scholarly journals Special issue : environmental education and social enlightenment.Environmental conservation of Lake Biwa and environmental education.Necessity of conversion from moral education to intelligent education.

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-228
Author(s):  
Yukio OONISHI ◽  
Yukiko KADA
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Lake Biwa ◽  
Special Issue

scholarly journals The Environmental Education Dimensions for Sustainable Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (30) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
Martian Iovan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Civil Values

Abstract Based both on a historical approach regarding the evolution of the environmental education between 1960 and present days, and on empirical research as well, the author proves that the efficiency of the environmental education could be much higher if included within the broader sphere of moral and civic education and if it is driven by a more extensive ideal sprung from the fundamental human right to a clean and well preserved environment, by the contemporary moral and civil values. The author pleads and motivates for an increased capitalization of the humanities and social sciences, of art, of environmental ethics and aesthetics in shaping “the ecological personality” of the tomorrow people. When shaping these personality traits through environmental education activities, one must emphasize the importance of practice and applied actions aimed to protect the environment, and in general, the practice of civic-moral education methods.

scholarly journals Ecocentric Education: Introduction to a Special Collection of Essays

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Kopnina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Ecological Values ◽  
Special Collection

This Special Issue “Ecocentric education” contains articles focused on ecological values in environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) [...]

scholarly journals Educação Ambiental e Apropriação de Valores: um Diálogo Possível na Educação Infantil

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Cristiane Magalhães Bissaco
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education Environment

Partindo do entendimento de que a Educação Ambiental deve ser uma prática intencionalizada e coerente, este trabalho se propõe a realizar uma revisão bibliográfica que articule o campo teórico da Educação Ambiental com o da Educação Infantil, a fim de observar os limites e as possibilidades da prática docente ao tratar da construção ou apropriação de valores. Assim, os seguintes questionamentos norteiam a pesquisa: que práticas docentes podem ser identificadas em relação à apropriação de valores? Elas abarcam a temática ambiental? Em que contextos são pesquisadas? A Educação Infantil é um desses contextos? Para tal discussão foram levantados nove artigos internacionais, que levam o leitor a compreender que as práticas docentes em relação aos valores ensinados são distintas de um artigo para outro: sendo dois deles como prática moral, três como construção, dois como socialização, um como formação de hábitos e um como clarificação. Apenas dois dos artigos não abarcam a temática ambiental. Em relação ao contexto de pesquisa, neste levantamento os artigos estão assim distribuídos: cinco destinados à Infância - Educação Básica, um trata da Educação básica com adolescentes e três destinados ao Ensino Superior. Portanto, concluiu-se que a Educação Infantil é um dos contextos em que a Educação Ambiental tem sido pesquisada, principalmente, no que se refere à apropriação de valores pertinentes à temática ambiental. Palavras-chave: Educação Moral. Meio Ambiente. Infância. AbstractBased on the understanding that Environmental Education should be an intentional and coherent practice, this paper proposes to perform a literature review that articulates the theoretical field of Environmental Education with that of Early Childhood Education, in order to observe the limits and possibilities of teaching practice, when dealing with the value construction or appropriation. Thus, the following questions guide the research: What  teaching practices can be identified in relation to the values appropriation ? Do they cover the environmental theme? In what contexts are they researched? Is early childhood education one of these contexts? For this discussion nine international articles were raised, which lead the reader to understand that teaching practices in relation to the values taught are distinct from one article to another: two of them as moral practice, three as construction, two as socialization, one as habits formation and one as clarification. Only two of the articles do not cover the environmental theme. Regarding the research context, in this survey the articles are directed to: five for Childhood - Basic Education, one for Basic Education with adolescents and three for Higher Education. Therefore, it was concluded that early childhood education is one of the contexts in which environmental education has been researched, especially regarding the appropriation of values relevant to the environmental theme. Keywords: Moral Education. Environment. Childhood. 

scholarly journals Special Issue on Expectations for Upgrading Dams Under Operation

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-584
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Sumi ◽  
Makoto Nakatsugawa ◽  
Yoshikazu Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Lake Biwa ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Reservoir Capacity ◽  
Sediment Deposits ◽  
Hoover Dam ◽  
Healthy State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Effective Use

IntroductionThere are approximately 2,700 dams in Japan. Their total reservoir capacity is approximately 25 billion m3(BCM), far less than the 34.4 BCM of Hoover Dam in the US or the 39.3 BCM of the Three Gorges Dam in China. Lake Biwa, with a capacity of 27.5 BCM, which has recently been used for multiple purposes by the Lake Biwa Comprehensive Development Project, is equivalent in scale to such artificial lakes. On the other hand, dams in Japan that were constructed on mountain rivers with considerable sediment deposits are decreasing their capacity more rapidly than those constructed on continental rivers, so they require measures against deposition to maintain their long-term reservoir capacity. In addition, extreme weather phenomena (increased rainfall and drought intensity) under climate changes increase high demand for storage capacity of dams. In order to effectively use these dams as limited resources and to hand them over to the next generation in healthy state, continuous investment and development of maintenance technology are required. Recently, to promote this investment and development, “A vision for upgrading dams (effective use of existing dams to mitigate damage from frequent floods and droughts and to generate renewable energy)” was established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) on June 27, 2017 [1]. This special issue is collecting the significance of the dam upgrading projects and important challenges from various aspects to be implemented.

scholarly journals Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Santangelo ◽  
Ettore Valente
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Geological Sciences

This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic and historical ones, they can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, furnishing to visitors knowledge, environmental education and amusement. In this meaning, Geotourism may be very useful for geological Sciences divulgation and may furnish additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: (i) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in protected areas; (ii) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in non-protected areas; (iii) papers dealing with geosites promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis and apps; (iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from the tourists’ perspective.

scholarly journals Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Frank Fisher (1943–2012): A Courageous Life

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. iii-iii
Author(s):  
James Tonson ◽  
Sarah Houseman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Electrical Engineer ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Australian Association ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Sustainability Program

In 2007 Professor Frank Fisher was named Australia's inaugural Environmental Educator of the Year (by the Australian Association for Environmental Education). Frank lived a life driven by a determination to engage fully with the world around him. As a young electrical engineer, Frank became convinced of the need for education and research about how we shape the world around us, and contributed to the establishment of the first Australian Masters of Sustainability program at Monash University in 1973. Typified by exercises such as taking students to sit in the middle of major roads, Frank's teaching approach aimed to help students understand the social systems that shape our understanding of and impact on the world around us.

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