Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Hovardas, T."
-
Adolescents' Beliefs about the Wolf: Investigating the Potential of Human-Wolf Coexistence in the European South
Hovardas, T.; Korfiatis, K. J. (2012)Previous research revealed a rural-urban divide in the acceptance of the wolf. We investigated adolescents' beliefs about the wolf in rural and urban areas of Greece and Italy. By using a multiple-choice questionnaire, we ... -
A Critical Reading of Ecocentrism and Its Meta-Scientific Use of Ecology: Instrumental Versus Emancipatory Approaches in Environmental Education and Ecology Education
Hovardas, T. (2013)The aim of the paper is to make a critical reading of ecocentrism and its meta-scientific use of ecology. First, basic assumptions of ecocentrism will be examined, which involve nature's intrinsic value, postmodern and ... -
Determinants of visitor pro-environmental intentions on two small greek islands: Is ecotourism possible at coastal protected areas?
Kafyri, A.; Hovardas, T.; Poirazidis, K. (2012)A relatively under-researched question is whether there is a possibility of influencing environmentally aware tourists regarding ecotourism at destinations that continue to develop under a pattern of mass 'seaside' tourism. ... -
Effects of an Environmental Education Course on Consensus Estimates for Proenvironmental Intentions
Hovardas, T.; Korfiatis, K. (2012)An environmental education intervention in a university conservation-related course was designed to decrease students' errors in consensus estimates for proenvironmental intentions, that is, their errors in guessing their ... -
Environmental education as a crucial component of the environmentalist dimension of ecotourism: Inducing short-term effects on environmental literacy with long-term implications for protected area management
Hovardas, T.; Togridou, A.; Pantis, J. D. (2011)Ecotourism can be conceptualized as a reconciliation of tourism and environmentalism. The environmentalist dimension of ecotourism involves environmental education and financial support of nature conservation. In this ... -
Towards a Critical Re-Appraisal of Ecology Education: Scheduling an Educational Intervention to Revisit the 'Balance of Nature' Metaphor
Hovardas, T.; Korfiatis, K. (2011)The 'Balance of Nature' metaphor is a pervasive idea in ecology. However, the scientific community acknowledged during the last decades that equilibrium conditions are rare, while disturbance events are not uncommon. We ... -
Understanding People's Ideas on Natural Resource Management: Research on Social Representations of Nature
Buijs, A.; Hovardas, T.; Figari, H.; Castro, P.; Devine-Wright, P.; Fischer, A.; Mouro, C.; Selge, S. (2012)Ongoing fragmentation between social groups on the appropriate targets and relevant actors for nature conservation signals the need for further advancements in theorizing about the human-nature interaction. Through a focus ...