti-intellectual, individualistic, and capitalistic tendencies within spiritual ecology and those that align more closely with what can be characterized as ecological existentialism or co-existentialism. It emerges as a reaction to the ideals and socio-political frameworks of current periods, which have avoided an intimate connection with the world and its revered nature. Over the past century, it has evolved into an intellectual and practice-oriented discipline, addressing the need to reconnect with the sacred dimensions of the natural world. animism
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Pena-Vega, Alfredo, Marianne Cohen, Luis Manuel Flores, Hervé Le Treut, Marcelo Lagos, Juan Carlos Castilla, Aurora Gaxiola, and Pablo Marquet. "Young People Are Changing Their Socio-Ecological Reality to Face Climate Change: Contrasting Transformative Youth Commitment with Division and Inertia of Governments." Sustainability 14, no. 22 (November 15, 2022): 15116. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142215116.
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This paper contributes to a critical re-reading of the notion of climate services. It does so by problematizing the discontinuity between young people’s commitment to climate change, and the lack of a common vision regarding climate policy among governments. In this essay, youth commitment is characterized in terms of participation in the Global Youth Climate Pact (GYCP, 2015–2022). Here, young people share projects from their own high schools and communities and participate in a citizen consultation. Most projects have achieved a good success score, increasing over the years, especially for those carried out in emerging and developing countries. Some of them were presented at the COPs. In contrast, a textual analysis of intended nationally determined contributions (INDC) illustrates divergent understandings of the Paris Agreement and exemplifies the poor results of governmental climate diplomacy. This study establishes the need to closely monitor early warning signs of climate change in conjunction with high schools and school communities. The initiatives of young people are building a civic and planetary awareness for climate change in contrast with governmental division and inertia. In this sense, climate services, directed to young people, could contribute to design a sustainable future. We approach the practices, attitudes, and commitments of young people from the angle of cooperation rather than a moral vision of responsibility. Particularly, we propose a dialogical link between the treatment of climate issues and its effects on the constitution of networks, notably as they relate to practices of action, that is, the way in which distinct groups of young people develop relationships with their environments, organize themselves, and act and transform reality.
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Hergesell, Anja. "Environmental commitment in holiday transport mode choice." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 67–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-09-2015-0118.
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Purpose This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of environmentally friendly consumers. It examines differences in holiday transport mode choices by persons’ general level of environmental commitment across lifestyle domains. Adopting a marketing perspective, the study also explores transport mode perceptions and underlying product attribute preferences that may shape holiday transport mode choices. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted Kaiser’s (1998) General Ecological Behaviour scale to measure commitment to environmentally friendly behaviour. ANOVAs were run to examine differences in actual holiday travel behaviour and transport mode perceptions by level of environmental commitment. Pattern models were calculated to estimate differences in the relative importance of selected transport mode attributes (price, travel time, punctuality, accessibility, flexibility, comfort and environmental impact). Findings The study findings suggest that differences exist in transport mode choices for train and car use, but not for plane use, namely, train users tend to be more environmentally committed and car users less so. Differences were also noted in transport mode perceptions, with more environmentally friendly consumers holding more favourable views of the train. Those who are more environmentally committed also placed greater importance on environmental impact and less importance on comfort and time in mode choice. Originality/value The study applied an environmental scale thus far not used within tourism research. It also adopted a marketing perspective focused on product attributes to support the development of strategies to encourage environmentally friendly holiday transport mode choice.
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Hendayana, Taufik, Agung Purwanto, and Hafid Abbas. "The Influence of Leadership Style on Ecological Behavior Mediated by Persistence and Integrity on the State Civil Apparatus of the Provincial Government of the Special Region of Jakarta." International Journal of Business, Law, and Education 5, no. 2 (September 19, 2024): 2337–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.56442/ijble.v5i2.872.
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The results of the study show that leadership style has a significant direct influence on the ecological behavior of ASN. Inspirational and supportive leaders are able to increase ASN's commitment to environmentally friendly behavior. In addition, persistence and integrity have been shown to mediate the relationship. Leaders who are able to motivate ASN persistence and instill strong integrity values tend to be more effective in building sustainable ecological behavior. Persistence increases the ability of civil servants to survive in their efforts to implement ecological practices, while integrity encourages civil servants to act in accordance with ethical values in preserving the environment. In conclusion, an effective leadership style, with the support of persistence and integrity, can improve the ecological behavior of civil servants. These findings have important implications for the development of leadership policies that support environmental sustainability in the public sector, especially within the scope of the Jakarta Special Region Provincial Government.
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Gómez-Ruiz, Lara, Alfonso Martínez-Nova, Eduardo Simón-Pérez, and Juan Francisco Morán-Cortés. "Degree of Knowledge and Commitment of the Spanish Podiatry Community to Green Podiatry: A Preliminary Report." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 18 (September 14, 2023): 6761. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186761.
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Climate change is real and we are witnessing its consequences, such as rising temperatures, water scarcity, and sea-level rise, among other significant impacts. As healthcare professionals, podiatrists should be concerned about climate change; however, they still contribute to the damage caused. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness among podiatrists regarding this issue and determine their attitudes toward the climate change process. The study involved conducting a survey comprising a series of questions, including personal information, Likert-scale questions, and short questions to evaluate attitudes toward environmental sustainability in their workplace and how they contribute to the climate change process. The questions addressed their commuting habits to determine sustainability, the number of hours of physical exercise per week, and their clinical attitudes, such as prescribing unnecessary treatments or emphasizing sports as the primary treatment. The results revealed that nearly 89% of the respondents were unaware of ecological podiatry or shoe recycling. Regarding clinical attitudes, 31.1% of the respondents stated that they prescribe sports as the primary treatment for all their patients, while 37.9% do so in most cases. They also tend to avoid prescribing unnecessary treatments, with 44.9% stating that they never prescribe them unless absolutely necessary. In conclusion, based on this survey, Spanish podiatrists do not undertake favorable actions for climate change and lack knowledge of the concept of “ecological podiatry”. To improve the situation, efforts should focus on waste reduction, eliminating unnecessary treatments, and promoting and practicing ecological podiatry.
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Hilton, Michael J., and Sarah S. Manning. "Conversion of Coastal Habitats in Singapore: Indications of Unsustainable Development." Environmental Conservation 22, no. 4 (1995): 307–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900034883.
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The Republic of Singapore, a small island state lying at the southern extremity of Peninsular Malaysia has, along with other ASEAN nations, stated its commitment to the principle of ‘sustainable development’ and ecological sustainability. This paper presents an assessment of the impact of post-World War II development on the extent and quality of intertidal coastal ecosystems and ecocomplexes in Singapore — specifically on coral reefs, mangroves, and intertidal sand- and mud-flats — and hence an evaluation of Singapore's commitment to maintaining coastal ecosystems and coastal biodiversity. The extent of these habitats was mapped from topographic and hydrographic maps, and estimates of their future area was derived from the Singapore Concept Plan for the year ‘x’ (AD c. 2030).
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Zhou, Xi, Shiting Zhang, and Dexiang Deng. "The Gelo’s Wisdom on Water Ecology from the Ecological Concept of “Shield and Sustain”." E3S Web of Conferences 144 (2020): 01010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202014401010.
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The Gelo’s living environment and worship of nature breeds its ecological concept of “shield and sustain”, self-consciousness of water ecology, water protection behavior custom and rules, and superior hydro-ecology wisdom based adequate protection and utilization of water resources. With today’s commitment to holding and carrying forward Gelos’ traditional wisdom of water protection, it is recommended to popularize and apply the modern water conservancy science and technology and the Gelos’ traditional wisdom of water protection in a parallel or integrated way, which is of far-reaching significance to boosting the rural revitalization of the Gelo ethnic group and even promoting the domestic construction of modern ecological civilization.
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Podgorski, Carol. "A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL, FAMILY-FRAMED APPROACH TO DEMENTIA CARE." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 401–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1579.
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Abstract An individual’s experience of cognitive impairment is shaped by biopsychosocial factors, including their own perceptions of illness as well as interactions with family members, healthcare providers, and the communities in which they live. With advancing illness an individual’s dementia care requires the involvement and commitment of others, usually family. Hence, the quality of a person’s illness experience is shaped largely by relationships with family members and others throughout their respective communities. Current models of dementia care recognize family members as an important part of the care team, but fail to consider a patient’s family system and relationships as social determinants that affect care outcomes. This presentation will introduce a biopsychosocial-ecological, family-framed approach to dementia care that addresses factors that influence care considerations at both the individual and relational levels of the social ecological networks that the patient and their family members occupy.
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Mickey, Sam. "Spiritual Ecology: On the Way to Ecological Existentialism." Religions 11, no. 11 (November 4, 2020): 580. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11110580.
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Spiritual ecology is closely related to inquiries into religion and ecology, religion and nature, and religious environmentalism. This article presents considerations of the unique possibilities afforded by the idea of spiritual ecology. On one hand, these possibilities include problematic tendencies in some strands of contemporary spirituality, including anti-intellectualism, a lack of sociopolitical engagement, and complicity in a sense of happiness that is captured by capitalist enclosures and consumerist desires. On the other hand, spiritual ecology promises to involve an existential commitment to solidarity with nonhumans, and it gestures toward ways of knowing and interacting that are more inclusive than what is typically conveyed by the term “religion.” Much work on spiritual ecology is broadly pluralistic, leaving open the question of how to discern the difference between better and worse forms of spiritual ecology. This article affirms that pluralism while also distinguishing between the anti-intellectual, individualistic, and capitalistic possibilities of spiritual ecology from varieties of spiritual ecology that are on the way to what can be described as ecological existentialism or coexistentialism.
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Of the Journal, Editorial board. "Summary." Ukrainian Religious Studies, no. 3 (November 5, 1996): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/1996.3.67.
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In the Bulletin there are published the scientific reports and abstracts of papers by S.Golovastchenko and P.Kosuha “The Materials on the History of Evangelic Bapthyst Movement in Ukraine”; D.Lyachovich “Ecological and Ethical Commitment”; T.Dlinnaya “Some Ethnopsychological Aspects of the Ukrainian Religiousity”; V.Paterykina “”Bogomyl’stvo”, its Ideological Sources and Peculiarities of Spreading”; N.Marchenko “The Christian Books for Children in Ukraine (1917-1929)”.
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Nordin, Maria, Marina Romeo, Montserrat Yepes-Baldó, and Kristina Westerberg. "Spanish and Swedish eldercare managers’ influence on employees." International Journal of Workplace Health Management 11, no. 5 (October 1, 2018): 294–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwhm-02-2018-0014.
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Purpose Hierarchical and flat organizational types are predominant in Spain and Sweden, respectively. To study how managers’ commitment and work overcommitment (WOC) affect employee well-being, and job perception in these different countries can shed insight on how to improve eldercare organization. The purpose of this paper was to study the association between eldercare employee exposure to managers’ commitment and WOC, and employee mental well-being and job perception and how these associations differed between Spain and Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire with validated questions on commitment, WOC, mental well-being and job perception, operationalized as the perception of quality of care and turnover intent, was sent out to eldercare managers and employees in Spain and Sweden. t-Tests, χ2 and linear regression were applied to study the associations and differences between the countries. Findings Interaction analyses revealed that Spanish employees’ mental well-being and job perception were influenced by their managers’ commitment and WOC in that manager commitment improved and WOC impaired well-being and job perception. However, the Swedish eldercare employees were not influenced by their managers on these parameters. Practical implications The impact of managerial commitment and WOC differed between employees in Spain and Sweden, possibly because the preconditions for leadership varied due to differences in organizational type. Originality/value This study compares the managers’ impact on employee health and job perception in two countries with different organizational prerequisites. Moreover, managers’ commitment and WOC were estimated by the managers themselves and did not rely on the employees’ perception, which improved ecological validity.
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Romanova, Elena. "Studying of Innovative Qualities at Experts in the Field of Production and Use of Eco-Friendly Construction Materials." Materials Science Forum 871 (September 2016): 132–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.871.132.
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The modern industry lets out a huge amount of construction materials. Some of them have the limited sphere of use because of distinctions in technical, operational and ecological characteristics. Technological innovations in construction lead to creation of new materials and their introduction in construction production. Development of eco-friendly materials requires the high level of creativity. And commitment is necessary for introduction of this innovation in production and advances in the market. She allows to make the most qualitative and effective decisions on selection of materials. In the manuscript results of research of innovative qualities at the students studying "Production and use of construction materials" are stated. The increased level of innovative activity is revealed. Communication between innovative activity and creativity is confirmed. It is shown that too high creativity reduces commitment. Therefore when training students in the field of innovative materials for buildings and constructions, and first of all, eco-friendly materials, it is necessary to place emphasis on commitment development.
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Huang, Ling. "Research on Constraints and Countermeasures of Forest Carbon Sink Economic Development in Sichuan Province." Social Science, Humanities and Sustainability Research 5, no. 1 (January 10, 2024): p37. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/sshsr.v5n1p37.
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In response to global climate change, China has made a solemn commitment to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, with the development of carbon sink economy being an important approach to fulfill the dual carbon goals. Sichuan Province, with its abundant forest resources and vast territory, possesses a strong carbon sink capacity, which naturally lends itself to the development of a carbon sink economy. Based on Sichuan Province, this paper analyzes the current situation and challenges of carbon sink economic development, explores the ecological compensation mechanism for carbon sink economy under the dual drivers of ecological protection and economic development, harnesses the ecological functions of carbon sink economy, and contributes to the realization of the dual carbon goals, in line with the concept of “Clear waters and green mountains are invaluable assets”.