Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan
Mobile phones changed the patterns of communication and flow of information in human society. This study assesses their importance in creating awareness about issues related to the natural environment and climate change, where responsiveness at a community is essential. It examines particularly the...
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| author | Hingorjo, Ali Akbar Memon, Bashir Marinova, Dora |
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| description | Mobile phones changed the patterns of communication and flow of information in human society. This study assesses their importance in creating awareness about issues related to the natural environment and climate change, where responsiveness at a community is essential. It examines particularly the role of mobile phones in creating environmental awareness among fishers in the Indus Delta region of Pakistan. Mobile usage patterns, mobile phones as a source of environmental information and the use of social media for environmental discourse among the fishing communities are analysed. The results indicate that mobile communication is ranked as the fifth major source of information about environmental problems in the Indus Delta after personal observation, television, radio and newspapers. Although mobile phones offer high potential for receiving, accessing and reporting information about environmental issues through the use of social media, they are still not widely used for such purposes in these fishing communities. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-888372022-07-20T04:01:14Z Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan Hingorjo, Ali Akbar Memon, Bashir Marinova, Dora 1205 - Urban and Regional Planning Mobile phones changed the patterns of communication and flow of information in human society. This study assesses their importance in creating awareness about issues related to the natural environment and climate change, where responsiveness at a community is essential. It examines particularly the role of mobile phones in creating environmental awareness among fishers in the Indus Delta region of Pakistan. Mobile usage patterns, mobile phones as a source of environmental information and the use of social media for environmental discourse among the fishing communities are analysed. The results indicate that mobile communication is ranked as the fifth major source of information about environmental problems in the Indus Delta after personal observation, television, radio and newspapers. Although mobile phones offer high potential for receiving, accessing and reporting information about environmental issues through the use of social media, they are still not widely used for such purposes in these fishing communities. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88837 10.4018/IJISSC.303603 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | 1205 - Urban and Regional Planning Hingorjo, Ali Akbar Memon, Bashir Marinova, Dora Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title | Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title_full | Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title_short | Role of Mobile Phones in Creating environmental Awareness Among Fishers in the Indus delta of Pakistan |
| title_sort | role of mobile phones in creating environmental awareness among fishers in the indus delta of pakistan |
| topic | 1205 - Urban and Regional Planning |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88837 |