Debate Achieving sustainable development in Jamaica is unattainable given the present cultural norms of the country. A recent study conducted by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) defines sustainable development as “a process of change in which the exploitation of resources‚ the direction of investments‚ the orientation of technological development and institutional change are made consistent with the future as well as present needs of a nation.” Sustainable development requires
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Topic: The politics of Sustainable Development Dozen of years after the second millennium‚ people are witnessing a world with a high level of complexities‚ trans-boundary issues at a level of dysfunction that seem not to cease. Today‚ humankind is said to have a tendency to produce what they do not necessarily consume‚ and consume what they do not produce; as well as produce far more information than the capacity of any individuals to absorb (Mebratu 1998‚ UNEP 2012). The urges for changes throughout
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Official UN documents‚ as well as the current draft of Rio+20‚ devote substantial space to the model for sustainable development: It must be‚ they say‚ economically viable‚ socially just and environmentally correct. It is the famous triplet called The Triple Bottom Line (the line of the three pillars)‚ coined in 1990 by John Elkington‚ from Great Britain‚ founder of the ONG SustainAbility. But this model cannot withstand a serious critique. Economically viable development: in the political language
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GE2240 Sustainable Development in China and its Global Impact Instructor: YANG Xiaojing Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China Student Name: Leung Ching Man‚ Mandy Student No.: 53372270 Date: 19/11/2013 Review of the Issue and Situation Facing tremendous pressure like rapid population growth‚ soaring energy consumption and environmental degradation‚ China has to facilitate urbanization in a more sustainable way. Creating individual green buildings is not scarce
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at propelling the organization into a sustainable corporation. Among the strategic issues affecting sustainability are identified as obesity‚ advertisements targeting children‚ environmental pollution and treatments of animals. These and others factors have pressured McDonald’s to shift to a more socially responsible position‚ as evident in its current corporate social responsibility practices. The study ends with recommendations geared towards a sustainable corporation. 2. Introduction
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aware and being green. To grow into the future‚ businesses need to apply eco-efficient practices to produce better outputs. Everything a business does in relation to its products‚ services‚ people‚ and the community around it‚ should contribute a sustainable future. To be successful in the long-term‚ leaders must look beyond what they are doing today and consider what they will be doing in the near future and in the far future. This is an ever-changing world. This means they need to implement ethical
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1 Yan King Cho Sustainable competitive advantage In tourism industry‚ Changes is rapid. Innovation is the way for remaining their business situation and attracting more customers from other market pool. Innovating Strategy to expand own advantage to become sustainable. It increases competitiveness of the company to defeat the rivals. Dess et al.(2005) state that “Strategic innovations can be distinguished from the incremental and ‘accidental’ changes‚ as stately‚ by definition‚ includes a sustained
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Geography “Evaluate one or more sustainable strategies designed to improve life in urban areas” (10 marks) Throughout this answer I shall be discussing and stating different strategies used by the Vancouver Mayor‚ whose actions have allowed the city Vancouver to be renowned as one of the greenest cities in the world‚ whilst improving the lives of the population. Firstly‚ a CityPlan was incorporated in 1995‚ which gives direction for developing sustainable communities. Before that‚ there was
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Research Paper on Sustainable Low- Income Housing The most successful‚ long term‚ low-income housing projects are those that use sustainable design and address the social‚ cultural‚ and economic needs of residents. Traditionally built low-income housing projects are associated with high crime rates and high mortality rates among the residents who live in them. They do not provide for the needs of residents‚ resulting in many of the problems these low-income housing projects face today. These problems
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INTRODUCITION the construction industry has many advantages as well as many disadvantage. For one side‚ this industry provides new ways to improve our lifestyle and welfare‚ it help us to survive climate‚ and give us plenty of facilities to all the social need that we have. But the bad part of this industry is that in order to satisfy all our needs‚ the environment results damaged‚ due the exploitation of the natural resources needed to produce construction materials‚ and the devastation of natural
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