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dc.contributor.author | Mifsud, Mark C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sultana, Silvana | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-25T09:54:12Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-25T09:54:12Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Mifsud, M. C., & Sultana, S. (2019). Knowledge, values and attitudes towards Marine Protected Areas in Gozo (Malta). In W. Leal Filho (Eds.), Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Cham: Springer. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/56655 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) serve to protect the marine and coastal biodiversity. Education for sustainable development is of utmost importance for a management plan to be effective. Research on MPAs in Gozo is limited. This study aims to shed light on the knowledge, values and attitudes Gozitan people have towardsMPAs and the extent to which education can be a vehicle for these aims. Two Gozitan areas with a MPA in their locality (Xagèra and San Lawrenz) and a locality without a MPA (Victoria) were utilised in this study. A mixed method approach was adopted and entailed the collection of data from qualitative and quantitative aspects. This paper focuses on the qualitative part of the research that consisted of fifteen interviews with stakeholders—five interviewees from each locality. The qualitative part included the analysis of the verbatim that was performed through a thematic approach analysis. The study shows that there is lack of knowledge with regards to MPAs and that the value associated with them is mainly ecological.Moreover, results show that there is a general demand for more education and awareness on MPAs. In response to these findings, a number of recommendations and a list of possible activities are drawn up according to the different stakeholders who could contribute towards incorporating ESD principles in marine education and in fostering social responsibility. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Environmental education -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine parks and reserves -- Malta -- Public opinion | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sustainable development -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine parks and reserves -- Malta -- Gozo | en_GB |
dc.subject | Protected areas -- Malta -- Gozo | en_GB |
dc.title | Knowledge, values and attitudes towards Marine Protected Areas in Gozo (Malta) | en_GB |
dc.title.alternative | Social Responsibility and Sustainability | en_GB |
dc.type | bookPart | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-3-030-03562-4_4 | - |
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