scholarly journals Comparative Study of Comfort Indicators for School Constructions in Sustainability Methodologies: Schools in the Amazon and the Southeast Region of Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Santos Saraiva ◽  
Edson Martins da Silva ◽  
Manuela Almeida ◽  
Luís Bragança
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Southeast Region ◽  
Acoustic Comfort ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Entire Planet

In the 1970s and 1980s, the effects of pollution in the atmosphere grew from a local to a global scale, affecting the entire planet. Consequently, economic and social issues began to be increasingly more connected with environmental protection. Several measures were taken towards environmental preservation, many of those related to the sustainable construction of buildings. This work intended to make a parallel between comfort indicators among different schools in Brazil, beginning with the specific analyses of schools in Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, MG), in the Southeast region, and in Macapá (Amapa, AP), in the Amazon or Northern region. This comparison between schools is made to demonstrate the need to adapt methodologies and certifications that promote sustainability in school buildings for each region of Brazil. Questionnaires about ergonomic, thermal, visual and acoustic comfort, and air quality, were applied in two high-school buildings in Juiz de Fora, Academia School and Santa Catarina School, and in two high schools in Macapá, Tiradentes School and Professor Gabriel Almeida Café school, to understand the difference between these two regions of Brazil regarding comfort conditions. A comparison between the results of the four schools was made, proving the necessity of the elaboration of a specific methodology for each Brazilian region.

scholarly journals A Study of the Understated Violence Within Social Contexts Against Adolescent Girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Shivangi Nigam ◽  
Niranjana Soperna
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Individual

Violence against women is linked to their disadvantaged position in the society. It is rooted in unequal power relationships between men and women in society and is a global problem which is not limited to a specific group of women in society. An adolescent girl’s life is often accustomed to the likelihood of violence, and acts of violence exert additional power over girls because the stigma of violence often attaches more to a girl than to the  perpetrator. The experience of violence is distressing at the individual emotional and physical level. The field of research and programmes for adolescent girls has traditionally focused on sexuality, reproductive health, and behaviour, neglecting the broader social issues that underpin adolescent girls’ human rights, overall development, health, and well-being. This paper is an endeavour to address the understated or disguised form of violence which the adolescent girls experience within the social contexts. The parameters exposed under this research had been ignored to a large extent when it comes to studying the dimension of violence under the social domain. Hence, the researchers attempted to explore this camouflaged form of violence and discovered some specific parameters such as: Diminished Self Worth and Esteem, Verbal Abuse, Menstruation Taboo and Social Rigidity, Negligence of Medical and Health Facilities and Complexion- A Prime Parameter for Judging Beauty. The study was conducted in the districts of Haryana (India) where personal interviews were taken from both urban and rural adolescent girls (aged 13 to 19 years) based on  a structured interview schedule. The results revealed that the adolescent girls, both in urban as well as rural areas were quite affected with the above mentioned issues. In urban areas, however, due to the higher literacy rate, which resulted in more rational thinking, the magnitude was comparatively smaller, but the difference was still negligible.  

Urban heat island estimation from improved selection of urban and rural stations by DTW algorithm

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghong Hu ◽  
Gensuo Jia ◽  
Jinlong Ai ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Meiting Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Climate Effect ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Temperature Records ◽  
Dynamic Time ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Typical urban and rural temperature records are essential for the estimation and comparison of urban heat island effects in different regions, and the key issues are how to identify the typical urban and rural stations. This study tried to analyze the similarity of air temperature sequences by using dynamic time warping algorithm (DTW) to improve the selection of typical stations. We examined the similarity of temperature sequences of 20 stations in Beijing and validated by remote sensing, and the results indicated that DTW algorithm could identify the difference of temperature sequence, and clearly divide them into different groups according to their probability distribution information. The analysis for station pairs with high similarity could provide appropriate classification for typical urban stations (FT, SY, HD, TZ, CY, CP, MTG, BJ, SJS, DX, FS) and typical rural stations (ZT, SDZ, XYL) in Beijing. We also found that some traditional rural stations can’t represent temperature variation in rural surface because of their surrounding environments highly modified by urbanization process in last decades, and they may underestimate the urban climate effect by 1.24℃. DTW algorithm is simple in analysis and application for temperature sequences, and has good potentials in improving urban heat island estimation in regional or global scale by selecting more appropriate temperature records.

scholarly journals Adaptation of the SBTool for Sustainability Assessment of High School Buildings in Portugal—SAHSBPT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saraiva ◽  
de Almeida ◽  
Bragança
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
K 12

The European Union objectives in the Horizon 2020 program aim to reduce environmental impact through strategies such as the improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable technologies. With regard to the goal of sustainable development—which integrates environmental, social, and economic dimensions relating to the preservation of the planet and the integrity of consumers—several types of sustainability certification tools are currently used in the construction industry e.g., Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and the Sustainable Building Tool (SBTool) There are international sustainability methodologies designed specifically for high schools and methodologies specific to the Portuguese reality, such as Natura Domus, LiderA (Liderar pelo Ambiente para a construção sustentável, Leading the Environment for Sustainable Construction) and SBtoolPT (Sustainable Building Tool, Portugal). Currently, with the concern in Portugal to requalify schools, it has become necessary to develop a specific methodology for school buildings according to the Portuguese reality. This work highlights the SBTool methodology that is employed in several countries and can be adapted to basic education institutions as the basis for the formulation of responsible citizens and the development of a country. The main aim of this study is to adapt an already existing assessment tool of sustainability (SBToolPT), maintaining some indicators while modifying and adding others, in order to develop a methodology specifically for conducting a Sustainability Assessment of High School Buildings in Portugal—SAHSBPT. In order to achieve this goal, other methodologies that already incorporate parameters relating to the school environment are analyzed, such as LEED BD + C Schools (LEED Building Design and Construction School), BREEAM Education 2008, and the SBTool for K–12 schools.

The new gravity system—changes in international gravity base values and anomaly values

Geophysics ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1352-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
George P. Woollard
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Absolute Gravity ◽  
Geodetic Reference System ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Correction Terms ◽  
Discernible Difference ◽  
Gravity System

An assessment is made of (1) the reliability of the changes in the absolute gravity datum and standard incorporated in the IGSN 71 values of Morelli et al (1974), and (2) the effect of these changes and those incorporated in the new international gravity formula (Geodetic Reference System 1967) defining theoretical gravity values at sea level on gravity anomaly values. Pendulum‐interval comparisons with modern absolute gravity intervals between Washington, D.C.; Teddington, England; Paris, France; and Potsdam, East Germany indicate that the correction of 14 mgal to the Potsdam datum is correct to within .03 ± .016 mgal. Although there appear to be occasional discrepancies in the IGSN 71 values of the order of 0.1 mgal, in general their reliability appears to approximate ±0.05 mgal. A discrepancy of approximately −0.03 mgal per 1000 mgal of absolute gravity is indicated, however, in the gravity standard defined by the IGSN 71 values over the range of modern absolute gravity determinations between Fairbanks, Alaska and Bogotá, Colombia. An evaluation of the earlier attempt to standardize gravity on a global scale (Woollard and Rose, 1963) indicates a mean datum difference of 14.7 mgal (standard deviation 0.2 mgal) relative to IGSN 71 values at 776 sites having a worldwide distribution. No discernible difference in gravity standard from that of the IGSN 71 values is indicated except in South America, where the Woollard and Rose values are found to incorporate a difference in standard of O.2 mgal per 1000 mgal. It is shown that anomaly conversions from the old to the new gravity system can be effected directly using the old anomaly values. Two correction terms are required, specifically, (1) a constant representing the difference in base value used relative to the IGSN 71 value for the base, and (2) a latitude‐dependent term representing the difference in theoretical sea level gravity using the old International Gravity Formula (IGF) and the new GRS 67 formula. Test conversions of anomaly values on the old gravity system for regional areas involving data from several sources indicate that, in general, anomaly conversion to the new gravity system can be obtained with a reliability of about 0.3 to 0.5 mgal. The limiting factor is the unknown variation in gravimeter calibration standards represented.

scholarly journals Public Perception and Participation in Environmental Preservation of Watershed

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Andi Bustan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
The People ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government

Environmental aspects have been some of the most argued about topics in society, including the role of the government as a stakeholder. Deforestation and illegal mining have been destroying the many ecosystems and rainforest habitats, including along the Katingan Watershed. The research objective is to describe public perception and participation in environmental preservation. The research used descriptive qualitative method and applying Spradley Domain Analysis. Primary and secondary data were obtained directly from field informants using interviews, observations and documentation. The research results show that the people’s perception and participation in environmental preservation was categorized into two groups. The first group one stated that they did contributed out of personal and financial interests, whilst the second groups were simply following the instructions of the government and local leaders. In general, locals have different perception on how they utilize the natural resources. The management of natural resources was perceived as being done for economic reasons, with the assumption that it were used sustainably. People’s involvement in preserving nature were affected their own needs either individually or collectively. Participation of the people in the conservation around the watersheds area was done for reasons of individual desire, solidarity, and to follow instructions from the government and Katingan Hilir leader. Environmental effort is carried out in activities aiming to protect and prevent damage to the area of the Katingan River. This lead to argue that diverse people’s perception to preserving environment generates the difference participation in their awareness.

scholarly journals Globalization, Greed and Glocal Ecology: A Psychological Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Olena Khrushch
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Carpathian Mountains ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Entire Planet

Evidently, a globalized society causes global environmental crises. Undoubtedly, survival of human life on the planet Earth is threatened. Is there any connection between globalization, environmental crises and psychological manifestations? What are the psychological perspectives linking the ecological damages from local to the global scale? This article explores such intricate relationships and discusses the implications. The underlying principal cause is human’s unending greed to acquire maximum materials and power to control the planet and entire humanity. The greed is believed to be a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. The greedy people are supposed to have biological, psychological and sociological drives. Evidently, global destruction of the ecosystems and natural environment are directly or indirectly linked to unprecedented chronic human greed and self-indulgence. Undoubtedly, unencumbered chronic greed of a few elite institutions led by top capitalists has put the entire planet in havoc and infiltrated widespread sufferings at the global scale. Conclusively, psychological basis of environmental problems has a sociological and socio-historical scope within the frame of globalization. Psychological account of the environmental crisis is explained subsequently in this article followed by a case study of deforestation of Carpathian Mountains staged by a greedy Austrian man.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review on Indoor Environmental Quality in Naturally Ventilated School Classrooms: A Way Forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Nishant Raj Kapoor ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Chandan Swaroop Meena ◽  
Anuj Kumar ◽  
Tabish Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Future Research Direction ◽  
Art Practices ◽  
Acoustic Comfort

This review presents the existing state-of-the-art practices of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in naturally ventilated school buildings and is mainly focused on the components of IEQ like thermal comfort, indoor air quality with ventilation, and visual and acoustic comfort. This article also discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on naturally ventilated school buildings, highlighting the obviousness of dynamic applications that concentrate on reducing COVID-19 effects in naturally ventilated school buildings. The importance of the concerned issues and factors are discussed in detail for future research direction. This review is a step toward the development of the IEQ standard for naturally ventilated school buildings.

scholarly journals KAMPANYE LINGKUNGAN DALAM NOVEL TANGIS REMBULAN DI HUTAN BERKABUT KARYA S. PRASETYO UTOMO BAGI SISWA JENJANG PENDIDIKAN DASAR

ALAYASASTRA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Setia Naka Andrian ◽  
Ahmad Rifai
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Environmental Campaigns

This research is descriptive qualitative research. Aiming for environmental campaigns on students at elementary education level. Specific targets of related research on social issues on environmental preservation through the values of the story in a novel presented in Indonesian language subjects. The method used in this research is literature method with qualitative approach. Various problems that occur in the life of the community campaigned to students through the separation of a novel. The environmental campaigns presented through a literary work can be accepted by students. Expected to grow the soul of a generation of nations who feel have their environment.Keywords: social communication, green literature, environmental campaigns.

scholarly journals Green building as a direction of sustainable development: essence, tasks, principles, benefits, prospects

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
V. Bilotil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Current State ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The construction industry plays an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the introduction of green building principles. So the article has been devoted to this type of construction as an important area of sustainable development. The interaction of climate change and construction activities has been substantiated in the article. Tasks and principles of sustainable construction have been analyzed. The economic, ecological and social benefits of green construction have been studied. The difference between traditional and green construction has been described. The current state of development of sustainable construction in Ukraine and the world has been considered. Prospects for green construction in Ukraine have been identified. The urgency and necessity of its implementation in our country have been proved.

scholarly journals A Brief Analysis on the Construction of Subject Image in the Self-Documentary "Small Talk"

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangrui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Self ◽  
Small Talk ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Difference

Taiwanese producer Huang Hui-chen pointed the camera at herself and her mother, trying to achieve the purpose of communication and reconciliation with her mother through the means of documentary. The difference from previous self-recorded images is that the conflicts of the subject construction in “Small Talk” is no longer limited to the aspects of “people with people”, “person with family”, “parents with children”, but it constructed a subject image of an ordinary family that is a collection of various social issues such as homosexuality, domestic violence, sexual assault, and aboriginal Taiwanese culture etc.

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