Green Architecture Green architecture is an approach to building which has become more popular in the last 25 to 30 years. Also known as sustainable design‚ green architecture is a method of design that minimizes the impact of building on the environment. Once thought of as unconventional and nonstandard‚ both regulatory agencies and the public alike are quickly accepting green architecture as a socially responsible and logical means of construction. The beginnings of today ’s green revolution
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Sustainable Aviation Assessment: 1 By: Gerson Fernando Panzo Teacher: Paul Fidgeon Student Number: 21091556 Critically evaluate the research that maintains ‘efforts to achieve a sustainable aviation industry will remain elusive’. (In this context ‘elusive’ is taken to represent not possible). Due date: 29.10.2013 This essay will argue for the research that maintains ‘efforts to achieve a sustainable aviation will remain impossible’ The Aviation industry
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people‚ the word sustainable is an adjective that means the activity the word describes can continue forever. For example‚ since biblical days‚ farmers practiced sustainable agriculture by leaving their fields fallow every seventh year. In early America‚ farmers knew that for agriculture to be sustainable‚ the same crop could not be planted in the same field year after year. Sustainable agriculture has always been practiced by successful farmers. Farmers who didn’t practice sustainable agriculture inevitably
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development of sustainable tourism. Strategies used to overcome limitations and benefits of sustainable tourism are also explained with a number of significant points in order to highlight the importance of sustainability in the Travel and Tourism Industry. Books‚ internet and reports were sources researched to the completion of this academic essay. Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY 4 3. EXAMPLES OF TOUR OPERATORS AND AIRLINES SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship Sustainable development is defined as “Development that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (IISD‚ par. 1 ). In today’s economy‚ sustainable entrepreneurship is a popular topic. Companies all over the world are trying to create a green image. A sustainable business has a positive impact on the global and local environment‚ community‚ society and economy‚ and focuses on the three
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Sustainable Development Submitted by: Alingarog‚ Leslie Camille Bellosillo‚ Anna Bianzon‚ Thereese Ciriaco‚ Pauline Dia‚ Christine 3a7 WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? Sustainable development has been defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is a way of achieving economic development or growth while utilizing just the
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for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/nens19 Sustainable development – historical roots of the concept Jacobus A. Du Pisani Professor of History a a School for Social and Government Studies‚ North-West University‚ Potchefstroom‚ South Africa Version of record first published: 16 Feb 2007. To cite this article: Jacobus A. Du Pisani Professor of History (2006): Sustainable development – historical roots of the concept‚ Environmental Sciences‚ 3:2‚ 83-96
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Sustainable Development......the “TERM” Sustainable development is important for human life on a finite planet. It makes a desirable future state for the human societies in which the living conditions and proper resource-use meet many human needs without undermining the finite sustainability of natural systems along with the environment keeping in mind that future generations may also have all of their needs met. As stated in the ’Brundtland Report’ “Sustainable development is development that
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"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: 1) the concept of needs‚ in particular the essential needs of the world’s poor‚ to which overriding priority should be given 2) the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs." Over the past two decades
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Sustainable Development Sustainable development is defined as ‘the ability to meet our generation’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations‚ it contains two main theories‚ the concept of needs which is based on the idea of providing support to those whom are less fortunate‚ the second theory is called the idea of limitations which is based on the ability to have our technology meet our present needs without harming future generations’. There are many ways you can define sustainable
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