All The Three Themes Of This Book The Values, The Environment And The Human Rights Have Acquired A Special Significance In The Present Trend Of Debasement Of Human Values, Degradation Of Environment And Violation Of Human Rights. In This Context, This Publication Highlights The Role Of Educational Institutions To Reverse This Trend. It Offers Several Workable Suggestions. In The Ultimate Analysis, It Is Held That There Is A Paramount Need For Mass Awaking And Concerted Action In This Regard. The Book Draws Its Notion From The Publications Of Un And Its Various Organisations And Agencies Also.;;Rs 650;Us$ 35;;

All The Three Themes Of This Book The Values, The Environment And The Human Rights Have Acquired A Special Significance In The Present Trend Of Debasement Of Human Values, Degradation Of Environment And Violation Of Human Rights. In This Context, This Publication Highlights The Role Of Educational Institutions To Reverse This Trend. It Offers Several Workable Suggestions. In The Ultimate Analysis, It Is Held That There Is A Paramount Need For Mass Awaking And Concerted Action In This Regard. The Book Draws Its Notion From The Publications Of Un And Its Various Organisations And Agencies Also.;;Rs 650;Us$ 35;;

This title explores human issues in a quest to understand values, morals and human rights.

Value denotes the degree of importance of some thing or action, with the aim of determining what actions are best to do or what way is best to live, or to describe the significance of different actions. It may be described as treating actions themselves as abstract objects, putting value to them. It deals with right conduct and living a good life, in the sense that a highly, or at least relatively highly, valuable action may be regarded as ethically "good", and an action of low in value, or somewhat relatively low in value, may be regarded as "bad". What makes an action valuable may in turn depend on the ethic values of the objects it increases, decreases or alters. An object with "ethic value" may be termed an "ethic or philosophic good". Values can be defined as broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes. As such, values reflect a person's sense of right and wrong or what "ought" to be. "Equal rights for all", "Excellence deserves admiration", and "People should be treated with respect and dignity" are representative of values. Values tend to influence attitudes and behavior. Types of values include ethical/moral values, doctrinal/ideological values, social values, and aesthetic values. It is debated whether some values that are not clearly physiologically determined, such as altruism, are intrinsic, and whether some, such as acquisitiveness, should be classified as vices or virtues. Environmental education (EE) refers to organized efforts to teach how natural environments function, and particularly, how human beings can manage behavior and ecosystems to live sustainably. It is a multi-disciplinary field integrating disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics, ecology, earth science, atmospheric science, mathematics, and geography.

This Open Access book is about the development of a common understanding of environmental citizenship. It conceptualizes and frames environmental citizenship taking an educational perspective. Organized in four complementary parts, the book first explains the political, economic and societal dimensions of the concept. Next, it examines environmental citizenship as a psychological concept with a specific focus on knowledge, values, beliefs and attitudes. It then explores environmental citizenship within the context of environmental education and education for sustainability. It elaborates responsible environmental behaviour, youth activism and education for sustainability through the lens of environmental citizenship. Finally, it discusses the concept within the context of different educational levels, such as primary and secondary education in formal and non-formal settings. Environmental citizenship is a key factor in sustainability, green and cycle economy, and low-carbon society, and an important aspect in addressing global environmental problems. It has been an influential concept in many different arenas such as economy, policy, philosophy, and organizational marketing. In the field of education, the concept could be better exploited and established, however. Education and, especially, environmental discourses in science education have a great deal to contribute to the adoption and promotion of environmental citizenship.