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>>><font color=green size=3><b>MARIA CRISTINA FALLS >>><img src="http://www.aenet.org/photos/falls3m.jpg"> >>><FONT COLOR=GREEN SIZE=3><B>BANAUE RICE TERRACES >>><IMG >>>SRC="http://www.hillmanwonders.com/banaue_rice_terrac >e >>s >>>/banaue_rice_terraces_p.jpg"> >>><FONT COLOR=GREEN SIZE=3><B>BEAUTIFUL RESORT'S >>><IMG >>>SRC="http://www.inq7.net/lif/2002/jun/05/images/lif_1 >- >>1 >>>.jpg"> >>><FONT COLOR=GREEN SIZE=3><B>THE OLD MANILA >>><IMG >>>SRC="http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/country/philippines/phot >o >>s >>>/downtown-manila.jpg"> >>><FONT COLOR=GREEN SIZE=3><B>THE NEW MANILA >>><IMG SRC="http://www.pra-visa.com/images/makati.jpg"> >>> >>><P ALIGN="CENTER"> >>><FONT COLOR=GREEN SIZE=5><B> >>>THE CONCERNS OF >>>PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY >>> >>><FONT COLOR=BLACK SIZE=3><B> >>>The encompassing nature of Environmental Psychology >is >>>reflected in the following statement: “Issues in >>>person-environment relationships are enormously >>>complex and this complexity is reflected in the >>>diversity of environmental psychology.” (Veitch and >>>Arkklein) >>> >>>In the Philippines, environmental issues are complex >>>and are rooted in person-environment relationships. >>>Studies have shown that man’s behavior has direct >>>connection with the nature of Philippine >environmental >>>problems. The country is, therefore, not isolated >>>from global trends. Issues arising from Philippine >>>environmental problems prositively indicate that the >>>country is a fertile ground for the development of >>>Environmental Psychology. >>> >>>Environmental Psychology is defined as “the study of >>>transactions between individuals and their physical >>>settings.” The recent emergence of environmental >>>psychology as a discipline has added strength to the >>>society’s control over physical forces. In the >>>Philippines a good number of environmental researches >>>point to this new field of study. But this >researches >>>are still to be fully identified and to be defined >>>from the perspective of environmental psychology. >The >>>interplay of man’s behavior and the physical make-up >>>that surrounds him is evident in Philippine >>>environmental issues. >>> >>>The following selected studies conducted in the >>>Philippines are anchored on environmental concerns. >>>Issues arising from these studies are given focus to >>>uncover their direct connection to environmental >>>psychology. >>> >>>Environmental Psychology and the Philippine >>Population >>>Population is an old problem in the Philippines. At >>>present, the government projections of its future >>>trend reveal that it is increasing as the country >>>moves towards the twenty-first century. The >>>Philippine Yearbook of 1997 states that the country’s >>>population of seventy-six million seemed to be moving >>>towards a billion mark. >>> >>>The very core of this problem is the family unit. >>>Within this unit, conflicting views and behaviors >>>between a husband and a wife directly affect family >>>planning and their day to day undertaking. A study >on >>>couples in a fishing village by Jeanne Frances I. >>>Illo and Jaime B. Polo (1990) show different >>>aspirations of husbands and wives for their children >>>and the environment. Ramona, a wife, when asked >about >>>the education of their daughters, she responded >>>“College is costly; they won’t need it, but they must >>>study as long as they can if they are to live better >>>than us.” Tonyo, a husband responded “I hope to see >>>them complete in college.” Towards the natural >>>resource where livelihood come from, their perception >>>was also different, the wife considered the fish >>>sanctuary as her “child” that needed care while the >>>husband considered it as the “provider” of their >>>needs. These differences if studied from the >>>respective environmental psychology will give light >to >>>the understanding of the population issue. >>> >>> >>>Environmental Psychology and Philippine Public >Policy >>>A case study on law and the local management of >marine >>>resources discovered several points of conflict. >>>Among these were the “jurisdictional entitlements, >>>both between national and local levels and between >and >>>among municipalities; the use of the natural resource >>>ranging from fisheries to ecotourism; the competing >>>claims to access and the limitations in terms of the >>>human, technical and financial resources available to >>>implement the jurisdiction.” (Abregana, Barber, >>>Maxino, Sanders & VandarZwaag, ERMP 1996) In these >>>conflicts arise cultural and behavioral concerns that >>>needed further examination. This call for a better >>>understanding of the Philippine society’s perception >>>of Philippine society’s perception of Philippine >>>environmental laws and its implementation is a major >>>concern of Environmental Psychology. >>> >>>Environmental Psychology and Philippine Media >>>Conclusions from a study on environmental content of >>>Radio and Print Media in Region VII reveal that >>>“environment is not top of the priorities of either >>>print or radio media as reflected in the generally >>>inadequate hiring of environmentally aware staff.” >>>(Villava, 1998) This concrete picture of the state >of >>>Philippine media is very alarming for the two media >>>sources identified in Villaba’s study are essential >in >>>building environmental awareness in the country. >>> >>>In another study conducted in Palawan on >Environmental >>>Communication, identified “government officials and >>>other community members as highly credible and >>>influential in promoting environmental protection” >>>(Oracion 1996). Since the mode of communication >>>directly come from individuals, behavioral factors >>>have to be examined. Indicators of the effectivity >of >>>these role models in the community are significant >>>points in the areas of concern of Philippine >>>Environmental Psychology. >>> >>><FONT COLOR=BLUE SIZE=3><B>(THANKS TO "Moses Joshua >B. >>>Atega" >>> i just want to know the natural resources of the >Philippines,frm anggie074@yahoo.com
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