Roya Karami Darabkhani; Seyed Yusef Hejazi; Abdolmotaleb Rezaei
Abstract
Introduction: Today, as environmental problems are escalating with the ever-increasing rise in population, there is an urgent need to protect the environment. Researchers have suggested various solutions for environmental problems, most of which are technological but nowadays due to the high cost of ...
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Introduction: Today, as environmental problems are escalating with the ever-increasing rise in population, there is an urgent need to protect the environment. Researchers have suggested various solutions for environmental problems, most of which are technological but nowadays due to the high cost of these projects, they are interested in changing people's lifestyles and behavior. They believes the solution for environmental issues should be searched in the change of human behavior and attitude. In this regard the media has a big role to play in making people aware of environment issues and taking actions to protect the environment. media are known as very influential tools for widening and creating awareness, attitude and behavior about environmental issues. Media includig social media apps, websites, TV& radio, print media, etc play an important role in informing and engaging citizens in environmental issues. The great potential of the media in regard to the provision of information, the construction of knowledge and the cultivation of skills and attitudes, has been proved scientifically over the years. One of the important issues about environmental behavior and environmental conservation, is pay attention to environmental Non-governmental organizationseducation and training. Environmental education is a process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and take action to improve the environment. The main components of environmental education are: Awareness, sensitivity, Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, intention, Participation and behavior. NGOs, according to their mission and goals, has appropriate facilities to increase public awareness through education and training of their members and other people and should support these organizations in order to achieving their goals.The main goal of this study is to investigating the role of media on some environmental education components including: knowledge, attitude, intention and environmental behavior of environmental NGOs members. Material and methods: The statistical population consisted of environmental NGOs members in Tehran Province. Sample size determined 148 person by using Krejcie and Morgan table and Sampling was done randomly. The main instrument for collecting data was questionnaire which its reliability Obtained based on Cronbach's alpha α=%89. Results and discussion: The results of structural modeling based on partial least squares method shows a significant and positive relationship between the four components (media, knowledge, attitude and intention) with environmental behavior. The results showed that all four variables (media, environmental knowledge, environmental attitude and environmental intention), have a high mean in the environmental NGOs members in Tehran Province. The independent variable (environmental attitude), has the greatest effect on the mediator variable (environmental intention) and also the greatest impact on the dependent variable (environmental behavior), and then media is the most effective variable. Environmental intention as mediator variable 57.1 percent of the variance of the environmental behavior between environmental NGOs members in Tehran Province. Also 34.3 percent of the variance of the environmental behavior is explained by media, environmental knowledge, environmental attitude and environmental intention between environmental NGOs members in Tehran Province. Conclusion: Environmental attitude has been identified as the most effective variable on environmental intention and environmental behavior in this study and Media has been identified as the second most effective variable on environmental intention and environmental behavior in this study. Media’s role in order to increasing environmental knowledge and attitudes of the population is undeniable. Media should be used more to facilitate the transmission of environmental information and promote more positive environmental attitudes. In recent years internet and social networks are the main sources for environmental information. Since digital media are used widely by young people, new educational material should be created in order to meet the updated needs for information concerning environmental issues. So Different programs should be planned by NGOs in order to sharing environmental information through media especially internet and social networks.
Niloofar Salaki; Hamid Movahed Mohammadi; Abdolmotaleb Rezaei; Seyed Saadat Musavi Bahram Abadi
Volume 16, Issue 4 , January 2019, , Pages 113-134
Abstract
Introduction:
A green university is a university that considers health, safety and environmental matters in all its activities, including education, research, and all existing services (e.g., administrative, financial, laboratories, workshops). This kind of university can efficiently use resources and ...
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Introduction:
A green university is a university that considers health, safety and environmental matters in all its activities, including education, research, and all existing services (e.g., administrative, financial, laboratories, workshops). This kind of university can efficiently use resources and consumables to achieve the goals of sustainable development of the community. To prevent environmental crises and move to a healthy environment, the role of higher education institutions is very important. The present study was conducted with the main purpose of analyzing the barriers and strategies for developing the green university from the viewpoint of faculty members of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran.
Material and methods:
This research is a research based on Structural Equation Modeling which was performed by confirmatory factor analysis. The statistical population of the study consisted of faculty members of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran (N=230). Based on the Cochran formula, 140 people were selected by simple random sampling method, from which 123 questionnaires were selected for the analysis. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the opinion of some faculty members of the University of Tehran. To determine the reliability of the research tools, a pre-test was used. The calculated Cronbach's alpha for the barriers and strategies for the development of the Green University were 0.87 and 0.89, respectively.
Results and discussion:
The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that among the five factors of the green building development barriers, the green education component (factor loading = 0.98), and among the five components of the green campus development strategies, the green research component (factor loading coefficient = 0.88) had the most important role in explaining the barriers and development strategies of green campus from the viewpoint of the faculty members of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran.
Conclusion:
Overall, the results of this study showed that there are many effective barriers and strategies for the development of the green university. Based on the findings of the factor analysis, for barriers, green education, green university management system, green human resources system, green research, and environmental management system were the most important factors, respectively. Also, for the strategies, the green research, green university management system, environmental management system, green human resources system, and green education were the most important factors, respectively.
Hajar Hassanshahi; Seyyed Abolhasan Sadati; Abdolmotalleb Rezaei
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2010
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Sustainability in natural resource management is a vital principle in sustainable agricultural and rural development. The main objective of this research is to present the results of a study concerning an analysis of sustainable natural resource management among farmers in Behbahan county of Khuzestan ...
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Sustainability in natural resource management is a vital principle in sustainable agricultural and rural development. The main objective of this research is to present the results of a study concerning an analysis of sustainable natural resource management among farmers in Behbahan county of Khuzestan Province. A survey method was the main approach employed while a stratified-randomization sampling method used to select the samples. Data were collected through questionnaires, from 150 farmers. Results of the analysis show that 30.7 percent of farmers settled in an unsustainable category; 58.7 percent are semi-sustainable and 10.7 percent are sustainable. Multivariate Linear Regression results indicated that the level of a farmer's income through farming, farming experience, number of literate household members, participation in extension and agricultural courses and level of income through non-farming activities explained 83% of variance (R2 = 0.834) in the sustainability of natural resource management through farmers.
