Environment, Education and Society in the Asia-Pacific: Local Traditions and Global Discourses

by Fien,John; Fien,John

• ISBN13: 9780415205818
• ISBN10: 0415205816
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This important new book explores the influences of global environmental discourses and local traditions and practises in twelve countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Table of Contents

List of figures, tables and boxes	vii
List of contributors	x
Foreword	xii
Acknowledgements	xvii
Introduction	1	(3)
David Yencken
John Fien
Helen Sykes
Attitudes to nature in the East and West	4	(24)
David Yencken
The research	28	(23)
David Yencken
John Fien
Helen Sykes
Environmental attitudes and education in southern China	51	(24)
Philip Stimpson
Oya-Shima-Kuni: Japan	75	(24)
Brendan Barrett
Osamu Abe
Eiichiro Harako
Satoshi Ichikawa
Living traditions: India	99	(14)
M.J. Ravindranath
Usha Iyer-Raniga
Unity and diversity: South East Asia	113	(22)
Lily Kong
Irene Tech-Cheong Poh Ai
Panji I. Gusti Tisna
Purisima Remorin
Rapeepun Suwannatachote
Wiwat Lee
Songlines and the Gondwanan inheritance: environmental attitudes and education in Australia	135	(28)
David Yencken
John Fien
Voices from the South West Pacific	163	(26)
John Fien
Gewa Au
Paul Keown
Premila Kumar
Sereana Takivakatini
Young people and the environment: attitudes, knowledge and behaviour	189	(32)
Helen Sykes
David Yencken
John Fien
Florence Choo
Young people and the environment: the implications for environmentalism	221	(30)
David Yencken
Listening to the voice of youth: implications for educational reform	251	(25)
John Fien
Appendix A: the questionnaire survey form	276	(12)
Appendix B: plots, cluster analyses and pair-wise comparisons	288	(25)
Bibliography	313	(17)
Index	330