European Network for Environmental Citizenship (ENEC) aims to improve the understanding and assessment of environmental citizenship in European societies and participating countries. Environmental Citizenship is a critical factor in the EU’s growth strategy and its vision for Sustainable Development, Green and Circular economy, and a Low-carbon society (EU-roadmap 2050). The Network will help to diminish the barriers between human, economic, social, political, and environmental sciences multiplying the knowledge, expertise, research, and insights of different stakeholders (researchers, scholars, teachers, practitioners, policy officials, NGOs, etc.) related to Environmental Citizenship. The different macro- and micro- level dimensions of formal and non-formal education that could lead to Environmental Citizenship are analysed. By developing national, European and international collaborations ENEC will enhance the scientific knowledge and attention to Environmental Citizenship.
The Action conceptualized and framed Environmental Citizenship and developed new research paradigms and metrics for assessing Environmental Citizenship. Good examples and best educational practices leading to pro-environmental attitudes, behavior, and values were highlighted and promoted. Policy measures and recommendations were proposed. The Action served as a vehicle to defragment the knowledge and expertise in Environmental Citizenship.
Project funding:
COST actions
Project results:
5 main deliverables of the European Network for Environmental Citizenship;
1. Interactive Website – Platform https://enec-cost.eu/ . Interactive platform for communication, exchange of scientific expertise and experiences, collaboration and for new research activities, combining the expertise of different stakeholders (researchers and scholars, teachers, policy officials, NGOs, etc.) in Environmental Citizenship.
2. Repository Database https://repository.enec-cost.eu/ . Repository Database of scientific measures and evidence based interventions that target Environmental Citizenship
3. COST Networking Tools. Meetings (i.e. Management Committee meetings, Working Group meetings), Research Workshops (RW), Training Schools (TS), Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSM), Forum of Young Researchers (FYR), International Conferences (IC), Dissemination activities. E.g. https://enec-cost.eu/ireec22/
4. Effective Dissemination. Working papers, scientific reports, proceedings, academic publications, policy and recommendation papers and edited book on Environmental Citizenship. E.g. https://enec-cost.eu/articles/
5. New Theory and Practise. New Theory and Practice on Education for Environmental Citizenship. https://enec-cost.eu/conceptualizing-environmental-citizenship-for-21st-century-education/
Monograpgh: Conceptualizing Environmental Citizenship for 21st Century Education | CONCEPTUALIZING-ENVIRONMENTAL-CITIZENSHIP-FOR-21ST-CENTURY-EDUCATION |
Article: Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students | 8219 |
Open Access Dataset: Telešienė, Audronė; Boeve-de Pauw, Jelle; Goldman, Daphne; Hansmann, Ralph, 2021, "Students‘ Environmental Citizenship in Technological University, November 2020 - January 2021", https://hdl.handle.net/21.12137/RZJ0FL, Lietuvos HSM duomenų archyvas (LiDA) = Lithuanian Data Archive for HSS (LiDA), V2, UNF:6:UGiEaK7vKurn95Bd5OucBg== [fileUNF] | RZJ0FL |
Period of project implementation: 2017-10-27 - 2021-10-26
Project partners: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, North Macedonia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States of America, Greece, Montenegro, Norway, Slovakia, United Kingdom
