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 Architecture for a Sustainable Future Our environment today suffers from many issues. The most important one from a constructor’s point of view would be the resources depletion problem. Freshwater resources are declining‚ the soil is loosing its fertility‚ and there is a crucial shortage in basic minerals such as zinc‚ copper‚ and phosphorus. These deficiencies would definitely lead to a slowdown in construction growth. According to Rehan Ahmed (2012) construction is the less sustainable
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VOYAGES SOLEIL: THE HEDGING DECISION Industry and Situation Analysis According to the case‚ the Canadian tour operating industry had been flourishing between 1988 and September 11‚ 2001. The Canadian economy growth rate also was increasingly as this industry that was very positively correlated with the overall economy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ there was the terrorist attack the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. As a result‚ both buildings collapsed within two hours‚ destroying
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between both Partnership and Limited Liability Partnership organization and to advise Mr. Tan on the business organization that is more likely to fit his needs for setting up a new consulting business. For this particular project‚ our group assumed that Mr. Tan used to be an accountant working for a big accounting firm and is now looking to set up a small accounting consultancy business. 1 Process Required to Setup Business Organization Below are the processes to setting up a partnership and a
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Red wires marks the beginning of The Economist talking to people who might not yet consider themselves to be Economist readers through its marketing and advertising. It was sparked by research undertaken by the magazine last year which discovered that‚ because of the rise in the number of people going on to university‚ there are now over 3 million people in the UK whose interest in world affairs‚ travel‚ news and politics suggests an unconscious affinity with what The Economist reports on every week
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Chapter 10 Quizzes Salta Company installs a manufacturing machine in its factory at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87‚000. The machine’s useful life is estimated to be 5 years‚ or 400‚000 units of product‚ with a $7‚000 salvage value. During its second year‚ the machine produces 84‚500 units of product. Determine the machines’ second year depreciation under the units of production method: Answer: $16‚900 Cost-Salvage Value/Total units of production (87‚000 – 7‚000)/400‚000 = .2 .2
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Institute of law Nirma University A Research Project On: “Comparative analysis of “limited liability partnership act 2008” with respect to “partnership act 1932” Submitted to: sub mitted by: Prof. Nizam Khan Abhijeet Dubey Asst. Prof. of Law ILNU 11BBL022 Acknowledgement I would like to thank my professor
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Brake-By-Wire A Review of Brake-By-Wire Promises to be the Brake System of the Future Tyler Skaruppa Ivy Tech Community College Author Note: This paper was prepared for Braking Systems‚ taught by Professor Kelley Automobiles have changed considerably since Henry Ford first produced economical vehicles rapidly. He was the one to start the Ford Motor Company. Ford vehicles‚ as many other vehicle companies have allowed people to think in a different
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Sociological Character Analysis: Randy From a sociological perspectives as to why Randy gets in trouble so often this could be related to his race‚ his lack of real family and growing up in the system‚ his lack of education‚ and his lack of money. In the Wire you see the teachers and principal use this against him by threatening to call his foster mom unless he gives them the information they want‚ such as‚ who has been graffitiing school property. His lack of money is what reluctantly drives him
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On Saturday April 30th 2016‚ I did volunteer work with the Green Seattle Partnership at St. Mark’s Greenbelt. It is a recreational park located next to St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. I helped removed some invasive weeds that were a threat to the native plants. I volunteered from 10 am until 2 pm‚ and I enjoyed the time that I spent there. The people I met who were working for this project are very professional‚ and they believe in caring for the environment. They genuinely care about the parks
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