Environmental Ethics and Sustainability

Taback, H.J.; Ramanan, Ram

doi:10.1201/b15286

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“…The authors propose the inherent existence of a fourth bottom line applied to sustainability-related decisions in HEI contexts. The concept of a QBL, in which the fourth dimension generally relates to purpose, is not novel but has received limited attention from scholars in the past decade (Cornell University, 2016a; Taback and Ramanan, 2013). It is argued here that despite its lack of prominence in the literature, the QBL framework has been widely applied, albeit not always explicitly, by HEI administrators for decisions regarding the implementation of campus sustainability initiatives.…”

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Personal waste management in higher education

Michael

Elser

2019

IJSHE

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Purpose This paper aims to propose a quadruple bottom line approach for higher education leaders who must decide whether to accept sustainability initiatives that do have not have a business case. The authors describe a personal waste management program at a major university to illustrate how a quadruple bottom line framework may impact decisions to adopt a sustainability practice in higher education. The authors also demonstrate how opportunity costs can be applied to better understand the true costs of such waste management programs. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory research uses a case study approach with a unique accounting method to determine the costs of a personal waste management system. System costs are calculated for the entire university and for sample units within the university. Findings University leaders chose to continue the new waste management program in light of evidence showing higher than anticipated costs. The authors illustrate how this decision was driven by consideration of a fourth bottom line, that of the educational value of the sustainability initiative. It is discussed whether proposed sustainability initiatives such as these should be evaluated using a traditional triple bottom line framework, or, in the case of higher education, if equal consideration should also be given to factors related to the educational mission of the institution. Originality/value The authors develop a quadruple bottom line framework to explain the frequent implementation of economically costly sustainability programs in higher education contexts. This paper also reviews the rise of “personal waste management” programs at higher education institutions, demonstrates how the value of employee time can and should be considered as a cost of a comprehensive campus sustainability program (i.e. recycling and composting) and illustrates a novel means for using opportunity costs to determine those costs.

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Personal waste management in higher education

Michael

Elser

2019

IJSHE

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“…According to research, a lot of our attitudes toward nature have their roots in antiquated traditions that placed humans at the center of the moral universe. According to [5] and [6], anthropocentrically oriented environmental ethics hold that the environment exists to give humans material satisfaction. Researchers use a ruthless developer as a metaphor to explain that humans maximally exploit nature in an unrestrained manner.…”

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Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic Crisis: A Case Study of Limestone Mining in a Rural Community.

Kafu,

Mlaba

2024

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This study investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. To get a deeper understanding of the adverse impact on the environment and on the quality of life of the people living in the community around the quarry, I explored the workers from the community, and the members of the community-based organisation’s experiences. I adopted a utilitarian perspective and Pinchot’s conservation as ethical systems that determines morality based on the greatest good for the greatest number. The company's disrespect for the community and ignorance of the laws governing quarry activities is the root of the ethical dilemma.

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“…According to research, a lot of our attitudes toward nature have their roots in antiquated traditions that placed humans at the centre of the moral universe. According to [21,22], anthropocentrically oriented environmental ethics hold that the environment exists to give humans material satisfaction. Researchers use a ruthless developer as a metaphor to explain that humans maximally exploit nature in an unrestrained manner.…”

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“…There are environmental ethicists with an ecological sensibility. They respect and treat the land accordingly as it is a community of life [22]. Biocentrism places the biological world at the centre of the planet and focuses on the intrinsic value of life.…”

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Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic Crisis: A Case Study of Limestone Mining in a Rural Community

Kafu-Quvane,

Mlaba

2024

IJERPH

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In this study, we investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. The need for the study arose when we realised the deteriorating effect of the quality of life in our community, which is located next to a limestone quarry. To obtain a deeper understanding of the adverse impact on the environment and the quality of life of the people living in the community around the quarry, we explored the workers from the community, and the members of the community-based organisation’s (CBO) experiences. We employed a qualitative method research approach, using a single case study design. We adopted a utilitarian perspective and Pinchot’s conservation as ethical systems that determine morality based on the greatest good for the greatest number. Both provide a framework for analysing environmental problems and ethical crises associated with limestone quarrying. We generated data using face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions. We present and discuss data through the following themes: analysis of the social and cultural impacts on local communities and indigenous people, assessment of the ecological consequences on biodiversity and habitat destruction, and examination of the effects on water resources, air quality, and soil erosion. The results show that the negative effects of the quarry on the environment have always worried the local people. The company’s disrespect for the community and ignorance of the laws governing quarry activities is the root of the ethical dilemma. The detrimental effects that the operations have on human health and safety as well as the environment is the other ethical dilemma, which includes, land degradation, vibrations, air, and water pollution.

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Environmental Ethics and Sustainability

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Personal waste management in higher education

Personal waste management in higher education

Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic Crisis: A Case Study of Limestone Mining in a Rural Community.

Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic Crisis: A Case Study of Limestone Mining in a Rural Community

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