Sustainable Development There are many definitions of sustainable development‚ including this landmark one which first appeared in 1987: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainable development (SD) is a pattern of growth in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present‚ but also for generations to come (sometimes
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EUT 1072 – Sustainable Development and Management Exam # 1‚ October 19 2009 Professor: Georges A. Tanguay • Exam total points = 100; 19 mandatory questions and one BONUS. • Answer directly on the questionnaire using available space. • Maximum time : 90 minutes Good luck! PART ONE (50 PTS) ANSWER QUESTION 1 OR QUESTION 2 QUESTION 1 (30 pts) We started the course by arguing that the sustainable development concept was first
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"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: 1) the concept of needs‚ in particular the essential needs of the world’s poor‚ to which overriding priority should be given 2) the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs." Over the past two decades
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Sustainable living 3.A Comment If we look back‚ just 10 or 20 years‚ the technology and consumerism has escalated. The technology has become a big part of our everyday-life. We‚ humans‚ have founded the technology to make our lives easier in so many ways. The statement of Leo Babauta from his blog: “… we rarely stop to consider whether technology and consumerism have always changed our lives for the better.” He is questioning whether the world has change for the better. Even though‚ the everyday
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For the sustainable design‚ it is the philosophy of designing physical objects‚ the built environment‚ and services to comply with the principles of social‚ economic‚ and ecological sustainability. In the Langham Place Hotel‚ there are four areas that have sustainable designs‚ including public area‚ sleep‚ eat or drink and meet or celebrate. For the public area of Langham Place Hotel‚ double glazed windows are used in order to maintain the inside temperature. This take the benefits that can save
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invoke consciousness around sustainability at every step in the design process. We need to lead more sustainable lives. I believe most designers want to do the right thing‚ but we don’t always know what the right thing is‚ nor do we know where to start if we want to get there. As a profession‚ we need to start by thinking about design in a larger way. Today‚ good design is green design; sustainable considerations need to be inherent to the design process‚ not bolted on as an afterthought. Clients
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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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culture‚ Malacca has a huge achievement in year 2008 – Malacca has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site together of Georgetown‚ Penang‚ Malaysia. The declaration has brought a big impact to Malacca in term of tourism where the tourist flow into Malacca has been increased. The tourism attractions of Malacca included Al Azim Mosque‚ Portuguese Square‚ A’Famosa Water World‚ Crocodile Farm‚ St Paul’s Church‚ Poh San Teng Remple and Perigi Rajah Well and more. (http://www.malaccaguide.com)
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Sustainable living is the maintaining of one’s life or lifestyle at a steady level without exhausting resources or causing damage to the environment. It is a lifestyle that assumes continuous economic growth without irreversibly damaging the environment. Sustainable living is also a lifestyle that reduces an individual’s use of natural resource. Having a sustainable lifestyle brings about change especially in the society. It provides us with the energy we need to be a positive force in the world
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The word ’sustainable’ means maintainable or bearable. Hence sustainable development refers to that development which may be prolonged for a considerable period of time or which may be bearable by the system and the society. It refers to a type of development that meets the needs of the present generation‚ maintains same level of development for a longer period of time‚ conserves the existing resources for the future generation so that same level of development could continue and causes very
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