Globalization‚ Consumerism and Unsustainable Consumption Praveena Rajkobal IGD Program SPARC Colombo University Background Paper (Final) 1 This paper (i) attempts to establish the connection between globalization and consumerism and thereafter (ii) attempts to investigate the impacts of globalization and consumerism on unequal distribution of wealth and (iii) attempts to investigate the impacts of globalization and consumerism on unsustainable consumption and environmental degradation together
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large it is only a mere 1/25th the world population‚ which currently is around 6.5 billion people. With large numbers like these and an outlook for continuous growth‚ it must be taken into concern that at some point‚ the U.S. and the world as a whole is going to reach its carrying capacity‚ a point at which the resources in an environment can no longer support a greater population. Though this may still be hundreds of years away‚ by addressing energy consumption and depletions concerns now we can
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Fruit and vegetable consumption among young adults The World Health Organisation is predicting that chronic disease will account for over sixty per cent of deaths; with 41 million deaths by 2015.1 Up to 80% chronic disease could be prevented by eliminating tobacco use‚ unhealthy diet‚ physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol.2 Chronic disease and obesity in Australia are continuing to contribute to premature death and burden of disease.3 Cardiovascular disease and cancer remain the main
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matter. When it comes to living in America‚ everyone wants to live the American Dream. Everyone wants a big house‚ luxurious cars and a white picket fence around your property. In Christine Page’s paper A History of Conspicuous Consumption‚ she talks about conspicuous consumption and how it refers to the ostentatious display of wealth for the purpose of acquiring or maintaining status or prestige. The thought process is you have to show how worthy and successful you are by buying expensive things. If
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PROSPECTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PAKISTAN – WAY FORWARD CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION “Energy is synonymous with civilisation. It is the lifeline for economic growth and development. The continuing volatility of fuel prices and conventional energy’s deep carbon foot print coupled with close nexus between water‚ energy‚ and food security has brought energy access and energy security issues into even sharper focus” - Asif Ali Zardari‚ President of Pakistan Today‚ only 55% of Pakistan’s population
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g Table of contents Introduction “We’ve embarked on the beginning of the last days of the age of oil. Embrace the future and recognize the growing demand for a wide range of fuels or ignore reality and slowly—but surely—be left behind.” -Mike Bowlin‚ chairman and CEO of ARCO (now BP)‚ speech in Houston‚ 9 Feb 1999 As the quotation already clearifies alternative fuels are nessecary to support our energy demand. This paper will focus on one of the alternative fueles‚ namely: wind
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Power‚ Pollution and Ecological Restoration India is presently amongst the top ten power generating nations in the world and accounts to approximately 4% of the world’s total electricity generation. India has the per person energy requirement of 0.7 kW approximately. [1] The following kinds of power stations (based on means of production) are presently meeting Indian power requirements: 1. Thermal Power 2. Hydro Power 3. Nuclear Power 4. Renewable Power Thermal based stations actually
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Product The Garnier Fructis fortifying cream shampoo colour last is one of a large assortment of shampoos on the market. In the midst of such a large range of competitors‚ Garnier has taken steps to make their product stand out. The product is distinctively designed with a dark red bottle‚ combined with a dark green cap and label. The opening cap is small and rounded and differs to the usual large opening cap of most shampoos. The general theme amongst shampoos is very bright bold colours so this products
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11.2 Non-Conventional Sources of Energy 705 11.2 NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY Introduction The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century ushered in new technologies. The spurt in inventions in that century was unprecedented in many ways. Some of these inventions involved use of natural resources like coal and oil. The thought of exhaustible nature of these resources and the environmental damage from the use of these resources never occurred either to the inventors or the subsequent generations
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GUIDANCE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE‚ LOW CARBON SUPERMARKET BUILDINGS REPORT V2.0 JUNE 2011 WWW.TARGETZERO.INFO The European operations of Tata Steel comprise Europe’s second largest steel producer. With main steelmaking operations in the UK and the Netherlands‚ they supply steel and related services to the construction‚ automotive‚ packaging‚ material handling and other demanding markets worldwide. Tata Steel is one of the world’s top ten steel producers. The combined
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