Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution and Environmental Injustice as Critical Issues for Science and Environmental Education

Dimitriou, Anastasia; Christidou, Vasilia

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“…Similar efforts in Europe, is believed to have led to a reduction in emission of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) concentration in the air by 90 percent between 1990 and 2013 while total particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) concentration dropped by more than 50 percent over the same period (IEA, 2016: 153). Dimitriou, and Christidou (2011) linked the fundamental drivers of global air pollution to both natural and anthropogenic factors. The latter, according to them, accounts for more than 90 percent of air pollution worldwide today.…”

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Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Dushie¹,

Fenny²,

Crentsil³

2017

JSD

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The study was based on the recognition that although the health conditions of the human population is vital to sustainable living and productivity, some studies have found that road traffic emissions continue to give rise to infectious and chronic diseases. As a result, the study aimed at assessing the implications of vehicle emissions on the health of traders in Madina in the La Nkwantanang Municipality of Ghana where road traffic is very congested and traders are directly exposed to vehicle emissions. To achieve this objective, 300 traders, made up of 150 traders within a distance of 50 meters and 150 traders within a distance beyond 50 meters of the main road were purposively selected to participate in the survey. Data obtained was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that although a significant proportion of the respondents had good knowledge about the health consequences of their exposure to emissions, they were reluctant to relocate due to their inability to afford a different location and scarcity of urban space. More importantly, frequent coughing, nausea, poor visibility and difficulty in breathing were among the major self-reported health outcomes. The study also found statistically significant difference in the distribution of self-reported health outcomes by distance of respondents from source of vehicle emission. Also, years spent in the occupation and average daily work hours per week were among factors that related significantly with reported cases of respiratory diseases by respondents.

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Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Dushie¹,

Fenny²,

Crentsil³

2017

JSD

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“…Recently, Pakistan has categorically ranked the second polluted country globally and faces many environmental challenges (Sánchez-Triana et al, 2014). Many factors affect the environment (Li et al, 2019;Repar et al, 2018;Tambovceva, 2016), but human activities have given more weightage that contributes to environmental degradation (Dimitriou & Christidou, 2011). Life survival depends on healthy environmental conditions (EEA, 2010, pp.…”

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Assessing the knowledge and attitude of elementary school students towards environmental issues in Rawalpindi

Rehman

Zhan

Khalid

et al. 2021

Present Environment and Sustainable Development

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Educational institutions need to increase their efforts in the modern era of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to educate their students for a sustainable future. Teachers and curriculum is the key ingredient to educate children and teenagers to be leaders of tomorrow in protecting the environment. This quantitative study was conducted to examine elementary school students' knowledge and attitudes towards environmental issues in Rawalpindi. The environment is directly and indirectly affected by humanity. The environment is getting polluted day by day due to which it becomes difficult to live in such a massive environment. To achieve this, there is a need to develop knowledge and attitudes in each individual. For this purpose, the population of the study consisted of all the public and private schools of the Rawalpindi. A hundred students of the ten schools, five public and five private schools of Rawalpindi, were taken as a sample for data collection. To check the attitudes of students' the questionnaire-based Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) Project was used to measure a student's attitudes and to measure the knowledge of students' self-made knowledge assessment test was used to collect the data from 7thgrade students'. The study examined the knowledge and attitude of elementary school students in public and private schools. The study also checked and compared students' knowledge and attitudes in public and private schools of Rawalpindi. Data was analyzed on SPSS software; Cross tabulation and chi-square were used to check students' knowledge. The Independent t-test was used to measure the attitudes of students. The results indicated no significant difference between government and private school students' knowledge and attitudes. Private school students' had slightly more knowledge than public school students but this difference was not significant. The public and private school students had a positive attitude towards environmental issues. Students owned environmental problems and were highly motivated to solve these problems. They were agreed to take action for the betterment of the future. As a result, sustainable development from elementary school to university necessitates a paradigm shift in our educational systems. Indeed, a sustainable way of life is impossible to achieve without a proper education system that teaches our youth how to integrate sustainability principles into their daily lives and work. Significant progress has been made in integrating environmental values into current curricula, developing new approaches and producing educational content for effective EE implementation in both programmes, since it was a government initiative to integrate environmental concepts into established curricula, devise different approaches and prepare training materials for ef Teacher teaching is therefore important in both Pakistani education systems to improve vital thinking skills and to react positively to the world about potential Pakistanis.

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“…According to Dimitriou and Christidou (2011) [1], air pollution is one of the most important environmental problems that contribute to the effects of high temperatures on public health, animal life, natural ecosystems, and the man-made environment. Air pollution is also responsible for climate change, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and others.…”

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Recovery Engineering of Ex-Illegal Sand and Stone Mining on the Slopes of Mount Merapi

Purwanta¹,

Anon²,

Ristyowati³

et al. 2021

International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (Ijciet)

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This study aims to study the environmental damage caused by illegal/illegal mining of sand and stones on the slopes of Mount Merapi and the impact of the land restoration plan and its management efforts. The location of this research is in Sleman Regency, DIY, especially in Karangkendal Hamlet. Balong Hamlet, Umbulharjo Village, Cangkringan District. This area has attractive ecotourism or ecotourism potential which is supported by the majority of land use for agricultural land, aspects of nature conservation, aspects of socio-cultural economic empowerment of local communities, as well as aspects of learning and education. However, this location is also one of the locations for the deposition of sandstone and cold lava when Mount Merapi erupted. The material is a construction material so that under normal conditions, there is a process of illegal mining of sand and stone at that location by the community around the location. Problems arise due to mining activities without prior technical planning resulting in environmental damage at the location, both on the contours of the mined land into steep cliffs that are prone to landslides and disturbances to the vegetation and fauna. CV. Rubi Khan Daiman as a third party who got a job from the Sleman Regency Government to carry out land recovery mitigation activities, then collaborated with researchers to conduct the study. Based on the research results, the planned land restoration activities will not only have positive impacts but also negative impacts on the surrounding environment.

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Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution and Environmental Injustice as Critical Issues for Science and Environmental Education

Cited by 14 publications

References 50 publications

Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana

Assessing the knowledge and attitude of elementary school students towards environmental issues in Rawalpindi

Recovery Engineering of Ex-Illegal Sand and Stone Mining on the Slopes of Mount Merapi

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