The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Promoting Sustainable Development To care about sustainable development means to accept responsibility for the well-being of future generations and also of our habitat‚ of our planet. An affirmative attitude towards sustainability has to be an integral part of the moral foundation of our activities and of our lifestyle. This means that promoting sustainable development must be an important aspect of the educational agenda at all levels. It starts in kindergarten
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The Role of ICT in Improving Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development By Ikwueto Oliver PDE/2013/00232 1. INTRODUCTION The emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has transformed teaching and learning to a more viable and effective method and would likely set the standard for the future. Iloeje (2002) asserts that the interactivity in education and learning techniques brought about by the new technology has created a whole new learning environment and transformed
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revitalise local economies. However‚ like other forms of development‚ tourism can also cause its share of problems‚ such as social dislocation‚ loss of cultural heritage‚ economic dependence and ecological degradation. Learning about the impacts of tourism has led many people to seek more responsible holidays. These include various forms of alternative or sustainable tourism such as: ’nature-based tourism’‚ ’ecotourism’ and ’cultural tourism’. Sustainable tourism is becoming so popular that some say that
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ES34 – Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture TAKE HOME FINAL EXAMINATION Querubin‚ Emmanuel S. BS Environmental Science-III 1. What are the ecological and socio-economic requirements for sustainable agriculture? Explain. According to the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Standards‚ the ecological and socio-economic requirements for sustainable agriculture include social and environmental management system‚ wherein it should incorporate a set of policies and procedures managed
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One of the most heavily discussed topics‚ in this last decade‚ is the environmental decay of our planet. Diverse concepts have materialized in order to find solutions for the problem. Ecology and sustainable growth have been confirmed to be the main solutions currently. Innovations for sustainable growth include: creation of hybrid cars‚ recycling and minor discharge of carbon dioxide in factories among others (Christ 23). Environmental awareness was also introduced to the world of fashion‚ unfortunately
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among Progress into the future people want the results of science we live our lives due to science but often many of our general populous does not agree with the means we use to get the radical discoveries of science. I can see how traditions can hinder progress:if you subscribe to past ideals it can deter from advancement. If we are going to look back at what Mary and John did in the past to solve a problem every time‚ then how are we going to move forward? What am saying is that look back once
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Sustainable material －POROUS PAVEMENT -- OPEN-JOINED PAVING BLOCKS Introduction: This essay will focus on the application of open-joined paving blocks to minimize the impact of urban development on natural drainage system-capturing‚ slowing and absorbing storm water in the urban condition. In the natural system‚ 10% surface flow‚30% evapotranspiration‚ 40% infiltration‚ 20% interflow‚ while in an urban condition‚ 75% surface flow to pipes‚ 15% evapotranspiration
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do we mean by sustainable energy? Sustainable energy is about using energy wisely and using energy generated from clean sources and clean technologies. Wise energy use is the first step to ensuring we have sustainable energy for present and future generations. Being efficient with our energy will reduce our household and business energy bills‚ reduce the amount of energy we need to produce in the first place and cut energy related greenhouse pollution. So sustainable energy is not
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FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT 5.1 Marketing Management The potential role of marketing techniques in sustainable tourism Seeking to understand the customers in terms of their motivations and determinants Need to scan its business environment for relevant data that might determine the stances it takes towards sustainable tourism The potential role of marketing techniques in sustainable tourism (cont.) The scanning should involve: 1. 2. 3. 4. Government legislation on
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for Sustainable Construction The construction of buildings in the United States accounts for thirty percent of waste output annually. The construction of these buildings also consume seventy-one percent of the total electrical energy in the U.S. Due to the diminishing health of our planet‚ it is evident that sustainability in construction is a necessity. Sustainable‚ or green‚ buildings are not only beneficial to the planet‚ but also to the owner‚ the designer‚ and the builder. Sustainable buildings
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