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Do Skills Enable the Reduction of Emissions from Household Energy Use? Findings from a Survey of Households in Rural India
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Kristinn Hermannsson; Rosario Scandurra; Supravat Sarangi; Preeti Chaturvedi; Thallada Bhaskar; Ashok Pandey; Bhavya B. Krishna; Steven Gillespie; Jillian Gordon; Ivano Bongiovanni; Ian Watson; Siming You – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
We use new survey data from 1,203 households in rural Eastern India to estimate cross-sectional models of overall energy use and embedded emissions. Findings indicate that the primary driver of household energy use is household size and affluence. This is unsurprising and consistent with findings from the engineering literature on energy demand.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Energy, Ecological Factors
Transitioning from Conventional to Organic Smallholder Farming among Indian Farmers: A Psychological Perspective
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Parwinder Singh; Pratiksha Satpathy; Chintan Vaishnav – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2024
Purpose: Despite hazardous consequences, the use of fertilizers and pesticides has been exceptionally high, mainly to increase crop yield. Socio-economic factors have been explored to understand the inability to curb its overuse; however, literature on psychological factors affecting farmers' decision-making is very scarce. Psychological factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Farm Management, Sustainable Development
Mining Induced Displacement and Mental Health: A Call for Action
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Goessling, Kristen P. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2010
India is a country of unparalleled diversity within both the cultural and ecological spheres of life. This paper examines the author's experience exploring and inquiring into the mental health implications of mining and mining induced displacement within several Adivasi (tribal) communities in Andhra Pradesh, India. Through collaboration with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Ecological Factors, Ecology
The Ahmedabad Declaration 2007: A Call to Action
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Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
This declaration was developed at the 4th International Conference on Environmental Education (ICEE) in November 2007. The conference was sponsored by UNESCO, UNEP and the Government of India and hosted by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) at Ahmedabad, India. The drafting process involved nearly 1,600 participants from 97 countries.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Conferences (Gatherings)