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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Percepção ambiental e planejamento do turismo sertanejo na região do seridó, RN.

PINHEIRO, Isabelle de Fátima Silva. 17 September 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-09-17T13:19:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ISABELLE DE FÁTIMA SILVA PINHEIRO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGRN) 2011.pdf: 3357032 bytes, checksum: a6949d408bef79ed4ce26962d750bc7f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-17T13:19:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ISABELLE DE FÁTIMA SILVA PINHEIRO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGRN) 2011.pdf: 3357032 bytes, checksum: a6949d408bef79ed4ce26962d750bc7f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02 / O Turismo caracteriza-se como relevante alternativa econômica para diferentes cidades, regiões e países. Os elevados índices de renda tornaram este fenômeno da sociedade moderna uma das principais atividades econômicas, incentivada por governos de muitos países, inclusive o Brasil. No entanto, por ter sido estimulado intensivamente, o Turismo cresceu de forma desordenada, o que gerou danos às comunidades locais e ao ambiente natural dos vários destinos turísticos. Baseada nestas discussões, esta pesquisa insere-se na perspectiva de propor formas alternativas de planejamento turístico, pautado nos pressupostos de participação social, regionalidade e desenvolvimento local. Para tanto, realizou-se uma análise da percepção ambiental da comunidade de Tenente Laurentino Cruz\RN, entendendo que as visões, opiniões e expectativas das pessoas que vivem na localidade caracterizam-se como relevantes subsídios na proposição de ações, estratégias e políticas de organização do município para o Turismo. A metodologia utilizada consiste em pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, bem como utilização de entrevistas e conversas, observações e aplicação de questionários junto aos moradores das zonas urbana e rural de Tenente Laurentino Cruz, nos meses de maio a junho de 2010. O inventário dos atrativos naturais do município seguiu a metodologia de inventariação turística da EMBRATUR, e a proposição das ações de planejamento turístico seguiu os pressupostos do Turismo Sertanejo. Assim, o trabalho traz a percepção ambiental como estratégia de participação comunitária no planejamento turístico, contribuindo para a construção de um Turismo menos impactante e mais participativo, que tenha como objetivo último o desenvolvimento de base local. / Tourism is characterized as a relevant economic alternative for different cities, regions and countries. The high levels of income have made this modern society phenomenon one of the main economic activities encouraged by governments in many countries including Brazil. However, due to intensive stimulation, tourism has grown in a disorderly way causing damage to local communities and natural environment in a lot of tourist destinations. Based on such discussion, this research aims at proposing alternatives for tourism planning, based on social participation assumptions, regional aspects and local development. In order to reach our goals, we carried out an analysis about the environmental community's perception in the city of Tenente Laurentino Cruz / RN by observing that the views, opinions and expectations of people living in that locality may be characterized as subsidies in proposing relevant actions, strategies and town organization policies concerned to tourism. Adopted methodology consists of bibliographic and documentary research as well as the use of interviews, conversation, observation and questionnaires application to residents from both urban and rural zones of Tenente Laurentino Cruz during the period of May to June 2010. Natural attractions inventory of the city followed the model adopted by EMBRATUR and the proposition of tourism planning actions followed Turismo Sertanejo assumptions. Thus, the work proposes the environmental awareness as a strategy for community participation in tourism planning, contributing to the construction of a less impacting and more participative activity by pointing out the local development.
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Percepção ambiental de estudantes em regimes de tempo regular e integral: estudo em uma escola municipal de João Pessoa-PB

Sousa, Larisse Lima de 21 November 2014 (has links)
Submitted by Viviane Lima da Cunha (viviane@biblioteca.ufpb.br) on 2016-07-15T12:27:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 8074538 bytes, checksum: 632a7013a33955b115c2d30e282591dd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-15T12:27:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 8074538 bytes, checksum: 632a7013a33955b115c2d30e282591dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Children and adolescents spend part of their time in school environments; within the “Projeto Mais Educação” (PME) it represents a minimum of 7 hours per day. In the city of João Pessoa, by the end of 2013, from the 11 standard schools opened, six had joined this project, working in mixed system: some students in part-time and others in full-time. This situation led to the development of this research, as it raised a questioning on how these two groups perceived the school environment. The main hypothesis is that there are differences in mental representation between the groups and that full-time students perceive the school environments in greater quantity and level of detail. One of the standard schools that joined the PME from the municipal network of the city of João Pessoa was chosen to test the hypothesis. The ages of the 90 students that took part on the research ranged from 8 to 16 years old. The methodology followed these steps: I- exploratory visit to the school; II- semi-structured interview with the principal; III- description of the school’s environmental aspects (thermal, acoustic, luminous and furniture); IV- making of themed drawings by the students; V- survey with the students; VI- discussing the collected information. The results showed no significant differences between the quantity of environments perceived by students of the two regimes (t (88) = 0.74; p-value> 0.05). In general, students establish positive relationships with school environments, with preference for the multi-sport gymnasium that act as a courtyard because it is where they gather during playtime. Despite this, the recurrent representation of grids in the drawings evidences a sense of imprisonment. The computer classroom is mentioned, but the lack of Internet access implies a barrier that makes it unusable. Students proposed improvements to the existing environments along with the creation of game areas, playground and swimming pool. At the end of the research, besides the feedback to the school, recommendations have been put to reduce the problems encountered and to be forwarded to the municipal Department of Education. / Crianças e adolescentes despendem parte de seu tempo em ambientes escolares, o que, com o Projeto Mais Educação (PME), representa um mínimo de 7 horas diárias. Em João Pessoa, até o final de 2013, das 11 escolas-padrão inauguradas, 6 já participavam do referido projeto, funcionando em sistema misto: parte dos alunos em regime regular e parte em tempo integral. Essa situação motivou o desenvolvimento da presente pesquisa, à medida que fez erigir um questionamento, a saber: como esses dois grupos percebem o ambiente escolar? Partimos da hipótese principal de que há diferenças na percepção dos grupos, sendo que os alunos em tempo integral representam os ambientes da escola em maior quantidade e nível de detalhes. Para verificar a hipótese, foi selecionada uma escola-padrão da rede municipal da cidade de João Pessoa, abarcada pelo PME. Participaram da pesquisa 90 alunos, cuja idade variou entre 8 e 16 anos. Em termos metodológicos, recorremos às seguintes etapas: I- visita exploratória à escola; II- entrevista semiestruturada com a diretora; III- caracterização da escola quanto aos aspectos ambientais (térmico, acústico, lumínico e mobiliário); IV- execução de desenhos-temáticos por parte dos alunos; V- aplicação de questionários junto aos alunos; e VI- discussão das informações coletadas. Os resultados mostraram que não há diferenças significativas entre a quantidade de ambientes representados por alunos dos dois regimes (t(88) = 0,74; valor-p > 0,05). De modo geral, os alunos estabelecem relações positivas com os ambientes escolares, havendo preferência pelo ginásio poliesportivo, que cumpre a função de pátio, pois é onde se reúnem durante o recreio. Não obstante a isso, a repetitiva representação de grades nos desenhos, aponta para a sensação de aprisionamento. A sala de informática é mencionada, mas a ausência de internet implica em uma barreira que a torna inutilizável. Os alunos propuseram melhorias em ambientes existentes, além da criação de área de jogos, playground e piscina. Ao fim da investigação, além do feedback à escola, foram tecidas recomendações para reduzir os problemas detectados, a serem encaminhadas à Secretaria de Educação de João Pessoa.
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Desenvolvimento de um programa de gestão de resíduos no ensino técnico em química

Ramm, Julia Grasiela January 2017 (has links)
Nesta dissertação, o objetivo geral foi a elaboração e implementação de um projeto de gestão de resíduos (PGR) que permitisse minimizar e orientar para a destinação adequada dos resíduos gerados nas atividades experimentais de uma escola da rede pública de Porto Alegre que oferece o curso Técnico em Química (TQ). Para tanto, foi realizada uma investigação qualitativa, do tipo Estudo de Caso, onde após tratativas com a direção da escola, assim como com os professores do curso, verificou-se a presença de passivo ambiental e os hábitos adotados para o descarte dos resíduos gerados nas aulas experimentais de algumas disciplinas. As observações foram registradas em Diário de Campo. Na sequência foram aplicados questionários com docentes e discentes, para o diagnóstico das suas percepções sobre a elaboração e implementação de um PGR. Após a identificação das necessidades e do contexto escolar, foi elaborado o PGR para o TQ. Para que toda a comunidade escolar conhecesse o documento e pudesse adaptar suas práticas às orientações do mesmo, e assim implementá-lo e sustentá-lo na instituição partícipe deste estudo foram oferecidos cursos de formação com docentes e discentes Com o propósito de averiguar as formas de contribuição da implantação do PGR, aplicou-se questionários para os dois grupos de sujeitos participantes da pesquisa. Os referenciais teóricos que fundamentaram a pesquisa foram a discussão dos resultados que evidenciam que com a implementação do PGR o nível de conscientização dos discentes e docentes sobre o tratamento e o descarte dos resíduos foi ampliado, assim como o conhecimento quanto à responsabilidade civil em relação a gestão de resíduos. As atividades desenvolvidas nas aulas de Química Analítica Qualitativa foram adequadas aos princípios norteadores do PGR. De forma geral conclui-se que a existência de um PGR na escola favorece a formação de futuros profissionais cidadãos críticos, responsáveis e conscientes de seu papel na sociedade. Além disso, com a efetivação de um convênio entre a Secretaria Estadual de Educação (SEC) e o Centro de Gestão e Tratamento de Resíduos Químicos (CGTRQ) do Instituto de Química da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (IQ/UFRGS) favorecerá a manutenção e o funcionamento do projeto. / In this dissertation, the general objective was the elaboration and implementation of a waste management project (PGR) that allowed to minimize and to guide adequate destination of waste generated during experimental activities of a public school in Porto Alegre that offers Technical Chemistry course (TQ). In order to do so, a qualitative investigation was carried out, such as a Case Study, where, following discussions with the school's management, as well as with the teachers of the course, the presence of environmental liabilities and habits adopted for the disposal of generated waste were verified in the experimental classes of some disciplines. The observations were recorded in a Field Diary. Afterwards, questionnaires were applied with teachers and students to diagnose their perceptions about the elaboration and implementation of a PGR. After identifying the needs and the school context, the PGR for the TQ was elaborated. In order for the whole school community to know the document and to adapt its practices to the orientations of the same, and to implement and sustain it in the participating institution of this study, training formation courses were offered with teachers and students. With the purpose of ascertaining the contribution forms of the PGR implementation, questionnaires were applied to the two groups of subjects participating in the research after PGR implementation The theoretical references that supported this dissertation were the discussion of the results that show that with the implementation of the PGR the level of awareness of the students and teachers about the treatment and disposal of the residues was amplified, as well as the knowledge about the civil responsibility in relation to Waste Management. The activities developed in Qualitative Analytical Chemistry classes were adequate to the guiding principles of the PGR. In general, it is concluded that the existence of a PGR in the school favors the formation of future professionals who are critical, responsible and aware of their role in society. In addition, with the implementation of an agreement between the State Department of Education (SEC) and the Center for Management and Treatment of Chemical Residues (CGTRQ) of Chemistry Institute at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (IQ/ UFRGS), it will promote to sustain PGR project.
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Consciência ambiental, valores humanos e atitudes pró-ambientais : uma aplicação das escalas NEP e Schwartz nas agroindústrias familiares do RS

Schinaider, Alessandra Daiana January 2018 (has links)
A adoção de práticas sustentáveis desde à produção de alimentos até o consumo final tem sido mais frequente nos últimos anos. Essas práticas sustentáveis estão embasadas na promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável, sem prejudicar as gerações futuras da humanidade. Nesse contexto, os proprietários das agroindústrias familiares se deparam com diversos desafios quando se trata da diminuição de impactos ambientais e, em consequência, da promoção do desenvolvimento rural sustentável. A adoção de práticas sustentáveis é resultado da compreensão da consciência ambiental e dos valores humanos, os quais desencadeiam as atitudes pró-ambientais e, assim, resulta em um comportamento ecológico. Neste sentido, objetivou-se analisar a influência da consciência ambiental e dos valores humanos sobre as atitudes pró-ambientais dos proprietários das agroindústrias familiares vinculadas ao PEAF/RS. Os dados foram coletados por meio da aplicação de questionário, com quatro grupos de questões (perfil das agroindústrias familiares e atitudes pró-ambientais, Escala NEP, perfil socioeconômico, Escala Schwartz). A amostra corresponde aos 105 proprietários de agroindústrias familiares do Rio Grande do Sul. Os dados foram analisados utilizando estatística descritiva, analise fatorial e correlação. Os resultados apresentam que mais da metade da amostra é composta por adultos, com grau de escolaridade elevado e com formação em cursos voltados para a gestão da agroindústria Além disso, 37% das agroindústrias familiares têm um tempo de existência entre um a cinco anos, com mão de obra familiar e com atividades predominantes em olericultura, bebidas e panificados, nas cidades de Caxias do Sul, Santa Maria e Lajeado. A aplicação das escalas, demonstrou que os proprietários das agroindústrias familiares possuem um nível elevado de consciência ambiental, com predominância nos valores humanos de ordem superior “conservação” e “autotranscendência”. Tais resultados revelam uma tendência de possuir um comportamento ecocêntrico e altruísta, conforme a Escala NEP e Schwartz, respectivamente. Além disso, observou-se que as agroindústrias familiares têm atitudes pró-ambientais, as quais são implantadas e praticadas pela agroindústria. De modo geral, 40% dos proprietários das agroindústrias acreditam que o empreendimento tem mais de 80% de atividades pró-ambientais, tais como, o uso de embalagens recicláveis, a prática de conscientização ambiental, a economia de energia, o uso correto do descarte dos resíduos sólidos. Porém não foi encontrado correlação entre as escalas e as atitudes pró-ambientais. Portanto, entende-se que esses resultados auxiliam as esferas federativas na formulação de uma política de benefícios, motivando-os aqueles que possuem mais adequação à preservação ambiental e incentivando outros proprietários a praticarem mais ações ambientais. / The adoption of sustainable practices from food production to final consumption has been more frequent in recent years. These sustainable practices are based on the promotion of sustainable development, without harming future generations of humanity. In this context, the owners of family agroindustries face several challenges when it comes to reducing environmental impacts and, as a consequence, promoting sustainable rural development. The adoption of sustainable practices is the result of an understanding of environmental awareness and human values, which triggers pro-environmental attitudes and thus results in ecological behavior. In this sense, the objective was to analyze the influence of environmental awareness and human values on the pro-environmental attitudes of the owners of family agroindustries linked to PEAF/RS. Data were collected through the application of a questionnaire, with four groups of questions (profile of family agroindustries and pro-environmental attitudes, NEP Scale, socioeconomic profile, Schwartz Scale). The sample corresponds to the 105 owners of family agroindustries in Rio Grande do Sul. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factorial analysis and correlation. The results show that more than half of the sample is composed of adults, with a high level of education and training in courses aimed at the management of agribusiness. In addition, 37% of family agroindustries have a life span of between one and five years, with family labor and predominant activities in olericultura, beverages and baked goods, in the cities of Caxias do Sul, Santa Maria and Lajeado The application of the scales, showed that the owners of the family agroindustries have a high level of environmental awareness, with a predominance of human values of higher order "conservation" and "self-transcendence". These results reveal a tendency to have an ecocentric and altruistic behavior, according to the NEP and Schwartz Scales, respectively. In addition, it was observed that family agroindustries have pro-environmental attitudes, which are implemented and practiced by the agroindustry. In general, 40% of the owners of agroindustries believe that the enterprise has more than 80% of pro-environmental activities, such as the use of recyclable packaging, the practice of environmental awareness, energy saving, the correct use of waste of solid waste. However, no correlation was found between the scales and the pro-environmental attitudes. Therefore, it is understood that these results help federative spheres in the formulation of a benefits policy, motivating those that are more adequate to environmental preservation and encouraging other owners to practice more environmental actions.
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The environment Pirambu neighborhood from the perspective of its social movements / O meio ambiente do bairro Pirambu sob a Ãtica de seus movimentos sociais

Rosane Morais FalcÃo Queiroz 18 August 2010 (has links)
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst / Observa-se, ao longo da histÃria, que os movimentos sociais foram sujeitos ativos no processo de construÃÃo da proteÃÃo do meio ambiente, contribuindo para que formas de controle da degradaÃÃo ambiental fossem efetivadas atravÃs de diversos tipos de normas e/ou eventos. Eles sÃo protagonistas em aÃÃes que conscientizam/sensibilizam a populaÃÃo para a necessidade de proteger o meio ambiente. Esse meio ambiente tomou uma dimensÃo grandiosa, contemplando diversos fatores e atores, estabelecidos, principalmente, atravÃs da âAgenda 21â. Ele tornou-se um direito humano e fundamental. Diante disso e considerando que a necessidade de informaÃÃo sobre o que acontece no meio ambiente em que os movimentos sociais atuam à de extrema importÃncia para que estes continuem a sua prÃpria histÃria, a de reivindicaÃÃo por aqueles direitos, objetivou-se analisar qual o conhecimento/informaÃÃo que os 39 movimentos sociais possuem acerca do meio ambiente do bairro no qual atuam (Pirambu-Fortaleza/CE). Para isso, alÃm do uso de dados secundÃrios sobre o bairro, visitas e anÃlise da paisagem, aplicou-se um questionÃrio com perguntas abertas e fechadas com as respectivas lideranÃas dos movimentos sociais. Esse questionÃrio teve por base os assuntos tratados pelo tema âCidades SustentÃveisâ da âAgenda 21 Brasileiraâ, que aborda Ãreas urbanas, sendo condizente com o local investigado pela pesquisa. Foi constatado que, em muitos aspectos, o conhecimento que os movimentos sociais possuem acerca do que ocorre no meio ambiente do bairro Pirambu à insuficiente e que os seus entendimentos sobre o que à meio ambiente ainda estÃo aquÃm do estabelecido e pensado pela âAgenda 21â. PorÃm, verificou-se, tambÃm, a existÃncia de um sentimento de estima que os lÃderes dos movimentos possuem pelo bairro. Os movimentos sociais precisam obter maiores informaÃÃes acerca das questÃes ambientais do Pirambu para que possam exercer com maior propriedade nas tomadas de decisÃes dos planejamentos de polÃticas pÃblicas, nos quais podem e devem estar participando. / It is observed, with the curse of history, that the social movements were an active subject in the process of construction of the protection of the environment, contributing so that forms of control of environmental degradation were executed through several types of norms and/or events. They are protagonists in actions that become aware or they touch the population for the need to protect the environment. That environment took a grandiose dimension, contemplating several factors and actors, established, mainly, through the "Agenda 21". It became a human and fundamental right. Before that and considering that the need of information on what happens in the environment in that the social movements act end of extreme importance for these to continue its own history, the one of claim for those rights, was aimed at to analyze which the knowledge or information that the 39 social movements posses concerning the environment of the neighborhood in wish act (Pirambu-Fortaleza/CE ). For that, haul of the use of secondary data on the neighborhood, visits and analyze of the landscape, a questionnaire was applied with open and closed questions with the respective leaderships of the social movements. That questionnaire had for base the subjects treated by the theme "maintainable cities" of the brazilian "Agenda 21", that approaches urban areas being suitable with the place investigated by the research. It was verified that, in many aspects, the knowledge that the social movements posses concerning what it happens in the environment of the Pirambu neighborhood is insufficient and that their understandings on what means environment is still on this side of the established and thought by the "Agenda 21". They put, it was verified, also, the existence of a feeling of steam that the leaders of the movements posses for the neighborhood. The social movements need to obtain larger information concerning that environmental subjects of Pirambu so that they can exercise with larger property in the sockets of decisions of the plannings of publish of politicize wish they can and should be participating.
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O Ensino de biologia e educaÃÃo ambiental : prÃticas alternativas como subsÃdio na conscientizaÃÃo Ãtico-ambiental estudantil / The teaching of biology and environmental education: alternative practices such as subsidies on student awareness of ethical and environmental

Karla Maria Rocha Saraiva 22 September 2011 (has links)
nÃo hà / Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a potencialidade no Ãmbito pedagÃgico, das atividades prÃticas alternativas na sensibilizaÃÃo Ãtico-ambiental estudantil, e na aprendizagem de biologia, tendo como foco principal o processo de conscientizaÃÃo ambiental. Dividiu-se esse estudo em trÃs momentos: elaboraÃÃo de um livro de prÃticas alternativas, oficina de sensibilizaÃÃo ambiental, e realizaÃÃo de cinco atividades experimentais. O campo de estudo desta pesquisa foi a E.E.F.M AntÃnio Bezerra, localizada no bairro AntÃnio Bezerra, no municÃpio de Fortaleza, tendo como amostragem estudantes de duas turmas do primeiro ano do ensino mÃdio. Analisou-se os dados obtidos atravÃs de anÃlise quantitativa; que avaliou quanto à aprendizagem dos conteÃdos de biologia e qualitativa; que avaliou quanto à sensibilizaÃÃo ambiental estudantil. No que tange o primeiro aspecto observou-se uma aprendizagem maior no que se refere ao estudo de vitaminas. Quanto à sensibilizaÃÃo, utilizou-se o critÃrio de categorizaÃÃo de conteÃdos, onde as categorias elencadas foram: definiÃÃo de EA crÃtica, desigualdade social e responsabilidade ambiental. Nesses trÃs aspectos, percebeu-se que os estudantes apresentavam concepÃÃes fragmentadas de EA, com um enfoque descomprometido com a realidade social, econÃmica e polÃtica vivenciada pela sociedade. ApÃs as atividades de sensibilizaÃÃo (oficina ambiental e prÃticas alternativas) evidenciou-se algumas mudanÃas relevantes que mostraram um olhar mais voltado aos fatores sociais e suas conseqÃÃncias para a problemÃtica ambiental, como tambÃm houve o resgate de valores humanos extremamente importantes para viver bem com outro, identificando este outro como a natureza e os seres que ali vivem. A solidariedade e o respeito ao outro foram sentimentos externados nas falas dos estudantes, que refletiram num cuidado maior e responsabilidade para com o meio ambiente. / This study was aimed at analyzing the educational potential of alternative practical activities in the development of student ethical and environmental awareness and student learning in biology, focusing in the process of environmental awareness. Research was divided into three stages: preparation of a book of alternative practical activities, an environmental awareness workshop and completion of five experimental activities. The object of this research was the E.E.F.M. Antonio Bezerra, located on the Antonio Bezerra neighborhood, in the city of Fortaleza (Ce), Brazil, with a sampling of two classes of high school (first year) students. The data were subjected to quantitative analysis, which assessed the biological learning and qualitative analysis, which evaluated the environmental awareness acquired by the student. Regarding the first aspect, it was observed a knowledge increase (among the students) on the subject of vitamins. As for awareness, we used the criterion of categorization of content, where the categories listed were: definition of critical Environmental Ethics (EE), social inequality and environmental responsibility. In these three aspects, it was found that students had, originally, fragmented views of EE, with an uncompromising approach to the social,economic and political reality inhabited by human society. After raising the awareness of the students (environmental workshop and alternative practical activities) some relevant changes developed, showing a more socially and environmentally aware point of view, emphasizing the coexistence with nature and beings (including humans) living in contact with it. The solidarity and respect for the feelings of the others became evident in the speech of the students, which reflected increased care and responsibility towards the environment.
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Family Socialisation & Construction of Environmental Meaning : A study of family units as socialisation agents in which environmental discourses are created through the interactions of family members / Family Socialisation & Construction of Environmental Meaning : A study of family units as socialisation agents in which environmental discourses are created through the interactions of family members

Cassola, Victoria January 2022 (has links)
This thesis investigates how environmental meaning is constructed within families, considered as units of socialisation, and what role family members play in it. Family socialisation is a dynamic moment in which family members interact and generate meanings, values, beliefs and habits. Drawing on theories of the social construction of reality, symbolisation and symbolic interactionism, the thesis examines sustainable symbols and shared beliefs among parents and young adult children, considered relevant both for understanding how the family social group feels towards the environment and for understanding what motivations can be found behind the family's environmental habits. By conducting semi-structured interviews with parents and young adult children, recurring patterns of sustainable meanings and symbols were identified. The results show that the family context is regarded as the first site of environmental awareness and education, where sustainability discourses take the form of open conversations focused on individual behaviour and family values. In these conversation, parents and young adult children cover specific roles that dynamically contribute to the creation of environmental meanings. The thesis is considered relevant in that it creates a solid understanding of both the form that environmental discourse takes within families and the intrinsic motivations that justify this form, so that more conscious environmental communication and education can be developed.
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Modemedvetenhet versus miljömedvetenhet : En kvalitativ studie om influencers påverkan på unga kvinnors identitetsskapande / Fashion awareness versus environmental awareness : A qualitative study about influencers' impact on young womens identity formation.

Hedihn, Fanny, Angervall, Pernilla January 2020 (has links)
A paradigm shift has taken place in identity formation as the society7 is moving towards to be more digitized. Previous research shows that young people use social media and its opinion leaders, called influencers, to a large extent as a tool to create their own identity. One way to express identity is through clothing and today the fast fashion industry has digital marketing strategies in shape of collaborations with influencers to reach consumers. Young women are, above all, the target group that both spends time and is most affected by social media, which makes them easily fall for the consumerism of clothing that influencers encourage. The fashion industry is an industry that has an extensive climate impact where emissions of greenhouse gas, chemicals and the use of resources have major negative consequences for the world. Statistics specifically indicate that young women have a high environmental awareness in form of strong sustainable values, while this group in the meantime also having a tendency to be affected to consume. The purpose of this study is to investigate young women's identity formation via Instagram and how they position themselves in their identity formation regarding both clothing consumption and environmental awareness. This study was conducted in accordance with a qualitative approach where the data material was obtained through interviews with four focus groups. The method has been chosen to study how the respondents argue while being a part of a group. The data has been analyzed through a developed analytical model based on a thematization of selected identity theories. The study's findings and conclusions indicates that young women are generally unplanned and materialistic in their clothing consumption despite a general or high environmental awareness. However, a greater interest in fashion tends to lead to increased environmental awareness in the consumption of clothing. The perception of the importance of clothing for identity formation affects how different patterns of consumption develop where those with a high opinion are less materialistic and impulsive and vice versa. Influencers' impact on young women’s identity formation vary and is based on the intention to follow a profile, where those who intend to follow fashion-based profiles are more affected than those who follow lifestyle influencers. This study is written in swedish. / Ett paradigmskifte har skett inom identitetsskapande i takt med att samhället går mot att bli allt mer digitaliserat. Tidigare forskning visar på att unga individer i stor utsträckning använder sociala medier och dessa plattformars opinionsledare, kallade influencers, som verktyg för att skapa sin egen identitet. Ett sätt att uttrycka sin identitet på är genom kläder och fast fashion industrin har idag digitala marknadsföringsstrategier i form av samarbeten med influencers för att nå ut till konsumenter. Unga kvinnor är den målgrupp som både spenderar tid och påverkas av sociala medier allra mest, vilket gör att de lätt faller för den konsumtionshets som influencers uppmuntrar till. Modeindustrin är en bransch som har en omfattande miljöpåverkan där utsläpp av avgaser, kemikalier och användning av resurser medför stora negativa konsekvenser för miljön. Statistik visar specifikt på att unga kvinnor besitter en stor miljömedvetenhet i form av starka hållbara värderingar, samtidigt som de haren benägenhet att påverkas i sin konsumtion. Syftet med studien är att undersöka unga kvinnors identitetsskapande via influencers på Instagram och hur de ställer sig till sittidentitetsskapande med hänsyn till både konsumtion av kläder samt miljömedvetenhet. Undersökningen har skett i enlighet med ett kvalitativt förhållningssätt där datamaterialet harinhämtats via intervjuer med fyra fokusgrupper. Metoden har valts för att studera hur respondenterna i egenskap av grupp för ett resonemang. Datamaterialet har analyserats genomen framarbetad analysmodell som baseras på en tematisering av valda identitetsteorier. Studiens resultat och slutsatser indikerar på att unga kvinnor generellt är oplanerade och materialistiska i sin klädkonsumtion trots en allmän eller hög miljömedvetenhet. Ett större intresse för mode tenderar emellertid att leda till en ökad miljömedvetenhet vid konsumtionav kläder. Uppfattningen om hur stor betydelse kläder hade för identitetsskapandet påverkar hur olika konsumtionsmönster utvecklas där de med hög uppfattning är mindre materialistiska tillika impulsiva och vice versa. Influencers påverkan på unga kvinnors identitetsskapandevarierar utifrån vilken intention som ligger bakom att följa dessa där de som avser att följa modebaserade influencers påverkas mer än de som följer livsstilsinfluencers.
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The Impact of Influencer Marketing on Second hand Market : A study on how to increase the participation in the second hand market for apparel

Stefanska, Beata, Farhadi, Dena January 2020 (has links)
Introduction: The second hand market for apparel is a good alternative for making sustainable purchases, given that it does not contribute to textile waste to the same extent as the fast fashion industry. Consumers are aware of the current environmental issues, however they do not always act according to their knowledge. Therefore, this study is devoted to examine the possibility to increase the consumer’s participation in the second hand market for apparel, as a solution to the problem of textile waste. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how influencer marketing can be used in order to increase the participation in the second hand market for apparel. Further, this paper examines the impact of the factors of price, environmental awareness and quality on sale and purchase of second hand apparel. Method: To implement this study both quantitative and qualitative methodologies have been used. For the quantitative part surveys have been constructed, to get a broader view of the consumer behavior. Furthermore, interviews with different consumers were held for the qualitative part, to get a deeper insight in the consumer behavior. The collected data has later on been a support for the analysis. Conclusion: This study shows that influencer marketing can indeed increase the participation on the second hand market for apparel, by increasing environmental awareness among the consumers. Moreover, the most influential factors are quality when purchasing, price when selling and environmental awareness both when purchasing and selling. Introduktion: Andrahandsmarknaden för kläder är ett bra alternativ om man vill fatta hållbara köpbeslut, då det inte bidrar till textilavfall i samma utsträckning som fast fashion industrin. Konsumenter är idag medvetna om befintliga miljöproblem, men det är inte alltid de handlar i enlighet med sin kunskap. Därför är denna studie egnad åt att undersöka möjligheten att öka konsumentens deltagande på andrahandsmarknaden för kläder som en lösning till textilavfallsproblemet. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur influencer marketing kan användas för att öka konsumentens deltagande på andrahandsmarknaden för kläder. Vidare, undersöker denna studie tre faktorers påverkan på köp och sälj av andrahandskläder. Dessa faktorer är pris, miljömedvetenhet och kvalitet. Metod: För att genomföra den studie har både kvantitativ och kvalitativ metod används. Till den kvantitativa delen har enkäter skapats för att få en bredare bild av konsumentens beteende. Vidare har intervjuer hållits med olika konsumenter till den kvalitativa delen. Detta har gjorts för att få en djupare insikt i konsumentens beteende. Den data som har samlats har senare varit stöd för den analys som har gjorts. Slutsats: Denna studie visar att influencer marketing kan användas för att öka kundens deltagande på andrahandsmarknaden för kläder och detta genom att öka miljömedvetenheten bland kunderna. Dessutom visar studien att kvalitet är den faktorn som har störst inflytande på köpande, samtidigt som pris har störst effekt på säljande. Slutligen har miljömedvetenhet ett relativt stort inflytande på både köp och sälj.
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Factors influencing Consumer Purchasing Behavior of Organic Skin Care Products in Sri Lanka

Gamalathge, Chamal, Azhar, Naqash January 2022 (has links)
The research study focuses on the Factors influencing Consumer Purchasing Behavior of Organic Skin Care Products in Sri Lanka. The researched has carried out a quantitative study using a structured questionnaire taking the sample size as the customers who are in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.Customer knowledge and value have an association on purchase intent, according to the study. As a result, it's clear that product knowledge, prior experience, environmental awareness, and health awareness all play a role in customers' decisions to buy organic skincare products in Sri Lanka. The study's findings aid top executives in setting strategic goals while concentrating on new product positioning areas that improve financial performance. As a result of this research, organic products can be tailored to meet the needs of customers, encouraging them to adopt a more organic lifestyle.

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