García Mira, Ricardo

Sabucedo Cameselle, José M.

Martínez, José Romay

Culture, Environmental Action, and Sustainability.

[proceedings of the 17th International Association for People - Environment Studies conference, held in A Coruña, Spain, July 23 - 27, 2002].

Göttingen

2003

0889372829

978-0-88937-282-5

978-1-61676-282-7

Klappentext:

Culture is an important mediator between behavior and the environment, impacting on social participation and environmental action, and thus in turn on sustainable development. It is also of great significance in shaping our quality of life within the context of globalization, both in urban and rural areas.
In this volume, renowned researchers from around the world and from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, architecture, design, and urban planning, take a global perspective in looking at the implications of culture and cultural differences for our quality of life and the way in which people interact. These implications are illustrated using real-world examples.
The contributions, carefully selected and edited from presentations at the 17th Conference of the International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) held in A Coruña, Spain, deal with the following main themes:
• Culture, quality of life, and globalization
• Environmental action and participation
• Urban sustainability and cultural diversity
• Children and the environment
• The elderly and the environment
A useful tool for researchers, students, and those involved in decision-making processes, this book should contribute to the improved management of environmental resources within a framework of sustainability, multiculturalism, and responsible environmental action.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

I Introduction by Ricardo García Mira, José Manuel Sabucedo Cameselle, and José Romay Martínez
II. Culture, Quality of Life and Globalization • Culture, quality of life and globalization by R.García-Mira & J.M. Sabucedo • Our uncommon future by D.Uzzell • Globalisation, common dilemmas and sustainable quality of life. What can we do, what can we want, what may we achieve? by C.Vleck • At home everywhere and nowhere: Making place in the global village by Nan Ellin
III. Environmental Action and Participation • Action competence in environmental education by María Dolores Losada and Ricardo García Mira • Participatory action research as a participatory approach to addressing environmental issues by Esther Wiesenfeld, Euclides Sánchez and Karen Cronick • Neighbouring, sense of community and participation: research in the city of Genoa by Laura Migliorini, Antonella Piermari and Lucia Venini • Environmental values and behaviour in traditional Chinese culture by Chin-Chin Kuo and Terry Purcell • Some sociodemographic and sociopsychological predictors or environmentalism by Maaris Raudseep • Sustainable technology and user participation: Assessing ecological housing concepts by focus group discussions by Michael Ornetzeder.
IV. Urban Sustainability and Cultural Diversity • City-dwellers′ relationship networks: Patterns of adjustment to urban constraints by Gabriel Moser, Alain Legendre and Eugenia Ratiu • Planned gentrification as a means of urban regeneration by Miriam Billing and Arza Churchman • Ubiquitous technology, the media age, and the ideal of sustainability by Andrew Seidel • Applying urban indicators to clarify the urban development of Taipei by Yung-Yaan Lee • Choosing sustainability: The persistence of non- motorized transport in Chinese cities by John Zacharias • A cultural comparative analysis of two villages in Storm Valley, Rize by Fitnat Cimsit, Erincik Edgü and Alper Ünlü • The dialectics of urban play by Quentin Stevens • Gated communities and urban planning: Globalization national policy by Sarah Blandy and David Parsons • Performance and appropriation of residential streets and public open spaces by Maria Cistina Dias Lay and Jussara Basso
V. Children and the Environment • Evaluating links intensity in social networks in a school context through observational designs by María Teresa Anguera, Carlos Santoyo Velasco and M. Celia Espinosa • Projects and policy for childhood in Italy by Antonella Rissotto • The body goes to the city: Research on safe routes to school and playgrounds in Ferrara by Marcello Balzani and Antonio Borgogni • Environmental comfort and school buildings: The case of Campinas, SP, Brazil by Doris C.C.K. Kowaltowski, Silvia A. Mikami G. Pina, Regina C. Ruschel, Lucila L. Labaki, Stelamaris R. Bertolli and Francisco Borges Filho
VI. Elderly and the Environment • Satisfaction ratings and running costs of nursing homes: Advantages of smaller and more homelike units by Karin Hoyland • New urbanism as a factor in elderly mobility by Michael J. Greenwald • Founding houses for the elderly: on housing needs or dwelling needs? by Wim J.M. Heijs • Older Spanish adults′ involvement in the education of youngsters by Vicente Lázaro Ruiz and Alfonso Gil López

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