Study to assess environmental education needs of the urban communities in Tanzania using the community based approach : the case of Mbagala and Vingunguti communities in Dar es Salaam; final research report
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1996-08
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Ministry of Education, Dar es Salaam, TZ
Abstract
This study was undertaken on the understanding that as urban
areas become more populous and their resources decrease,
environmental problems such as waste disposal, sanitation, water
supply, drainage, housing and soil erosion and urban poverty are
increasingly becoming evident.
In order to understand, appreciate and alleviate increasing
complex urban environmental problems, appropriate
environmental education (EE) programmes are needed.
This study employed a community based approach to assess
environmental education needs of two communities in the city of
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study found out that although urban
communities have similar environmental problems, priorities for
environmental education programmes are different for each
community. This study advocates a community based approach to
environmental education, which increases opportunities for the
communities to make decisions regarding their EE activities for
the betterment of their lives.
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, URBAN PLANNING, SOIL EROSION, WASTE DISPOSAL, WATER QUALITY, COMMUNITY HEALTH, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, EDUCATIONAL POLICY