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Kishor Atreya Bishal K. Sitaula Fred H. Johnsen Roshan M. Bajracharya 《Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics》2011,24(1):49-62
The rationale for pesticide use in agriculture is that costs associated with pesticide pollution are to be justified by its
benefits, but this is not so obvious. Valuing the benefits by simple economic analysis has increased pesticide use in agriculture
and consequently produced pesticide-induced “public ills.” This paper attempts to explore the research gaps of the economic
and social consequences of pesticide use in developing countries, particularly with an example of Nepal. We argue that although
the negative sides of agricultural development, for example- soil, water, and air pollution; pest resistance and resurgence;
bioaccumulation, bio-magnification; and loss of biodiversity and ecosystem resilience caused by the use of pesticides in agriculture,
are “developmental problems” and are “unintentional,” the magnitude may be increased by undervaluing the problems in the analysis
of its economic returns. Despite continuous effort for holistic system analyses for studying complex phenomena like pesticides
impacts, the development within the academic science has proceeded in the opposite direction that might have accelerated marginalization
of the third world subsistence agricultural communities. We hypothesize that, if these adversities are realized and accounted
for, the benefits from the current use of pesticides could be outweighed by the costs of pollution and ill human health. This
paper also illustrates different pathways and mechanisms for marginalization. In view of potential and overall negative impacts
of pesticide use, we recommend alternative ways of controlling pests such as community integrated pest management (IPM) along
with education and training activities. Such measures are likely to reduce the health and environmental costs of pesticide
pollution, and also enhance the capabilities of third world agricultural communities in terms of knowledge, decision making,
innovation, and policy change. 相似文献
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In order to develop small islands, not only must a vital agricultural system be maintained, but the range of opportunities
for tourism must be increased with respect to both the seaside and the environmental features of the rural landscape. As an
alternative to the traditional and economically declining ones, many innovative production processes can be identified, but
their success depends on their interaction with the physical, biological, economic and social environment. In order to identify
the main nodes and the most critical interactions, so as to increase the probability of success of a new productive process,
a methodological approach based on the science of complexity is proposed for the cultivation of capers (Capparis spinosa L.) on the island of Pantelleria. The methodology encompasses the identification of actors and factors involved. the quantitative
evaluation of their interactions with the different stages of the productive process, and a quasiquantitative evaluation of
the probability that the particular action will be performed successfully.
The study of “traditional,” “modernized,” and “modernized-sustainable” processes, shows that the modernized-sustainable process
offers mutually reinforcing opportunities in terms of an integrated development of high-quality agricultural products and
the enhancement of environmental features, in conjunction with high-efficiency production techniques, in conjunction with
high-efficiency production techniques, in a way that suits the development of Pantelleria. There is a high probability of
failure, however, as a result of the large number of critical factors. Nevertheless, the present study indicates which activities
will enhance the probability of successful innovation in the production process. 相似文献
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Wibeck V 《Environmental management》2012,49(4):776-787
In managing environmental problems, several countries have chosen the management by objectives (MBO) approach. This paper
investigates how focus group participants from the Swedish environmental administration used metaphors to describe the mode
of organization needed to attain environmental objectives. Such analysis can shed light on how an MBO system is perceived
by actors and how it works in practice. Although the Swedish government intended to stimulate broad-based cooperation among
many actors, participants often saw themselves as located at a certain “level,” i.e., “higher” or “lower,” in the MBO system—that
is, their conceptions corresponded to a traditional, hierarchical interpretation of MBO. Prepositions such as “in” and “out”
contributed to feelings of inclusion and exclusion on the part of MBO actors. However, horizontal metaphors merged with vertical
ones, indicating ongoing competition for the right to interpret how the system of environmental objectives should best be
managed. The paper concludes that any organization applying MBO could benefit from discussing alternate ways of talking and
thinking about its constituent “levels.” 相似文献
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Forest ecosystems may be actively managed toward heterogeneous stand structures to provide both economic (e.g., wood production
and carbon credits) and environmental benefits (e.g., invasive pest resistance). In order to facilitate wider adoption of
possibly more sustainable forest stand structures, defining growth expectations among alternative management scenarios is
crucial. To estimate the effect of tree size and spatial distributions on growth for forest structures commonly considered
in uneven-aged forest stand management, large (0.2 ha+) plots were established in 14 uneven-aged ponderosa pine stands in
eastern Montana. All study trees were stem-mapped and measured for diameter and 10-year sapwood and basal area increment.
A generalized growth model was developed to predict both total and merchantable 10-year basal area increment for nine hypothetical
stand structures [three diameter distributions (reverse-J, irregular, flat) × three spatial distributions (clumpy, partial
clumpy, uniform)]. Results indicate that the size and spatial distributions of individual trees have a considerable effect
on overall stand growth. The greatest total stand growth was in stands with reverse “J” shaped tree size distributions, while
the greatest merchantable stand growth was in stands with “flat” diameter distributions and uniform spatial distributions.
Through better comprehension of generalized uneven-aged stand growth dynamics, forest managers may better assess the effects
of alternative stand structures on stand growth while providing forest stand structures that may be more resilient in a changing
climate. 相似文献
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Rapid growth in marine sand mining for construction and other uses poses environmental challenges to coastal nations virtually
worldwide. Yet the development of management policies, such as a system of fees imposed on operators for damage caused by
mining, has been frustrated by a lack of studies to support such measures. Adapting a Beverton-Holt bioeconomic model, this
paper attempts to contribute to the estimation of external costs to commercial fisheries due to marine mining. Using the major
mining area of Ongjin in Korea as a case study, we estimate economic losses in use value of commercial fisheries through the
time to recovery of the injured resource stocks. Present value of lost catch over a 1-year period from mining to resource
recovery is estimated at $38,851 for a single “prototype” mining site. Estimated cumulative damages due to recurring mining
for 5 and 10 years are $1.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively, at 20 mining sites. Sensitivity analyses are used to examine
the effects of alternative assumptions to assess the many sources of uncertainty. Using a form of meta-analysis, dose-response
information is used to assess the excess mortality the mining sediment plume has on eggs and larvae and, ultimately, on the
value of lost catch ($841). Also addressed is the importance of specifying the appropriate “premining” conditions against
which to assess environmental losses at the mining site. Damages estimated with premining fish populations are $23,066 higher
than is the case using postmining conditions. Overall, the illustrative results suggest the variety of complex conditions
which influence damage to fisheries from mining and which can benefit from further study to improve management guidelines.
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献
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Green Space Changes and Planning in the Capital Region of China 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Green space plays an important role in complex urban ecosystems and provides significant ecosystem services with environmental,
aesthetic, recreational and economic benefits. Beijing is the capital city of China and has a large population of about 15.81
million. Construction of green spaces is an important part of sustainable development in Beijing. To attain the sustainable
development of Beijing as a capital city, an international city, a historical cultural city, and a living amenity city, this
article attempts to develop a comprehensive plan of green space development both at the municipal and regional levels. At
the municipal level of Beijing, based on the study of green space changes, and taking physical geographic conditions and historical
context into account, we propose to establish green barriers in the mountainous area, and plan a comprehensive green space
pattern composed of one city, two rings, three networks, eight water areas, nine fields, and several patches in the plain
area. At the regional level of the Capital Circle Region, integrating the characteristics and causes of main environmental
issues, we design a macroscopic pattern—“barriers by mountains in the northwest,” “seaward open spaces in the southeast,”
“grassland-forest-field-coast zones,” and “green-blue symphony”—for ecological restoration and green space construction. Finally,
we discuss the principles necessary to implement green space planning considering adaptation to local conditions, composite
function exploitation, interregional equity and integrated planning. 相似文献
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We present a framework of a scenario-based model that simulates the development of the municipality of Davos (Swiss Alps).
We illustrate our method with the calculation of the scenario for 2050 “Decrease in subsidies for mountain agriculture and liberalization of markets.” The main objective was to link submodels of land-use allocation (regression-based approach), material and energy flows submodels
(Material and Energy Flux Analysis), and economic submodels (Input–Output Analysis). Letting qualitative and quantitative
information flow from one submodel to the next, following the storyline describing a scenario, has proven to be suitable for
linking submodels. The succession of the submodels is then strongly dependent on the scenario. Qualitative information flows
are simulated with microsimulations of actor choices. Links between the submodels show different degrees of robustness: although
the links involving microsimulations are the weakest, the uncertainty introduced by the land-use allocation model is actually
advantageous because it allows one possible change in the landscape in the future to be simulated. The modeling results for
the scenario here presented show that the disappearance of agriculture only marginally affects the region’s factor income,
but that the consequences for the self-sufficiency rate, for various landscape-related indicators and ecosystem services,
and for the economy in the long term may be considerable. These benefits compensate for agriculture’s modest direct economic
value. The framework presented can potentially be applied to any region and scenario. This framework provides a basis for
a learning package that allows potential detrimental consequences of regional development to be anticipated at an early stage. 相似文献
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This Φ Ψ study of environmental equity uses secondary quantitative data to analyze socioeconomic disparities in environmental
conditions in the Rijnmond region of the Netherlands. The disparities of selected environmental indicators—exposure to traffic
noise (road, rail, and air), NO2, external safety risks, and the availability of public green space—are analyzed both separately and in combination. Not only
exposures to environmental burdens (“bads”) were investigated, but also access to environmental benefits (“goods”). Additionally,
we held interviews and reviewed documents to grasp the mechanisms underlying the environmental equity situation, with an emphasis
on the role of public policy. Environmental equity is not a priority in public policy for the greater Rotterdam region known
as the Rijnmond region, yet environmental standards have been established to provide a minimum environmental quality to all
local residents. In general, environmental quality has improved in this region, and the accumulation of negative environmental
outcomes (“bads”) has been limited. However, environmental standards for road traffic noise and NO2 are being exceeded, probably because of the pressure on space and the traffic intensity. We found an association of environmental
“bads” with income for rail traffic noise and availability of public green space. In the absence of regulation, positive environmental
outcomes (“goods”) are mainly left up to market forces. Consequently, higher-income groups generally have more access to environmental
“goods” than lower-income groups. 相似文献
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Pimp Your Landscape: A Tool for Qualitative Evaluation of the Effects of Regional Planning Measures on Ecosystem Services 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The article presents the platform “Pimp your landscape” (PYL), which aims firstly at the support of planners by simulating
alternative land-use scenarios and by an evaluation of benefits or risks for regionally important ecosystem services. Second,
PYL supports an integration of information on environmental and landscape conditions into impact assessment. Third, PYL supports
the integration of impacts of planning measures on ecosystem services. PYL is a modified 2-D cellular automaton with GIS features.
The cells have the major attribute “land-use type” and can be supplemented with additional information, such as specifics
regarding geology, topography and climate. The GIS features support the delineation of non-cellular infrastructural elements,
such as roads or water bodies. An evaluation matrix represents the core element of the system. In this matrix, values in a
relative scale from 0 (lowest value) to 100 (highest value) are assigned to the land-use types and infrastructural elements
depending on their effect on ecosystem services. The option to configure rules for describing the impact of environmental
attributes and proximity effects on cell values and land-use transition probabilities is of particular importance. User interface
and usage of the platform are demonstrated by an application case. Constraints and limits of the recent version are discussed,
including the need to consider in the evaluation, landscape-structure aspects such as patch size, fragmentation and spatial
connectivity. Regarding the further development, it is planned to include the impact of land management practices to support
climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in regional planning. 相似文献
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Alan Miller 《Environmental management》1993,17(5):563-574
There is a continuing debate about the proper role of analytical (positivist) science in natural resource decision making.
Two diametrically opposed views are evident, arguing for and against a more extended role for scientific information. The
debate takes on a different complexion if one recognizes that certain kinds of problem, referred to here as “wicked” or “trans-science”
problems, may not be amenable to the analytical process. Indeed, the mistaken application of analytical methods to trans-science
problems may not only be a waste of time and money but also serve to hinder policy development. Since many environmental issues
are trans-science in nature, then it follows that alternatives to analytical science need to be developed. In this article,
the issues involved in the debate are clarified by examining the impact of the use of analytical methods in a particular case,
the spruce budworm controversy in New Brunswick. The article ends with some suggestions about a “holistic” approach to the
problem. 相似文献
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The Lyon-Turin High-Speed Rail: The Public Debate and Perception of Environmental Risk in Susa Valley,Italy 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
When the construction of the Lyon-Turin segment of the new European high-speed rail network was first publicly announced at
the beginning of the 1990s, it immediately found fierce opposition from the inhabitants of Susa Valley, Italy, one of the
areas to be cut across by such infrastructure. At issue were the project’s potential environmental impact and its consequences
on public health. This study intends to clarify environmental risk perception and public debate between the national government,
local advocacy groups, and the inhabitants of Susa Valley. Two major phases of public reaction were identified: (1) an initial
rebellious period of no real dialog among the project’s major stakeholders (exemplified by the popular “No TAV” [No High Speed
Train] movement), followed by (2) a yielding period of intense multilateral negotiations centered on the activities of the
“Lyon-Turin Environmental Observatory.” The results of a qualitative cross analysis of the residents’ perception of the proposed
high-speed rail revealed that public acceptance of risk in Susa Valley was influenced by the characteristics of hazards perceived
by the residents and by the communicative approach used by the project’s various stakeholders. It also emerged that early
dialog among all the parties involved was critical in forming a personal viewpoint on risk, which, once consolidated, defied
new information and perspectives. Likely, a greater and earlier care taken by the other stakeholders to inform and consult
the local population about the railway would have greatly eased the public debate. 相似文献
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Alfred Eberhardt 《Environmental management》1990,14(2):151-160
Previous comparative studies on environmental policies in the East and West mainly focused on relating differing features
of environmental management to different political, social/economic, and ideological conditions in both systems. The present
article attempts to identify common experiences. In this respect, an obvious similarity can be seen in the fact that environmental
management in the East and West emerged as a regulatory “command and control” approach, which was supplemented later by economic
incentives. The 1988 USSR Resolution “On the Radical Transformation of the System of Natural Conservation” introduces a set
of economic instruments as one of its main elements. This is less a radical change of environmental policy than a determined
acceleration of previous approaches. Existing and newly designed economic methodologies provoke a comparison with similar
approaches in market economies. The economic methods designed in the 1988 resolution include charges for the use of natural
resources and the emission of pollutants, which are notable for their firm commitment to reduce emissions even below set regulatory
standards. While experiences with this approach may be of great interest for Western countries, liability regulations of the
United States can be of great use for designing relevant provisions implementing the USSR resolution. A number of bilateral
treaties have demonstrated already the political relevance of an East-West exchange of experience in environmental management. 相似文献
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MacMynowski DP 《Environmental management》2007,39(6):831-842
The conceptual rubric of ecosystem management has been widely discussed and deliberated in conservation biology, environmental
policy, and land/resource management. In this paper, I argue that two critical aspects of the ecosystem management concept
require greater attention in policy and practice. First, although emphasis has been placed on the “space” of systems, the
“time”—or rates of change—associated with biophysical and social systems has received much less consideration. Second, discussions
of ecosystem management have often neglected the temporal disconnects between changes in biophysical systems and the response
of social systems to management issues and challenges. The empirical basis of these points is a case study of the “Crown of
the Continent Ecosystem,” an international transboundary area of the Rocky Mountains that surrounds Glacier National Park
(USA) and Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada). This project assessed the experiences and perspectives of 1) middle- and
upper-level government managers responsible for interjurisdictional cooperation, and 2) environmental nongovernment organizations
with an international focus. I identify and describe 10 key challenges to increasing the extent and intensity of transboundary
cooperation in land/resource management policy and practice. These issues are discussed in terms of their political, institutional,
cultural, information-based, and perceptual elements. Analytic techniques include a combination of environmental history,
semistructured interviews with 48 actors, and text analysis in a systematic qualitative framework. The central conclusion
of this work is that the rates of response of human social systems must be better integrated with the rates of ecological change. This challenge is equal
to or greater than the well-recognized need to adapt the spatial scale of human institutions to large-scale ecosystem processes and transboundary wildlife. 相似文献
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Coal is not only an important energy source in China but also a major source of air pollution. Because of this, China’s national
sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions have been the highest in the world for many years, and since the 1990s, the territory of China’s south and southwest
has become the third largest acid-rain-prone region in the world. In order to control SO2 emissions, the Chinese government has formulated and promulgated a series of policies and regulations, but it faces great
difficulties in putting them into practice. In this retrospective look at the history of SO2 control in China, we found that Chinese SO2 control policies have become increasingly strict and rigid. We also found that the environmental policies and regulations
are more effective when central officials consistently give environmental protection top priority. Achieving China’s environmental
goals, however, has been made difficult by China’s economic growth. Part of this is due to the practice of environmental protection
appearing in the form of an ideological “campaign” or “storm” that lacks effective economic measures. More recently, better
enforcement of environmental laws and regulations has been achieved by adding environmental quality to the performance assessment
metrics for leaders at all levels. To continue making advances, China needs to reinforce the economic and environmental assessments
for pollution control projects and work harder to integrate economic measures into environmental protection. Nonetheless,
China has a long way to go before economic growth and environmental protection are balanced. 相似文献
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Contemporary park and wilderness carrying capacity frameworks rely on formulation of standards of quality, which are defined
as minimum acceptable resource and social conditions. Formulation of standards of quality involves elements of both science
and values, and both of these elements must be integrated into informed judgments on the part of park and wilderness managers.
That is, managers must ultimately make value-based judgments about the maximum acceptable level of visitor-caused impacts
to the resource base and the quality of the visitor experience. However, such judgments should be as informed as possible
by scientific data on the relationships between visitor use and resulting impacts and the degree to which park and wilderness
visitors and other interest groups judge such impacts to be acceptable. Such information represents the “values of science”
to managing carrying capacity in parks and wilderness. A growing body of literature has begun to address the corresponding
“science of values,” and how this type of information might be integrated in park and wilderness management. Visitor-based
research has employed normative theory and techniques to explore the acceptability of a range of resource and social impacts
related to visitor use, and findings from these studies are being integrated into a body of knowledge and applied in management
decision-making. Conceptual and methodological extensions of the normative approach are currently being explored in a variety
of park and wilderness contexts, and new theoretical and empirical approaches are being adapted to address trade-offs inherent
in carrying capacity. In these ways, the science of values is progressing to meet the opportunities and challenges of the
values of science to park and wilderness management. The concept of carrying capacity, along with the theoretical and methodological
approaches described in this paper, can be extended to a large number of natural resource and environmental issues. 相似文献
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Kenneth A. Barrick 《Environmental management》2010,45(1):192-202
Geyser basins provide high value recreation, scientific, economic and national heritage benefits. Geysers are globally rare,
in part, because development activities have quenched about 260 of the natural endowment. Today, more than half of the world’s
remaining geysers are located in Yellowstone National Park, northwest Wyoming, USA. However, the hydrothermal reservoirs that
supply Yellowstone’s geysers extend well beyond the Park borders, and onto two “Known Geothermal Resource Areas”—Island Park
to the west and Corwin Springs on the north. Geysers are sensitive geologic features that are easily quenched by nearby geothermal
wells. Therefore, the potential for geothermal energy development adjacent to Yellowstone poses a threat to the sustainability
of about 500 geysers and 10,000 hydrothermal features. The purpose here is to propose that Yellowstone be protected by a “Geyser
Protection Area” (GPA) extending in a 120-km radius from Old Faithful Geyser. The GPA concept would prohibit geothermal and
large-scale groundwater wells, and thereby protect the water and heat supply of the hydrothermal reservoirs that support Yellowstone’s
geyser basins and important hot springs. Proactive federal leadership, including buyouts of private groundwater development
rights, can assist in navigating the GPA through the greater Yellowstone area’s “wicked” public policy environment. Moreover,
the potential impacts on geyser basins from intrusive research sampling techniques are considered in order to facilitate the
updating of national park research regulations to a precautionary standard. The GPA model can provide the basis for protecting
the world’s few remaining geyser basins. 相似文献
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Conflicts over how to “scale” policy-making tasks have characterized environmental governance since time immemorial. They
are particularly evident in the area of water policy and raise important questions over the democratic legitimacy, economic
efficiency and effectiveness of allocating (or “scaling”) tasks to some administrative levels as opposed to others. This article
adopts a comparative federalism perspective to assess the “optimality” of scaling—either upward or downward—in one issue area,
namely coastal recreational water quality. It does so by comparing the scaling of recreational water quality tasks in the
European Union (EU) and Australia. It reveals that the two systems have adopted rather different approaches to scaling and
that this difference can partly be accounted for in federal theoretical terms. However, a much greater awareness of the inescapably
political nature of scaling processes is nonetheless required. Finally, some words of caution are offered with regard to transferring
policy lessons between these two jurisdictions. 相似文献
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Barbara Skorupinski Heike Baranzke Hans Werner Ingensiep Marc Meinhardt 《Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics》2007,20(1):37-52
This paper focuses on experiences from a case study dealing with the Swiss type of a consensus conference called “PubliForum”
concerning “Genetic Technology and Nutrition” (1999). Societal and ethical aspects of genetically modified food meanwhile
can be seen as prototypes of topics depending on the involvement of the public through a participatory process. The important
role of the lay perspective in this field seems to be accepted in practice. Nevertheless, there is still some theoretical
controversy about the necessity and democratic legitimacy of participatory processes in general, and especially about those
dealing with technological or environmental problems (sustainable development) concerning society. From an ethical point of
view, a lot of heterogeneous problems concerning contents and procedures of public participation can be pointed out, not only
on the theoretical level but also in practice, e.g., concerning the communication process between laypersons and experts.
The intention of our paper is to give hints and to clarify criteria that support the communication process leading to a dialog
of autonomous citizens and which especially consider ethical aspects in the field. One important result is that there must
be an orientation for all members of a consensus conference having clear rules and knowing their different roles that support
transparency, credibility, and fairness of the whole procedure and a “good product”: a substantial final document or citizens’
report.
This paper presents results of the project Ethical Bio-TA Tools as funded by the European Commission, DG Research, under FP5,
Quality of Life Programme. 相似文献
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Two frequent beliefs about rural environmental attitudes are examined conceptually and empirically: (1) the common conception
that rural environmental concerns are expressed predominantly by wealthy community newcomers; and (2) the related position
that long-time rural residents are hostile to the environmental cause.
We argue conceptually, through the use of a 2×2 community matrix, that environmental attitudes are equally likely to be expressed
by what we term “upper middle income newcomers,” “lower middle income newcomers,” “upper middle income locals,” and “lower
middle income locals.” Empirically, we find that although wealthy newcomers express the strongest environmental attitudes
in the community, their concerns represent only a small percentage of rural environmental attitudes consisting of respondents
who make less than $40,000 a year in household income are over 40 years of age, possess less than a college education, and
work in a nonprofessional occupation. This new category expresses environmental concerns at least equal to the rest of the
community on three of four measures of environmental attitudes.
The findings provide insight into the widespread and cross-sectional nature of rural environmental concern. The implication
is that environmental groups will find significant sources of political support in rural communities, provided they craft
their environmental message in a language consistent with rural attitudes and values.
Things are gettin' bad fast. Easterners and environmentalists comin' down here from the big cities are tryin' to turn our
way of life completely upside down.
A western US rancher quoted in Krakauer (1991) 相似文献