Environmental hazards and sources of pollution: understanding the perspective

Environmental hazards and sources of pollution: understanding the perspective

Question

Educational campaigns to raise public awareness

This is a very informative post that sheds light on the rapidly developing environmental crisis. However, one of the most important things to notice here is the perspective presented by Robert Hood. He believes the effects of climate change are now well known to everyone. However, most sources of pollution are self-inflicted and it is the duty or responsibility of people to understand that taking action can solve the problem.

I think we need to make people aware of pollution sources through educational campaigns. However, while it is true that in some places this is an ethical issue, people also need to understand how to control their activities in different ways to reduce their harmful impacts on nature. For example, one of the main causes of climate change is large-scale deforestation and urbanization. Raycraft (p. 40) sees urbanization as the process by which people from villages and other remote areas move to cities in search of work and a better life and stay there. However, this creates massive congestion in every corner of the city and region. Large-scale deforestation is required to accommodate so many people. Rapid deforestation, deforestation, and construction of huge skyscrapers place a tremendous burden on the environment, and climate change occurs when trees and forests are cut down.

People need to be aware of the enormous stresses that exist across the Earth’s surface and in the atmosphere as a result of activity. This must be presented to others through the campaign. Awareness campaigns help people learn about the different ways in which they can take all the necessary steps to solve a problem.

Additionally, these children need to be educated about the importance of climate conditions and the individual role they can play in keeping the climate clean. However, this must be taught at school age. This can be achieved through field trips that educate all students on best practices that can be used to reduce pollution in a reliable and effective way. Children should be encouraged to plant trees in their schools, homes and even gardens (Wargo, p. 280). This will help them understand and learn the importance of addressing various issues that lead to environmental pollution.

At office level, managers should carry out some additional activities to teach habits that can be instilled in employees when working in climatic conditions. This helps present topics in a meaningful way and encourages all employees to actively participate in climate-related topic efforts.

References

Cialdini, Robert B., and Ryan P. Jacobson. “Influences of social norms on climate change-related behaviors.” Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 42 (2021): 1-8.

Raycraft, Justin. ““In search of a good life”: Perspectives on village out-migration in a Tanzanian marine park.” Journal of Rural Studies 70 (2019): 36-48.

Wargo, Jon M. “Sounding the garden, voicing a problem: Mobilizing critical literacy through personal digital inquiry with young children.” Language Arts 96.5 (2019): 275-285.