Geography- Iguazu Falls‚ also known as Iguassu Falls or Iguaçu Falls‚ are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The name for the falls comes from the Guarani word for‚ “great water”. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The falls are taller than the Niagara Falls‚ and twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horseshoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River. Iguazu Falls are
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September 11‚ 2008 Feature Story Case Study: Nau Innovating for Social Consciousness By Alex Slawsby Can a for-profit enterprise succeed if its main innovation is valuing social consciousness as much as shareholder returns? The question is particularly relevant in a time of high gas prices and a growing sense that our current consumption of natural resources is simply unsustainable. The founders of Nau‚ a fledgling retail outerwear company‚ believed the answer to this question to be a resounding
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JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 1‚ 2004 145 THE ROLE OF PURCHASING IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS by Craig R. Carter University of Nevada‚ Reno and Marianne M. Jennings Arizona State University Researchers over the past several years have advocated that the role of logistics must expand to encompass social responsibility (Bowersox 1998; Poist 1989; Stock 1990). Most recently‚ Murphy and Poist (2002) noted that research in the area of socially responsible
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Perito Moreno Glacier This report is based on the world-known Perito Moreno Glacier. The Perito Moreno Glacier is a well-acknowledged landscape and is a major tourist attraction in Argentina‚ it is one of the highlights of the Los Glacieres National Park. Remarkably‚ the Perito Moreno Glacier is included in the top 100 UNESCO World Heritage list for its great importance world-wide. Hopefully‚ this can inform you on how truly amazing the Perito Moreno Glacier is‚ and can encourage you to one day
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SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE "The air does not cease to have weight‚" writes Durkheim‚ "although we no longer feel that weight."(1) The point is‚ of course‚ how do we know that there is that thing called "air" out there if we do not feel its presence? What Durkheim was interested to show‚ indeed‚ was that those elements of reality that he came to call social facts(2) were out there‚ regardless of whether the individuals felt their presence or not. Actually‚ the individuals are almost never aware
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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 12-1-2010 A Study on eco-friendly merchandise in a resort retail environment Lindsey C. Patrick University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Repository Citation Patrick‚ Lindsey C.‚ "A Study on eco-friendly merchandise in a resort retail environment" (2010). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/ Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 723. http://digitalcommons.library.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/723 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access
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Introduction Chile is a republic located in southwestern South America. On the north side of Chile lies Peru‚ to the east is Bolivia and Argentina‚ and on the south Peru is bounded by the Pacific Ocean. The Archipelagoes Islands extend along the southern coast of Chile from Chiloé Island to Cape Horn. Among these islands are the Chonos Archipelago‚ Wellington Island‚ and the western portion of Tierra del Fuego. Some other islands that belong to Chile include the Juan Fernández Islands‚ Easter Island
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a wide variety of crops and agriculture. However‚ the most important aspect of the Argentinean countryside was the plenty of pasture to help raise precious food source of cattle. The southern part of Argentina is characterized by the steppe-like Patagonia that covers nearly half of the country. This area resembles the central Asian steppe area and the southern African Savannah‚ and has relatively a low population living in this region. The Patagonian steppe climate
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Climate Change and its effects of White water rafting Parker Blackstock ADVG 101 T00038741 Nov 24/2012 Angela Bueckert With the rising effects of Global warming taking its toll on glaciers and agriculture in British Columbia‚ surprisingly the white water rafting industry has managed to grow significantly in the last 20 years. As the global temperature continues to rise‚ it is predicted that the Glaciers will be reduced to nothing‚ thus taking its effect on water flow. British Columbia
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ECOTOURISM Roots of conservation Conservation is an ethic of resource use‚ allocation‚ and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world‚ its fisheries‚ habitats‚ and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation‚ which are seen as important to protect the natural world. Those who follow the conservation ethic and‚ especially‚ those who advocate or work toward conservation goals are termed conservationists. The conservation
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