Pub Date : 2018-06-25DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10013810
Radhika Deshpande, A. Tembhurkar
Determination of safe and optimal routes for biomedical waste (BMW) collection and transportation using a fleet of vehicles is a complex issue. The issue gets significant, when the vehicles that outset from multiple depots, collects the BMW from hospitals scattered around a region and carry the waste to multiple disposal sites. The present paper deals with the development of a modified ACS-based approach to determine the optimal and safest route for BMW collection and transportation for such situation. The major objectives considered for route selection of vehicles, are the risk associated with the collection and transportation of BMW; total scheduling time of vehicles and number of vehicles. In this approach, clusters of the hospital nodes are constituted based on their distance from the nearest depot and late time window associated with the hospital node. Thereafter, the routes are scheduled and optimised using modified multi-objective ant colony system (MOACS). The computed results are validated abreast with benchmark solutions, demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed approach. Its applicability is elucidated using an illustrative example based on realistic data.
{"title":"Optimal routing of complex transportation system of biomedical waste with multiple depot and disposal options","authors":"Radhika Deshpande, A. Tembhurkar","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10013810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10013810","url":null,"abstract":"Determination of safe and optimal routes for biomedical waste (BMW) collection and transportation using a fleet of vehicles is a complex issue. The issue gets significant, when the vehicles that outset from multiple depots, collects the BMW from hospitals scattered around a region and carry the waste to multiple disposal sites. The present paper deals with the development of a modified ACS-based approach to determine the optimal and safest route for BMW collection and transportation for such situation. The major objectives considered for route selection of vehicles, are the risk associated with the collection and transportation of BMW; total scheduling time of vehicles and number of vehicles. In this approach, clusters of the hospital nodes are constituted based on their distance from the nearest depot and late time window associated with the hospital node. Thereafter, the routes are scheduled and optimised using modified multi-objective ant colony system (MOACS). The computed results are validated abreast with benchmark solutions, demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed approach. Its applicability is elucidated using an illustrative example based on realistic data.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"77-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45424675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019130
M. Nasrabadi, M. Omid, A. Mazdeh, T. Shahriari
In this study, the adsorption characteristics of cadmium by the natural zeolite have been experimentally investigated in a circular flume. The effect of various parameters, such as initial cadmium and zeolite concentrations has been studied to get enhanced simulations for the natural conditions. The optimum equilibrium time was found to be 2 to 3 hr, which was independent of initial cadmium concentration. The results showed that the cadmium adsorption increased with an increase in the zeolite doses. The adsorption values increase by decreasing the initial cadmium concentration. The results of this study also showed that the absorption rate of zeolite increases from 33.3 to 123.23 mg.kg−1, but removal percentage of natural zeolite is reduced from 45.45 to 33.6%. In addition, with increasing the zeolite concentration from 3 to 20 gr.lit−1, the absorption rate decreased from 123.23 to 32.5 mg.kg−1. The results showed that pseudo second order model best described the adsorption rate.
{"title":"Cadmium adsorption by natural zeolite in a circular flume","authors":"M. Nasrabadi, M. Omid, A. Mazdeh, T. Shahriari","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019130","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the adsorption characteristics of cadmium by the natural zeolite have been experimentally investigated in a circular flume. The effect of various parameters, such as initial cadmium and zeolite concentrations has been studied to get enhanced simulations for the natural conditions. The optimum equilibrium time was found to be 2 to 3 hr, which was independent of initial cadmium concentration. The results showed that the cadmium adsorption increased with an increase in the zeolite doses. The adsorption values increase by decreasing the initial cadmium concentration. The results of this study also showed that the absorption rate of zeolite increases from 33.3 to 123.23 mg.kg−1, but removal percentage of natural zeolite is reduced from 45.45 to 33.6%. In addition, with increasing the zeolite concentration from 3 to 20 gr.lit−1, the absorption rate decreased from 123.23 to 32.5 mg.kg−1. The results showed that pseudo second order model best described the adsorption rate.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"174-189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022302
L. Hens, O. Shkarupa, O. Karintseva, M. Kharchenko
This study is devoted to sustainable development issues of Ukraine. The problems of assessing the sustainable development are discussed. It is shown that many indicators are insufficient to make decisions at the national level. It was proposed to define trends of the development of the national economy based on integral analysis of environmental, economic and social indicators. The criteria for the selection of the indicators, the standards and factors of development are the main prerequisites for a mechanism of sustainable development. A system of indicators is based on the statistical information and allows to determine a combined sustainability index for the economy. A three-level system of indicators is proposed as well as integrated index of sustainable development. The method allows to assess the development of the different regions of Ukraine and to identify the current trends. It allows to monitor dynamic changes due to the complex system of indicators.
{"title":"Integral assessment of national economy sustainable development","authors":"L. Hens, O. Shkarupa, O. Karintseva, M. Kharchenko","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022302","url":null,"abstract":"This study is devoted to sustainable development issues of Ukraine. The problems of assessing the sustainable development are discussed. It is shown that many indicators are insufficient to make decisions at the national level. It was proposed to define trends of the development of the national economy based on integral analysis of environmental, economic and social indicators. The criteria for the selection of the indicators, the standards and factors of development are the main prerequisites for a mechanism of sustainable development. A system of indicators is based on the statistical information and allows to determine a combined sustainability index for the economy. A three-level system of indicators is proposed as well as integrated index of sustainable development. The method allows to assess the development of the different regions of Ukraine and to identify the current trends. It allows to monitor dynamic changes due to the complex system of indicators.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"45 1","pages":"306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.100580
Y. Bilan, S. Lyeonov, N. Stoyanets, A. Vysochyna
The Food Security Index (consists of 19 indicators) was developed to assess the impact of environmental determinants on the state of food security. The formation of the integral index was carried out using principal component analysis. The proportions of the inclusion of each of the 19 indicators are based on the eigenvalues of the 1st principal component that explains 48.37% of the variation. Identification of the environmental factors influence on the Food Security Index was carried out using panel data regression analysis (random-effect GLS regression) for the sample of 28 post socialistic countries for the period 2000-2016. Empirical results reveal a statistically significant positive effect of most ecological determinants of sustainable agro-management on food security. While the impact of growth in coal use for electricity and fossil fuels is insignificant. However, the increase in the consumption of electricity and growth of unproductive energy losses negatively affects the food security.
{"title":"The impact of environmental determinants of sustainable agriculture on country food security","authors":"Y. Bilan, S. Lyeonov, N. Stoyanets, A. Vysochyna","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.100580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.100580","url":null,"abstract":"The Food Security Index (consists of 19 indicators) was developed to assess the impact of environmental determinants on the state of food security. The formation of the integral index was carried out using principal component analysis. The proportions of the inclusion of each of the 19 indicators are based on the eigenvalues of the 1st principal component that explains 48.37% of the variation. Identification of the environmental factors influence on the Food Security Index was carried out using panel data regression analysis (random-effect GLS regression) for the sample of 28 post socialistic countries for the period 2000-2016. Empirical results reveal a statistically significant positive effect of most ecological determinants of sustainable agro-management on food security. While the impact of growth in coal use for electricity and fossil fuels is insignificant. However, the increase in the consumption of electricity and growth of unproductive energy losses negatively affects the food security.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJETM.2018.100580","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019118
S. Mohanty, U. Longjam, Priyanka J. Patel, M. K. Swamy, Anuradha Maniyam
Bacterial isolates were tested for biodegradability potential of azodyes. S1 and S2 isolate effectively decolorised all azodyes tested within 72 hours. These isolates were later characterised as Achromobacter and Bacillus sp. The resistance traits on plasmid were evidenced from curing experiments. Sodiumdodecyl sulphate (SDS) and rifampicin (9 mg/ml) was found to be most effective curing agent. Achromobacter sp. was positive for tryptophanase, indole and citrate permease with ability to ferment glucose and produced gas. While, S2 showed the presence of tryptophanase, but found negative for the urease. Both the isolates were able to sustain salt concentration between 4%-10% suggesting moderately halotolerant. Bacillus sp. exhibited tolerance to heavy metal, zinc and arsenic up to 8 M; copper, cobalt and nickel to an extent of 500 mM. Efficient decolorising activity, heavy metal and salt tolerance capability indicates that isolated strains can be utilised effectively for the treatment of effluents in the dye industries.
{"title":"Identification and characterisation of two novel azo dye degrading microorganisms from contaminated ground water and soil of a textile mill","authors":"S. Mohanty, U. Longjam, Priyanka J. Patel, M. K. Swamy, Anuradha Maniyam","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019118","url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial isolates were tested for biodegradability potential of azodyes. S1 and S2 isolate effectively decolorised all azodyes tested within 72 hours. These isolates were later characterised as Achromobacter and Bacillus sp. The resistance traits on plasmid were evidenced from curing experiments. Sodiumdodecyl sulphate (SDS) and rifampicin (9 mg/ml) was found to be most effective curing agent. Achromobacter sp. was positive for tryptophanase, indole and citrate permease with ability to ferment glucose and produced gas. While, S2 showed the presence of tryptophanase, but found negative for the urease. Both the isolates were able to sustain salt concentration between 4%-10% suggesting moderately halotolerant. Bacillus sp. exhibited tolerance to heavy metal, zinc and arsenic up to 8 M; copper, cobalt and nickel to an extent of 500 mM. Efficient decolorising activity, heavy metal and salt tolerance capability indicates that isolated strains can be utilised effectively for the treatment of effluents in the dye industries.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022293
V. Sabadash, P. Denysenko
An effective management system of natural resources use and the implementation of the principles of sustainable development requires, above all, the improvement of the concepts of environmental services and their more effective use. The scarcity of natural resources, their uneven distribution, and unequal access, as well as unfavourable economic, social and cultural-historical factors often underlie ecological conflicts. A critical analysis of the economic, environmental and social contradictions in society as well as of the main theoretical and methodological aspects of ecological conflicts helps to determine the importance of ecological and economic security needs. This paper reveals the need for market agents to develop a consolidated approach to the prevention and resolution of ecological conflicts.
{"title":"Economic and social dimensions of ecological conflicts: root causes, risks, prevention and mitigation measures","authors":"V. Sabadash, P. Denysenko","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022293","url":null,"abstract":"An effective management system of natural resources use and the implementation of the principles of sustainable development requires, above all, the improvement of the concepts of environmental services and their more effective use. The scarcity of natural resources, their uneven distribution, and unequal access, as well as unfavourable economic, social and cultural-historical factors often underlie ecological conflicts. A critical analysis of the economic, environmental and social contradictions in society as well as of the main theoretical and methodological aspects of ecological conflicts helps to determine the importance of ecological and economic security needs. This paper reveals the need for market agents to develop a consolidated approach to the prevention and resolution of ecological conflicts.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019132
Shubham Bansal, A. Misra, T. Chopra, Purnima Bajpai
One of the main purposes of this research is to determine the effect of incorporating waste plastic bottles, i.e., polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and waste rubber tyres on the engineering properties of dense bituminous macadam mix. The strength, flow and volumetric properties of DBM mixes, which includes various percentages of plastic waste (4%, 6%, 8% and 10%) and rubber waste (5%, 10% and 15%) were calculated and assessed with laboratory tests. To analyse the effect on stability, flow and volumetric characteristics of DBM mix of waste plastic material and rubber tyres experiments were performed. Marshall tests were performed to estimate the strength and flow of the modified DBM mix. The experiments demonstrate that by partial replacement of 8% bitumen with plastic, about 15% increment in strength and by 10% replacement of bitumen with rubber material, about 49% increase in strength can be achieved as compared with a conventional mix.
{"title":"Laboratory analysis of Marshall parameters of dense bituminous macadam mix using waste materials","authors":"Shubham Bansal, A. Misra, T. Chopra, Purnima Bajpai","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10019132","url":null,"abstract":"One of the main purposes of this research is to determine the effect of incorporating waste plastic bottles, i.e., polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and waste rubber tyres on the engineering properties of dense bituminous macadam mix. The strength, flow and volumetric properties of DBM mixes, which includes various percentages of plastic waste (4%, 6%, 8% and 10%) and rubber waste (5%, 10% and 15%) were calculated and assessed with laboratory tests. To analyse the effect on stability, flow and volumetric characteristics of DBM mix of waste plastic material and rubber tyres experiments were performed. Marshall tests were performed to estimate the strength and flow of the modified DBM mix. The experiments demonstrate that by partial replacement of 8% bitumen with plastic, about 15% increment in strength and by 10% replacement of bitumen with rubber material, about 49% increase in strength can be achieved as compared with a conventional mix.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022295
L. Sineviciene, O. Kubatko, Oleksandr Derykolenko, O. Kubatko
The relationship between environmental quality and economic performance using a generalised least squares (GLS) regression framework is assessed for 15 developing countries during the period 2000-2010. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is used as an indicator of environmental quality. The results do not show an inverted U-shape relationship or the effect of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). Concerning the environmental performance, the GDP per capita and energy use have the most significant explanatory power on pollution for developing countries. The other economic determinants of pollution are trade openness, financial development, foreign direct investment, and urbanisation are of indirect influence because they are strongly correlated with economic growth and energy use. The obtained results show a positive and statistically significant relationship between economic performance and environmental quality, and empirically an increase in GDP per capita by USD 100 improves EPI in absolute value by 0.1. Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) is statistically significant and negatively correlated with environmental performance. Thus, 100 kilograms of oil equivalent per capita reduces EPI in absolute value by 0.2. One of the policy implications of research is to stimulate economic development, while reducing oil consumption.
{"title":"The impact of economic performance on environmental quality in developing countries","authors":"L. Sineviciene, O. Kubatko, Oleksandr Derykolenko, O. Kubatko","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022295","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between environmental quality and economic performance using a generalised least squares (GLS) regression framework is assessed for 15 developing countries during the period 2000-2010. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is used as an indicator of environmental quality. The results do not show an inverted U-shape relationship or the effect of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). Concerning the environmental performance, the GDP per capita and energy use have the most significant explanatory power on pollution for developing countries. The other economic determinants of pollution are trade openness, financial development, foreign direct investment, and urbanisation are of indirect influence because they are strongly correlated with economic growth and energy use. The obtained results show a positive and statistically significant relationship between economic performance and environmental quality, and empirically an increase in GDP per capita by USD 100 improves EPI in absolute value by 0.1. Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) is statistically significant and negatively correlated with environmental performance. Thus, 100 kilograms of oil equivalent per capita reduces EPI in absolute value by 0.2. One of the policy implications of research is to stimulate economic development, while reducing oil consumption.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"35 1","pages":"222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022298
J. Köhn, D. Zimmer, P. Leinweber
Phosphorus is not a physically scarce resource but more than 90% of the stock is not technically extractable today. Economic scarcity takes this and other aspects into consideration. The price spike in 2007/8 induced a scientific debate on a 'peak P' similar to the dispute on the oil peak back in the 1970s. The processing of phosphate rock to P fertilisers fed the Green Revolution and, therefore, was seen a chance to overcome the hunger on earth. Thus, the expansive use of P had serious negative impacts to the reserve stock of P. However, if and only if business sees a certain price margin as a threshold beyond P cannot be explored and marketed with benefit for agricultural use, in this particular case only P gets really a scarce resource. The peak price shock in P had almost other reasons than a real physical shortcoming in the reserve stocks. Moreover, if a certain price threshold would be exceeded and agriculture and industry still demand P, recycling technologies and better management practices are already at hand to supply enough P for sustaining food production. Additionally, a consequent recycling of P rich wastes and usage of P accumulated in soils and sediments cannot only set limits for P pricing but also revoke postulated P peak and P scarcity.
{"title":"Is phosphorus really a scarce resource","authors":"J. Köhn, D. Zimmer, P. Leinweber","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022298","url":null,"abstract":"Phosphorus is not a physically scarce resource but more than 90% of the stock is not technically extractable today. Economic scarcity takes this and other aspects into consideration. The price spike in 2007/8 induced a scientific debate on a 'peak P' similar to the dispute on the oil peak back in the 1970s. The processing of phosphate rock to P fertilisers fed the Green Revolution and, therefore, was seen a chance to overcome the hunger on earth. Thus, the expansive use of P had serious negative impacts to the reserve stock of P. However, if and only if business sees a certain price margin as a threshold beyond P cannot be explored and marketed with benefit for agricultural use, in this particular case only P gets really a scarce resource. The peak price shock in P had almost other reasons than a real physical shortcoming in the reserve stocks. Moreover, if a certain price threshold would be exceeded and agriculture and industry still demand P, recycling technologies and better management practices are already at hand to supply enough P for sustaining food production. Additionally, a consequent recycling of P rich wastes and usage of P accumulated in soils and sediments cannot only set limits for P pricing but also revoke postulated P peak and P scarcity.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"373-395"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66767126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022296
Blyznyuk Tetyana, Gavaa Batkhuu, Lepeyko Tetyana
Inefficiency of the economic system and specific features of the national culture are the main causes of environmental crises. This study identifies relationship between the characteristics of the national culture of a country and its attitude to the environment in Ukraine and Mongolia. Hofstede's method is used comparing the main cultural parameters. The two cultural parameters of Hofstede's approach ('masculinity - femininity' and 'long-term orientation - short-term orientation') largely explain the attitude to ecology in these countries; environmental indicators in Ukraine and Mongolia are suggested for these parameters. This analysis indicates that both countries face an environmental crisis. At the same time, prerequisites for ecological revival exist in the national cultures; they indicate readiness to changes in attitudes towards ecology.
{"title":"National culture and attitude to ecology: on the example of Ukraine and Mongolia","authors":"Blyznyuk Tetyana, Gavaa Batkhuu, Lepeyko Tetyana","doi":"10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2018.10022296","url":null,"abstract":"Inefficiency of the economic system and specific features of the national culture are the main causes of environmental crises. This study identifies relationship between the characteristics of the national culture of a country and its attitude to the environment in Ukraine and Mongolia. Hofstede's method is used comparing the main cultural parameters. The two cultural parameters of Hofstede's approach ('masculinity - femininity' and 'long-term orientation - short-term orientation') largely explain the attitude to ecology in these countries; environmental indicators in Ukraine and Mongolia are suggested for these parameters. This analysis indicates that both countries face an environmental crisis. At the same time, prerequisites for ecological revival exist in the national cultures; they indicate readiness to changes in attitudes towards ecology.","PeriodicalId":13984,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66766951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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