SUSTAINABILITY AND CITY DEVELOPMENT A critique of the Implementation of the Abuja master plan By DANMOLE‚ Taibat OLAITAN M.Sc; RTP Department of Urban and Regional Planning‚ University of Lagos‚ Akoka-Yaba‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria (Being paper presented for publication by Environmental Conservation Research Team‚ FUT- Akure - Sept 2004) ABSTRACT Rapid urban expansion without effective environmental consciousness means that in virtually every urban
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Tourism is an integrated system where all the elements are linked taking into account the relationships between tourism and economic‚ social‚ cultural and physical environment. In order to develop Strathnagar village as a sustainable tourist and habitable destination‚ a harmony is required between the needs of a visitor‚ the destination and the community. Tourism creates an incentive for environmental conservation‚ preservation of sensitive areas. There are many examples from Scotland where
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REPORT INTRODUCTION Bridgestone Group is the world’s largest tyre manufacturer‚ supplying quality tyres for cars‚ trucks‚ buses‚ construction‚ aircraft and motorcycles. Bridgestone is being chosen as they received a lot of award regarding sustainability as example Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2013. In addition‚ the Bridgestone Group is also involved in the Tyre Industry Project and the Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0 that are established under the World Business Council
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Corporate Social Responsibility 6.1 Community Initiatives 6.2 Youth Action Grants 7. 8. 9. Conclusion Appendix Bibliography .. ... . .. 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 ... 7 .. 7 .. 8 8 . 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 15 16 2|P age 1. Introduction Nowadays‚ sustainability is an increasing essential and important business factor for companies all around the world. Designing‚ producing‚ shipping‚ selling products are threatening our environment‚ workers and inhabitants. This is particularly true for the food and
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To: Council of Executive Vice Presidents Date: 1th of November‚ 2012 From: Anders Fædder Subject: Evaluation of REI’s sustainability goals I am writing in response to your inquiry regarding the plausibility of maintaining the continuous growth of the company as well as satisfying its sustainability goals. The following sections will address the three issues‚ mentioned by top management‚ by first describing them‚ then interpreting them and lastly they will be evaluated. Conclusion and recommendations
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brief will look at how McDonald’s can incorporate the concept of sustainable design in it’s business. The idea is to redesign the concept of the "Happy Meal"‚ paticularly the Happy Meal toy‚ so it’s less wastefull and helps promote the concept of sustainability to our children‚ the generation of the future. The Problem Currently McDonald’s is not viewed as an "ethical" company. This is reinforced by the fact that in 2006 we were voted as the least ethical company by British consumers‚ putting
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Missoula Water Sustainability Missoula H2O Rian Bartsch‚ Kelsey Cowan‚ Austin Colyer‚ Brookland Swingley Intro to Technical Writing April 21‚ 2013 Sustaining natural resources is vital to the survival of every species on Earth. Water sustainability‚ in terms of biology‚ is the maintenance and conservation of water resources that is necessary for the survival of all living things. Sustaining water is essential to many facets of life - biologically‚ environmentally
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INTRODUCTION The internet has served as the universal language of the virtual world since the beginning of the digital era. Some of the great benefits of the internet over other communication network are its global presence‚ easy accessibility and wide scale communications. (The Importance of the Internet‚ 2009) Internet use has exploded in recent years‚ providing a constant‚ ever-changing source of information and entertainment. New headlines are updated by the minute‚ not just daily. You
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Waste Management Sustainability is very important when it comes to our environment and the removal of our waste. Why should we remove our waste properly and what are the benefits of removing of it properly? For starters leaving waste in the environment can seriously damage wildlife kill major ecosystems and so on‚ not to mention the unsightliness of it and smell in our homes and neighborhoods. There are also great benefits to removing waste properly like cost to an individual it can help you save
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Ignorance has always been my first action towards any discussion with regards to the planets sustainability and what can be done to improve such a controversial issue; whether it is a discussion with another person‚ an interview on the television‚ or just an article I have come across in a newspaper or magazine it has always seemed easier to distance myself from the issue rather than come to terms with the fact that the way in which I live my life and how I treat the planet with the things that I
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