Attitudes and opinions towards public littering in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Freije, Afnan; Naser, Humood A.; Abdulla, Khalil Hasan

doi:10.1080/25765299.2019.1628688

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“…It was therefore easy for the people to ascribe the personality traits to other people. Freije et al 41 cautioned against asking participants whether they litter, as the majority of participants in Freije et al's study in Bahrain denied that they littered.…”

Section: Theme 1: Value Systems and Personality Traitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participants from these two communities believed that residents abdicate responsibility for a clean environment because someone will eventually clean up: 'The problem lies with the people that likes to live like this and expect the municipality to clean'; 'Spiteful, because they know there are people who clean after them and that they [the cleaners] get paid.' Studies by Freije et al 41 in Bahrain and by Salvia et al 43 in Kisumu (Kenya) are the only studies that also refer to littering as an act of job and income creation. In the studies by Schenck et al [44][45][46]…”

Section: Theme 5: Littering and Dumping Leads To Job Creationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa

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Littering has been defined as the careless and improper disposal of small amounts of waste that results in unwanted and unnatural elements remaining in the environment. People tend to blame external factors for their own littering. A person seldom refers to themselves as being the litterer but will rather place the blame on insufficient infrastructure, such as lack of bins, or on other persons. When referring to other people, they identify problematic behaviour and personal traits such as ignorance, naivety, need for convenience, laziness and inattentiveness as causes of littering. This study addressed the gap in the literature on the socially constructed perceptions people hold about reasons for littering in the South African context, as subjectively perceived reasons for littering may correspond with actual causes and could point towards options for tackling the littering problem. Five lower socio-economic areas in South Africa – particularly those that experience major infrastructural challenges – were included in the study. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were held with 322 residents from the respective areas. The data were thematically analysed and the results from the areas compared with each other. The cross-case analysis confirmed that littering is contingent on contextual effects, and unique reasons for littering in the South African context were mentioned. The research reported on in this study highlights that we have only thematically ‘identified’ or named the socially constructed perceptions about the reasons for littering by the participants. The importance of creating platforms and processes for dialogues to deepen our understanding of people’s socially constructed perceptions and subsequent behaviour, is of critical importance.

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Section: Theme 1: Value Systems and Personality Traitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 5: Littering and Dumping Leads To Job Creationmentioning

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Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa

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“…On the other hand, generally people litter because for lack of ownership for the public facilities and areas, because they believe someone else will do it, eg the municipality, or that they find the litter tolerable or even that they would have given up since the littrer had already accumulated anyway. Hence the challenge where common resources are subject to neglect and the widely used phrase "tragedy of the commons" [26][27][28][29].…”

Section: Effects Of Illegal Waste Dumpingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guide for Organising a Community Clean-up Campaign

Rangeti¹,

Dzwairo²

2021

Strategies of Sustainable Solid Waste Management

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While it is the government’s and municipality’s mandate to ensure that its citizens stay in a clean and safe environment, it is of concern that waste management remains a big challenge in urban areas especially in developing countries. Increased economic development, rapid population growth and improvement of living standards are among the factors attributed to increased quantity and complexity of solid waste being generated. On the other hand, while people generate wastes, they continue to be looked at as passive recipients of municipality services. Ultimately, citizens fail to recognise their role in waste management and become unwilling to either pay for service delivery or participate in clean-up campaigns. Waste dumps are prime breeding sites for communicable disease vectors such as rodents, mosquitoes and houseflies, which can exacerbate the prevalence of water, food and waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. This chapter thus describes the methodology of successfully conducting a community-led cleanup campaign. It is based on experience gained during implementation of an urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project. Ward level clean-up campaigns were organised and conducted by community members and local leaders. Besides clearing illegal dumpsites, the activity was also used to raise awareness on the consequence of waste dumping. The experience showed that organising a clean-up campaign only requires careful timeous planning. Overall, tt was concluded that not only does the activity serve the practical purpose of cleaning, but it also creates a greater sense of unity and friendship among community members. Additionally, the power of beautification in a clean-up campaign wold naturally motivate residents to believe that their problems could be solved, resulting in a shared responsibility for sustainable management of waste and commons at local level.

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“…According to [43], littering at a public place is considered as a problem that brings negative perception for both environmental and socioeconomic impacts. The litter composition and its quantity will determine the magnitude of the problem arising from the improper handling of the trash.…”

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confidence: 99%

Community Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Importance and Sustainability of Mangrove Forests: A Case Study of Kuala Langat, Malaysia

Abdullah¹,

Hanif²,

Toufik³

et al. 2021

IJRISS

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Mangrove forests degradation is happening globally at an alarming rate since the 80's. Land conversion for human activities is one of many reasons contributing to the issue. The access the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on the function and conservation of mangrove, data was collected in Kuala Langat, Selangor within the vicinity of Sijangkang Mangrove Recreational Park using in-depth interviews (N = 100) and analysed using using ANOVA and linear regression. Results revealed that the respondents understand the importance of mangrove forests with high total mean knowledge score (80.93±7.77), attitude (75.83±8.51), and average on practice (55.95±11.44). Education is an important indication; resident status will determine the attitude towards the knowledge on the mangrove conservation. The linear regression depicts positive correlation between KAP variables where any changes will affect other variables.

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Attitudes and opinions towards public littering in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Cited by 15 publications

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Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa

Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa

Guide for Organising a Community Clean-up Campaign

Community Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Importance and Sustainability of Mangrove Forests: A Case Study of Kuala Langat, Malaysia

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