SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES by Basudha Chattopadhyay INTRODUCTION Sustainable development means attaining a balance between environmental protection and human economic development and between the present and future needs. It means equity in development and sectoral actions across space and time. 1 It requires an integration of economic‚ social and environmental approaches towards development. Sustainable urban development refers to attaining social equity and environmental
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manner and it works on basic concepts of ecosystem resilience and sustainable use. There is a need to strengthen the capacity of marginalized biodiversity managers (for example‚ local and indigenous communities and traditional farmers) to influence policy‚ seize political opportunities‚ and move forward policy debates. Conservation of Biodiversity and other natural resources is not enough to attain the goal of developing sustainable solutions .An integrated approach which incorporates the concepts
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Kimpton Hotels’ EarthCare program brings the business’s philosophy of environmental responsibility straight to its properties‚ starting with its pioneering Eco Floor at the Hotel Triton in San Francisco in 1994. Today EarthCare’s efforts include: * Using environmentally friendly cleaning supplies in all rooms. * Printing corporate collateral on recycled paper using soy-based ink. * Usring recycled paper for all printing property-wide. * Serving organic‚ shade grown‚ and/or fair trade
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OBJECTIVES 3 V. THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE POLICY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION 3 1. Policy1. Sustainable management and development of fisheries 3 2. Policy 2 & 3 Decentralisation and community involvement in fisheries management & Regional‚ Zonal and community co-operation in fisheries management 3 3. Policy 4‚12&13. Institutions and funding mechanisms‚ Human resource development & Research 3 4. Policy5. Investment in fisheries 3 5. Policy.6 Planning and policy making 3
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innovation and growth that has resulted in significant impact. 32–65 OUR STORY 32 The Leader in Private Sector Development 40 Our Priority Sectors 50 Frontier Markets 58 Mobilizing for Maximum Impact CONTENTS This report summarizes IFC’s innovation and leadership role in the private sector. It is organized to highlight our strategy—our role (The Leader in Private Sector Development‚ pages 32–39)‚ what we do (Our Priority Sectors‚ pages 40–49)‚ where we do it (Frontier Markets‚ pages 50–57)‚ and
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certification the venue must 1. focus on personally experiencing nature in ways that lead to a greater understanding and appreciation 2. intergrade opportunities to understand nature into each experience 3. represent best practise for environmentally sustainable tourism 4. positively contribute to the conversation of natural areas 5. provide constructive ongoing contributions to local communities 6. be sensitive to‚ interpret and involve different cultures‚ particularly indigenous culture 7. consistently
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Brazil Case Study Analysis of National Strategies for Sustainable Development This document is one of 19 country case studies that form the knowledge base for a synthesis report entitled “National Strategies for Sustainable Development: Challenges‚ Approaches‚ and Innovations Based on a 19-country Analysis.” The synthesis report and country case studies are available electronically at: http://www.iisd.org/ measure/capacity/sdsip.asp http://www.gtz.de/rioplus/download June 2004 Notice
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Education for Sustainable Development: It is based on the underlying principles and values Sustainable Development; He cares about the welfare of the four dimensions of sustainability: environment‚ society‚ culture and economy; Use a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher thoughts; Promotes learning throughout life; It is locally relevant and culturally appropriate; It is based on the needs‚ perceptions and local conditions but recognizes that meet local
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WORLD PEACE & SECURITY WORLD PEACE World peace is an ideal of freedom‚ peace‚ and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate‚ either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. The term is sometimes used to refer to a cessation of all hostility among all individuals. For example‚ World Peace could be crossing boundaries via human rights‚ technology‚ education‚ engineering
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THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA By Dorathy Pius Ndangra Federal university Kashere‚ Gombe State Ngeria The philosophy of University education in Nigeria stems from the Nation’s philosophy of education which was derived from the Nation’s philosophies. These philosophies are as found in the National policy on Education (Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ 2004). The fundamental principles about the importance of education to national and individual growth engendered the
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