Zrównoważone życie w miastach jako forma edukacji ekologicznej. Ekorozwój – kluczowe zagadnienie zarządzania społeczeństwem w XXI wieku

• Authors: Anna Falkowska

Title variants

EN

Sustainable life in cities as a form of environmental education

Abstracts

EN

Living on Earth in the 21st century requires determination due to its diversity and a multitude of propositions and values. So far, a large group of people has followed a consumer lifestyle, which often contributed to environmental degradation. The power of anthropopression (i.e. man's negative impact on nature) has caused many problems related to climate change, anomalies in the world of animals and plants, but also in the organization of urban and rural life. Every person living in a certain space should strive to follow the rules that will allow him to meet his developmental needs in the following dimensions: educational, professional, social, and, above all, existential. Living in a polluted environment makes it impossible to breathe deeply, while the poor quality of water and soil also prevents us from satisfying our thirst and hunger. The aim of the article is to present the concept of a smart and sustainable city, as life in cities should be reorganized to the level consistent with the Strategy developed by the United Nations. This publication has been divided into several parts. First, basic information on sustainable development is presented due to the necessity of saving a living society in the 21st century before the planet's destruction. The next part of the article introduces the concept of environmental education and its effectiveness in pedagogical terms to indicate that this area of knowledge requires constant improvement and deepening. Then, forms of social participation are introduced as a manifestation of social capital building. After presenting the effects of cooperation, as part of research findings (qualitative research), at the end of the article, the reader has a chance to reflect on the effectiveness of his current activities for maintaining the possibility of living in a repaired natural environment. The article covers issues related to sociology and pedagogy to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the above sciences combined with the field of environmental protection.

Keywords

EN

sustainable development; smart-city; smart cities; ecological education; social capital; social participation

• Publisher: Ośrodek Badawczy Facta Ficta
• Journal: Facta Ficta. Journal of Theory, Narrative & Media
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 135-147

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Anna Falkowska

• Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej w Warszawie

• https://orcid.org/0000000229704496

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

1968534