ABSTRACT KEYWORDS: Sustainable Development‚ Oil Industry‚ Common Good‚ Tension‚ Harmonization‚ Oikonomy Moments of crisis can represent an opportunity‚ given that fact that they allow for the cleansing of ideas and behavior‚ through a process of discernment‚ becoming a primordial opportunity to implement the so called Sustainable Development. The moments of tension may arise in different configurations; in fact‚ tension is everywhere and its part of the human condition. Only a correct judgment
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A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2007-2016 Proposed by the National Commission for Sustainable Development 2 A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2007-2016 National Commission for Sustainable Development 20th December 2006 This proposed Sustainable Development Strategy for the Maltese Islands was adopted by the National Commission for Sustainable Development on 13 November 2006‚ in terms of Article 8 (7f) of the Environment Protection
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This essay will focus on some of advantages and disadvantages of public transportation. First of all‚ I’d like to talk about advantages of public transportation. Using public transportation can reduce the number of people who drive their own car. It can ease traffic jam and improve road condition. We can also reduce air pollution by using public transportation. Public transportation can accommodate a lot of people and send them various destinations. It leads to the reduction of harmful
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water‚ energy and the environment. The World Bank‚ for example‚ uses the discourse of ‘financial‚ physical‚ human‚ social and natural capital’ in its conceptualization of sustainable development. The Brundtland Commission report on ‘Our Common Future’ (WCED‚ 1987) focuses on institutional imperatives in addressing sustainable development issues‚ including political‚ economic‚ social and administrative systems. The Brundtland Report explicitly addresses the matter of production and technological
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The concept of sustainable development is based on the rising environmental problems‚ socio-economic issues to do with poverty and inequality‚ and concerns about a healthy future for humanity. There is no definitive definition of sustainable development as it is thought of differently by many other people throughout the world. Sustainable Development is founded on the principle that mankind should advance without causing permanent damage to ecosystems and the resources they provide‚ how these resources
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information modeling for sustainable design and LEED® rating analysis Salman Azhar a‚⁎‚ Wade A. Carlton a‚ Darren Olsen a‚ Irtishad Ahmad b a b McWhorter School of Building Science‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ AL‚ USA Department of Construction Management‚ Florida International University‚ Miami‚ FL‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Today‚ there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building ’s sustainable features are made during
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Education for Sustainable development – strategies for School Improvement Investigation of strategies for education for sustainable development and School improvement. 1. Introduction a. Rationale The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) would like all schools to be sustainable by 2020 and to prepare students for a lifetime of sustainable living through its teaching‚ its fabric and its day to day activities. It is guided by a commitment to care for oneself‚ for each other
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Role of Air Transport in the Economy 1. In an increasingly globalised economy‚ air transport is a vital element of the country’s transport infrastructure. The impact of civil aviation as a sector on the general economic activity has been studied systematically and documented for some of the Western developed countries. By itself‚ the Civil Aviation Sector contributes significantly to the process of development by generating employment opportunities directly and indirectly besides facilitating enhancement
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professionally and correctly. This is because once a duty of care is established; the QAS has to ensure that they do not breach that duty. Virca Does not apply to case where transport is not required‚ but the documentation still needs to be completed with all Patient details and applied management and advice given. Patients who refuse transport. There is still a concern amongst Paramedics that they have no defence against negligence apart from transporting every person they attend. In some instances this
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early 1950 ’s a time of technological growth were speed was considered high priority and was evidence of stronger economy. The belief was that Supersonic aircraft would replace all other aircraft what would eventually become known as a supersonic transport (SST). In aviation‚ high-speed and altitude where the most desired progress where faster and higher was better. Research and design studies into supersonic flight at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE)‚ and comparable projects in France undertook
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