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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"ecocentric"”.
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Linkages between ecocentric values and action in expert discourse: the case of genetically modified food in the UK
… two broad categories, namely anthropocentric and ecocentric. The former regards nature as of value only insofar as it is useful to humanity, whereas the latter assigns intrinsic value to natural entities. Industrial society can be characterised as being dominated by anthropocentrism, which leads …
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Pandora's box reopened : an essay on death, darkness and the meaning of nature
… objective, the formulation of a genuinely ecocentric hermeneutic. It consequently incorporates an argument against those "shallow" schools of ecological philosophy which assess the ecological crisis as simply an issue of enlightened self-interest, or of more effective resource management. …
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Parks in public parking : empowering community members to reintegrate nature into the city
… with four models of social change for generating ecocentric solutions. Ecocentric solutions stem from the belief that humans and nature are interdependent. Found to be key were nurturing participants’ nascent ecocentric values and investigating the campaign materials deeply. Additionally building …
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Greening the EU : Power practices, resistances and agenda setting
… that by starting from a critical position in ecocentric and feminist theorizing, new understandings of Community agenda setting can be gained. The study shows that greening of the EU is much more than just adding environmental policies to existing legislation. The author argues that this is …
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The effects on memory and self-reported behaviour of four types of information about water conservation
… about how people are affected by water use; and ecocentric information about how the environment is affected by water use. Using cluster sampling techniques 160 participants were selected from four Perth suburbs (two upper-middle income suburbs, and two lower-middle income suburbs). Brochures …
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Constitutional protection of animal “rights” in South Africa and India: A legal comparison
… Their anthropocentric as opposed to the ecocentric nature raises ethical and legal concern relating to the adequacy of legal protection of animals. Yet, ecocentric focus has emerged as a feature of legal protection in several legal systems; including India, which has used progressive …
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Refocusing Ecocriticism: Going Deep with Walker Percy's The Moviegoer
… proponents of ecocriticism should adopt a more ecocentric or anthropocentric perspective of the environment. The former views humanity as part of a worldwide community and views nature as valuable in its own right. The latter judges nature’s value in respect to its use to humanity. This essay …
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The Sixth Creek
… of ecological interconnectivity, emphasis of an ecocentric perspective and underlying advocacy for the natural world. My background as an environmental activist provided the context for the choice of the nature writers whose work shaped the philosophical perspective and advocacy objectives of The …
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Why should wild nature be preserved? A dialogue between biblical theology and biodiversity conservation.
… that debates regarding anthropocentric or ecocentric, and instrumental (including economic) or intrinsic valuations of wild nature, and similarly between ‘conservation’ and ‘preservation’, may constructively be placed within a wider context regarding humanity’s place with regard to its …
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ECOSERV: an examination of the service quality expectations of the ecotourists
… to help/benefit the community and who have an ecocentric attitude toward the environment, tend to expect more of those services that are courteous, informative, trustworthy, in addition to environmentally friendly facilities/equipment. The second pair revealed that when the attitude and …
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Reflecting on South Africa's recent jurisprudence relating to estuaries through the lens of nature - Is it providing key guidance or evidence of missed opportunities?
… interests assumedly by grappling with the more ecocentric provisions provided in the relevant laws. Against this background this dissertation critically reviewed the two recent South African court cases related to estuaries through the lens of rights of nature. To answer the research question of …
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Changes in nature connection: A study of the effects on the participants of taking part in an antique seed, natural farming, and seed balls workshop
… ecological consciousness, nature connection, ecocentric, anthropocentric, antique seeds, natural farming, seedball, workshop, transdisciplinary education, phenomenological experience, behaviour change, sustainability, climate change, climate action, awareness, interdisciplinary education, …
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The Delicate Art of Being: Psychological Responses to Environmental Damage in American Fiction of the 1970s
… ask us to practice environmentally-aware, ecocentric acts of viewing that illuminate both abjected peoples and the interpenetrability of individuals and their environment, raising questions of environmental ethics and justice. Additionally, by looking at psychological responses to abjected …
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Environmentalism of the poor and the political ecology of prophecy: a contribution to liberation ecotheology
… employed a hermeneutic of suspicion derived from ecocentric speculative philosophy. These approaches risk the error of reflecting current or biblical ruling class ideologies. It is argued here that a more appropriate approach to ecological theology is the prophetic tradition read from the critical …
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An evaluation of governance systems for tourist-accessible animal sanctuaries in emerging economies and an assessment of their effectiveness from the perspective of stakeholders
… anthropocentric (human-centred) to a more ecocentric (nature-centred) worldview, and a consequent need to recognise animals as stakeholders and provide them with voice and agency. Existing governance systems for animal sanctuaries are challenged to strike a balance between providing tourist …
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Human-nature relationships and nutrient management practices of Illinois farmers
… farmers are expected to be positively related to ecocentric tendencies and negatively with anthropocentric tendencies. The relative strengths of associations between relationship types and conservation are expected to parallel the typology’s spectrum from ecocentrism to anthropocentrism, with the …
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All Creatures Great and Small: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Function of Animals in Biblical Texts
… be used to justify either an anthropocentric or ecocentric perspective on animals, which is why this dissertation seeks to bring quantifiable data of how animals function in the biblical texts, in order to bring nuance to the complex issue of a biblical perspective on animals. The first chapter …
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Sound-mediated environmentalisms in contemporary Tuscany: towards eco-ethnomusicological frameworks in central Italy
… studies in fostering environmentalism and an ecocentric worldview. Though different countries have adopted diverse strategies to promote ecological consciousness, this Italian case study offers valuable insights into the strengths and limitations of the specific approaches examined. It also …
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Ethical pesticide policy : beyond risk assessment
… interests of nature, both aspects of an ecocentric ethic. The ecocentric ethic is practically applied to pesticide policy processes by using the decision rule of the principle of minimum harm, which is an expression of the precautionary approach. The objectivity and cultural authority of …
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From Subject to Object: Preservation and awareness of the vulnerable Cape Gannet
… investigates and describes the concept of how an Ecocentric world model is possible by using architecture as a tool to achieve this. The relationship between humans and nature should be further investigated and developed as there is a current disconnect between these two. As a result, the natural …
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