Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Idaho, 2005. / Also available online in PDF format. Abstract. "April 2005." Includes bibliographical references.

Environmental citizenship is positioned as a platform where the rights of social and environmental justice converge with civic engagement and responsibility. As industrialized economies continue to exhaust the limits of finite natural resources and exacerbate conditions of global climate change, scholars have questioned if environmental citizenship models offer a method for deepening obligations to a sustainable movement. In the material culture enjoyed by Western civilizations, existing research supports that an individual’s purchases are seen as an indicator of their values and identities. Consequently the commitment to responsible buying behavior or sustainable consumption is in a sense an expression of eco-citizenship. My thesis offers a critical perspective of Andrew Dobson’s ecological citizenship theory, by asking how sustainable consumption can be conceptualized in the existing political and economic infrastructures. Using a thorough case study of globally traded fish provisions, I investigate the existing barriers for eco-citizens attempting to realize their obligations to sustainable consumption. This analysis allows me to draw conclusions on how these barriers may inhibit ecocitizenship theories and ultimately a sustainable social movement. The structure of this thesis is broken into three parts. First, I define existing theories of ecological citizenship and sustainable consumption, including the theoretical propositions, requirements, and limitations. Secondly, I rely on Dobson’s conception of ecological citizenship and an instrumental case study of Pacific Salmon provisions to illustrate the barriers eco-citizens encounter in the current market and regulatory system. Finally, this paper concludes by proposing individual and institutional changes that will assist in fostering an eco-citizen community and the contribution my findings may have on existing green citizenship research.

No / This article offers a new perspective on environmental citizenship by proposing the 'subjectivity-institution-structure' framework. Applying the framework to a sustainable water innovation project in north-west England, it argues that the meaning of environmental rights, the understanding of required environmental responsibilities, and the degree of public participation in decision-making, are shaped by individuals' subjective values, institutional arrangements and structural conditions. Our framework makes power explicit in the practice of environmental citizenship. It is intended to help set reasonable targets for sustainable development actions, which is particularly important when working with individuals with limited power.

This study is based on discussions with three focus groups on the issue of individuals' views on environmental responsibility in everyday life. Responsibility is the red thread that emerged from the empirical material from the focus groups and the theoretical framework. The discussions have been focused on whether the problems from household related environmental issues are caused by individual or structural reasons and whether they should be resolved through changes in individuals' behavior or helping structures. Car usage has been a particular focus, since from all household activities that is the one causing the greatest environmental impact (SCB 2015b). Objectively speaking, most participants argued that environmental problems are or should be easy to solve and that the solutions should involve influencing individuals' values ​​and norms, thus referring to internal factors. Based on the individual's own situation, however, most participants indicated mainly external factors as obstacles from living out environmental responsibility in the way that they felt they should. Tendencies of various psychological and sociological defense mechanisms could be distinguished, which is an expected impact of the cognitive dissonance that many apparently are experiencing regarding environmental responsibility. Working for enabling structures is an important conclusion from this study. Regarding the car's role it is likely that it is about finding more ways of helping individuals to change their travel mode since the environmental impact of car usage is something that most people are aware of, but feel unable to change. Solutions must therefore involve external factors. / Denna uppsats bygger på samtal med tre fokusgrupper i frågan om individers syn på miljöansvar i vardagen. Ansvar är den röda tråd som vuxit fram mellan det empiriska materialet från fokusgrupperna och det teoretiska ramverket. Det har handlat om huruvida problem kopplade till hushållsrelaterade miljöfrågor är orsakade av individuella eller strukturella anledningar och om de bör lösas genom förändringar i individers beteenden eller hjälpande strukturer. Bilanvändningen har getts ett särskilt fokus, då det av hushållens olika aktiviteter är den som orsakar allra störst miljöpåverkan (SCB 2015b). Rent objektivt konstaterade de flesta deltagarna att miljöproblem är eller borde vara enkla att lösa, att lösningarna handlar om att påverka individers värderingar och normer, alltså inre faktorer. Utifrån individernas egen situation angavs dock främst yttre faktorer som hinder från att leva ut det miljöansvar på de sätt som de kände att de borde. Tendenser till olika psykologiska och sociologiska försvarsmekanismer kunde skönjas, vilka är väntade effekter av den kognitiva dissonans som många tycks uppleva i fråga om miljöansvar. Att arbeta för möjliggörande strukturer är därför en viktig slutsats. Gällande bilens roll, kan förmodas att det även här handlar om att hitta fler hjälpande sätt för individer att ändra färdsätt, då miljöeffekterna av bilanvändningen är något som de flesta är medvetna om men själva känner sig oförmögna att förändra. Lösningarna måste därför handla om yttre faktorer. / <p>Alternativ svensk titel:</p><p>Ingen kan inte göra allt, men alla kan göra något? - En komparativ studie om hur individer resonerar kring miljöansvar i vardagen</p>

Despite decades of research on environmental behavior, it is unknown how various political actors aid in the development of ecological citizenship (EC). The purpose of this correlational study was to determine the relationship between environmental worldview (NEP) and willingness to take action (WTTA) among political actors within 5 states: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The overarching research question examined how EC can be increased within the 5-state region by identifying the similarities and differences in NEP and WTTA between state legislators, state partners, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model provided the theoretical framework for the study. Out of 1,800 invited participants, 117 state legislators, 328 formal partnership directors, and 237 NGO administrators from the 5-state region participated in an online survey that measured their NEP, WTTA, and endorsement of EC principles. Nearly 20% of all respondents endorsed EC indicated by a high NEP and a high WTTA. Results of correlational analyses found a significant positive relationship between NEP and WTTA for each group. Further regression analysis found variation in group WTTA attributable to NEP varied from 32% for partnership directors and 36% for NGO administrators to 61% for state legislators. These findings indicated that EC can be affected by both private and public stakeholders. The implications for positive social change include demonstrating how state governments, in partnership with NGOs and other agencies, can increase EC within their states, and how improved partnerships can increase local opportunities to foster EC.

<p>Diss. Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1998</p> / digitalisering@umu

Submitted by Waleska Reali de Oliveira Braga (waleskareali@gmail.com) on 2018-04-09T16:51:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 WALESKAREALI_PGAD_TUPA_0218.pdf: 1670670 bytes, checksum: 6964defcf533f883784c5eac9b449d3d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Eliana Katia Pupim (katiapupim@tupa.unesp.br) on 2018-04-11T20:07:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 braga_wro_me_tupa.pdf: 1670670 bytes, checksum: 6964defcf533f883784c5eac9b449d3d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-11T20:07:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 braga_wro_me_tupa.pdf: 1670670 bytes, checksum: 6964defcf533f883784c5eac9b449d3d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-22 / A crise ambiental atual, caracterizada pelo desequilíbrio das relações ser humano e natureza, tem mostrado que é preciso compreender melhor os aspectos inerentes à sociedade e ao meio ambiente em suas inter-relações, a fim de transformar a teoria em prática em prol da preservação e conservação ambiental. A Educação Ambiental e a legislação ambiental buscam por meio da conscientização e da reflexão sobre as questões socioambientais transformar indivíduos em “cidadãos ambientais”. Estudos demonstram que o nível de conscientização ambiental de cada indivíduo está diretamente relacionado ao grau de percepção ambiental e que este, reflete diretamente no comportamento ambiental do indivíduo. A pesquisa foi realizada junto a 5 universidades brasileiras com um total de 553 respondentes, sendo três universidades públicas e duas privadas. Para análise de dados, foi utilizada a modelagem de equações estruturais por meio do software SmartPLS 2.0 M3. O resultado indica que a percepção ambiental do universitário tem foco na reciclagem, na economia de água e energia e na redução do consumo, fora estas questões, as variáveis formadoras da percepção ambiental, não se mostraram efetivas. / The current environmental crisis, characterized by the imbalance of human and natural relations, has shown that it is necessary to better understand the inherent aspects of society and the environment in their interrelationships, in order to transform theory into practice for the preservation and environmental Conservation. Environmental Education and environmental legislation seek to make people aware of "environmental citizens" by raising awareness and reflecting on social and environmental issues. Studies show that the level of environmental awareness of each individual is directly related to the degree of environmental perception and that this, directly reflects on the environmental behavior of the individual. The research was carried out with 5 Brazilian universities with a total of 553 respondents, three public universities and two private universities. For data analysis, the modeling of structural equations using the software SmartPLS 2.0 M3 was used. The result indicates that the environmental perception of the university has a focus on recycling, water and energy saving and reduction of consumption, apart from these issues, the variables that formed the environmental perception were not effective.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-07T14:27:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2030739 bytes, checksum: f3dabb3b8a21aa0868c0723b82dc2743 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The purpose of this study is to examine if the Technical-pedagogic Model of Scholar Environmental Agenda of the city of Manaus is able to develop environmental citizenship in the critical perspective for the sustainable development which takes effect on de-growth. Such problem is due to the inability of the principle of sustainable development deal adequately the environmental crisis. Accordingly, by the critical path of the de-growth, environmental education is the first step for the formatting of this counterculture as a tool indispensable to the exercise of environmental citizenship. For this, it will proceed to the critical vision of sustainable development by through the prospect of de-growth. From this contraposition, it will penetrate to the realm of environmental education, evaluating which chain - conservative and non conservative - will be able to generate environmental citizenship along the lines of the counterculture of the de-growth. According to the goal drawn, as for the methodology, it will be used the deductive method of approach and the historical and comparative methods of procedure, without forgetting the research technique of indirect documentation, in both forms: bibliographical and documental. Therefore, it is concluded that the environmental education promoted by the Technical-pedagogic Model of Scholar Environmental Agenda of the City of Manaus is not capable of generating environmental citizenship in the manner of the de-growth, because the technical-pedagogic model is guided by the conservative environmental education, which caters to the designs of dynamic conservatism which is the principle of sustainable development, moving away from the slope of non conservative environmental education, unique chain of environmental education that can provide the critical foundation necessary for the performance of environmental citizenship in the manner of de-growth, enable to face the complex socioenvironmental problems in the city of Manaus / O objetivo do presente trabalho consiste em analisar se o Modelo Técnicopedagógico de Agenda Ambiental Escolar do Município de Manaus é capaz de desenvolver cidadania ambiental sob a perspectiva crítica ao desenvolvimento sustentável que se concretiza no decrescimento. Tal problemática se deve à incapacidade do princípio do desenvolvimento sustentável tratar adequadamente a crise ambiental. Por conseguinte, pela via crítica do decrescimento, coloca-se como passo primordial na formatação desta contracultura a educação ambiental, como ferramenta imprescindível ao exercício da cidadania ambiental. Para tanto, procederse- à visão crítica do desenvolvimento sustentável por intermédio da perspectiva do decrescimento. A partir desta contraposição, adentrar-se-á especificamente no campo da educação ambiental, avaliando-se qual das correntes conservadora e não conservadora será capaz de gerar cidadania ambiental nos moldes da contracultura do decrescimento. Em função do objetivo traçado, quanto à metodologia, será utilizado o método de abordagem dedutivo e os métodos de procedimento histórico e comparativo, sem olvidar a técnica de pesquisa da documentação indireta, em ambas as modalidades: bibliográfica e documental. Por conseguinte, conclui-se que a educação ambiental fomentada pelo Modelo Técnicopedagógico de Agenda Ambiental Escolar do Município de Manaus não é capaz de gerar cidadania ambiental nos moldes do decrescimento, pois o referido modelo técnico-pedagógico encaminhou-se pela educação ambiental conservadora, que atende aos desígnios do conservadorismo dinâmico que é o princípio do desenvolvimento sustentável, afastando-se das vertentes da educação ambiental não conservadora, única corrente da educação ambiental capaz de fornecer o embasamento crítico necessário ao exercício da cidadania ambiental nos moldes do decrescimento, que possibilite enfrentar os complexos problemas socioambientais do Município de Manaus.

In this thesis, I address the dichotomy between liberal arts education and terminal vocational training in the American community college. The need is for reform in the community college in relation to philosophical instruction in order to empower citizens, support justice and create more sustainable communities. My call for reform involves a multicultural integration of philosophy into terminal/vocational programs as well as evolving the traditional liberal arts course to exist in a multicultural setting. Special attention is focused on liberating the oppressed, social and economic justice and philosophy of education.

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