Sustainable and Unsustainable development Sustainable Development Concept Sustainable development is a pattern of social and structured economic transformations (i.e. development) which optimizes the economic and societal benefits available in the present‚ without jeopardizing the likely potential for similar benefits in the future. A primary goal of sustainable development is to achieve a reasonable and equitably distributed level of economic well-being that can be perpetuated continually for
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AMENDED 1966 KOSI TREATY AND 1997 KOSI STUDY AGREEMENT Dr. AB Thapa Summary: The 1966 Revised Kosi Treaty is a landmark treaty entitling Nepal absolute right to use the entire water of the Kosi in whatever way Nepal pleases. The amendment of the Kosi treaty from 99 to 199 years solely serves Nepal’s interest. There is no justification in blaming King Mahendra for this amendment to 199 years. The 1997 Kosi Study Agreement
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the Rajasthan desert depend on animal husbandry because‚ Rajasthan Desert gets very little rainfall which is around is 100 to 250 mm. in a year. Agriculture is not a dependable proposition in Rajasthan after the rainy season due to lack of well irrigation. The arid‚ drought - prone regions are supported by trees and grass. This makes animal husbandry a viable option for livelihood of farmers. 3. Rajasthan desert is the most densely populated desert in the world. The Rajasthan Desert is the
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Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of water harvesting. But few know abut the economic advantages of the water harvesting structures it has built and promoted in villages. For every RS 100 invested in small earthen check-dams known as Johads‚ the economic production in villages has risen by RS 400. And all this prosperity has come through the use of only three per cent of the total rainwater. The dense forests disappeared under the railway tracks‚ in
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toimprove this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2012) | Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. It has been used to provide drinking water‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ as well as other typical uses. Rainwater collected from the roofs of houses and local institutions can make an important contribution to the availability of drinking water. See also first flush. Contents [show] | -------------------------------------------------
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Chapter 11 Agriculture Review Questions 1. What events lead to the beginnings of the First Agricultural Revolution? How did the First Agricultural Revolution lead to the formation of urban areas? (you should incorporate plant domestication‚ and animal domestication in your answer) Events that lead to the beginnings of the First Agricultural Revolution are plant and animal domestication helped humans settle down. Plant domestication allowed humans to cultivate root crops and seed crops
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enables civilization to develop is the need for great natural resources‚ what I find that both Mesopotamia and Egypt had in common was they were close to the water. This helped and benefited them in a lot of ways. A water source helped them form irrigation systems so they could grow their own food and make a profit from it. Water and the rivers were also a means of traveling. If it were not for the water source close to both civilizations they would not have been able to get around the world for trade
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Rainwater Harvesting‚ but also water management systems‚ where conservation of water was the prime concern. Traditional water harvesting systems were Bawaries‚ step wells‚ jhiries‚ lakes‚ tanks etc. These were the water storage bodies to domestic and irrigation
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wrinkled‚ water-scarred limestone rocks set in groves of bamboo and chrysanthemum. But all that beautiful landscapes‚ natural water flow‚ and fishes were all troubled starting in the 1950s by authorities which constructed dams and weirs to improve irrigation and control floods‚ disrupting the cleansing circulation of fresh water. Lake Tai made an ideal habitat for China’s chemical industry‚ which expanded prolifically in the 1980s. Chemical factories consume and discharge large quantities of water‚
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methods. Therefore the civilizations of the old America were magnificent and advanced civilizations. The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan civilizations possessed great knowledge when it came to construction‚ which allowed them to make roads‚ pyramids‚ and irrigation systems that made their lifestyle much more sophisticated. Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés himself describes in document 3 how astonished he was by the magnificence of Tenochtitlán. Even without modern machinery these civilizations were able to
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