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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world is putting emphasise on sustainable development. Even in Mauritius we are talking about Maurice ‘ile durable’. So the future of integrated resorts in Mauritius and around the world will go mainly in the pipeline of the sustainability concept. Using a sustainable approach to integrated resort development can offer a real contribution to institutions in terms of optimising their assets and reducing risks‚ costs and impacts. The benefits associated with sustainable integrated resort development
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and great distances between inhabitants‚ Canadians on average use the most energy per capita of the industrialized nations‚ where each citizen accounts for 21 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions per year (Islam et al‚ 2007). Although Canada has much more potential for renewable energy development it remains far behind most industrial nations in developing renewable technologies; this is due to an absence of supportive market structures and necessary government policies and initiatives (Islam
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Sustainable Management Futures Applying appropriate frameworks that have been discussed in the module‚ undertake a sustainability analysis of an organisation of your choice. Assignment Word Count: SID: 0774795 Submitted To: Dr Beatriz Acevedo Suggested content: 1. Brief description of the company chosen (sector‚ location‚ etc.) and identification of main ‘sustainable’ features in your analysis. 2. Analysis of the context: Identify legislation‚ social‚ political and economic context of
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|PAD 816 Development Management | |Challenges of Sustainable Development | |Individual Assignment | |NW Cakata | |Student Number : 201004519
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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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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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MEM 655: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Provide a good conceptual background of the following: a. Education for Sustainable Development * is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable development; * deals with the well-being of all four dimensions of sustainability – environment‚ society‚ culture and economy; * uses a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher-order thinking skills;
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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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When a pilot’s plane crashes in a desert‚ he is met by the little prince. The little prince has traveled around many planets‚ all the while learning about different types of grown-ups and how strange they can be. The final planet the little prince visits is Earth‚ where he meets the pilot and teaches him the importance of love and how to return to his childlike mentality. This is the story of The Little Prince by the French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This novella is Antoine’s commentary
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