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Perception of River Value in Education for Sustainable Development (The Vistula River, Poland)
Author(s) -
Angiel Joanna,
Angiel Piotr Jan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1719
pISSN - 0968-0802
DOI - 10.1002/sd.1586
Subject(s) - recreation , sustainable development , perception , value (mathematics) , investment (military) , geography , sample (material) , river ecosystem , environmental planning , environmental resource management , regional science , business , political science , psychology , environmental science , ecology , computer science , politics , ecosystem , chemistry , chromatography , machine learning , neuroscience , law , biology
The goal of the research was to learn how young people perceive the value of the Vistula River in Poland. A large sample of high school students (1900 participants, 17–18 years old) from 11 cities along the Vistula was selected for this study. The results indicated a large variety of river values realized by students – symbolical–national, urban, natural, cultural, recreational and sentimental – and displayed values that were rarely shown or omitted. The results were used to create recommendations and themes of education for sustainable development, which are focused on rivers and river valleys. Overall, modified directions, assortment and stronger inflections for the education about rivers, their value and sustainable development are recommended for educational programmes. Results can also help to determine sustainable development pathways for cities, investment planning, usage of river banks and projects of various non‐governmental organizations including education. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment