Sustainable development has been a topic of discussions and debates among government officials‚ business professionals and other members of the society since the beginning of globalization more than two decades ago. Numerous attempts around the world‚ including Good Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility‚ have been made to ensure sustainable development. In this essay‚ an alternative approach to sustainable development called the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy is introduced. Although the
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To what extent does the problem of urbanization can be met by sustainable development? For the past decades the trend of urbanization has rapidly increased‚ especially in developing countries. Urbanization may be defined as a process in which people from rural areas are migrating to the city. The sudden increase of the population in cities has brought significant problems to their inhabitants‚ the environment and resources. These problems are providing housing with basic facilities and public
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Title: To what extent can the problems of urbanisation be met by a policy of sustainable development? As Allen (2009) has remarked‚ urbanisation is and will be the phenomenon of this century with its ever-increasing impacts on many facets of lives over the world. It can be the root cause of many major problems in the modern societies. This essay will explore the degree to which sustainable development policy can address problems caused by urbanisation. Urbanisation‚ as defined by Afify‚ is
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0.0 Implementation of Sustainable Development Principles in an Infrastructure Investment Case: Rogun HPP A World Bank-funded project in Tajikistan is due to start in 2014. It will comprise a large hydroelectric power station in the mountains and 100km of four-lane carriageway‚ which will extend from the power station to a new retail park. There will also be 100 new apartments next to the retail park. The retail park and apartments will be powered by the electricity from the new power station.
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SECONDARY SCHOOL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNING-BY-DOING. ONANUGA‚ Peter Abayomi pierrenuga@gmail.com Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology Faculty of Education‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ PMB 2002‚ Ago-Iwoye‚ Nigeria. Abstract The study examined the gender differences in attitude of senior secondary school vocational agriculture students in learning-by-doing
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AN APPRAISAL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE POVERTY ERADICATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA BY OJEBISI‚ A. OLUGBENGA Department Of Curriculum and Instruction Studies‚ Federal College of Education (Sp.)‚ Oyo. E-mail: ojebisi_olugbenga@yahoo.com +234-0-8035624949 An Appraisal of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Resources for Sustainable Poverty Eradication and Development in Nigeria Abstract This paper presents an appraisal of
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Sustainable Development Policy and Guide for The EEA Financial Mechanism & The Norwegian Financial Mechanism Adopted: 07 April 2006 Page 1 of 8 1 Introduction 1.1 Policy Statement Sustainable development is of fundamental importance to the donor states of the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism‚ Iceland‚ Liechtenstein and Norway. The donor states consider the primary goal of the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms (the EEA Grants)‚ the reduction of social
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IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPOMENT THROUGH PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE BY SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED AS A PART OF CE IN LEGAL METHODS BY 12BBL015- Alind Chopra 12BBL016 – Aniket Desai UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: DR. MADHURI PARIKH MS.REJITHA NAIR INSTITUTE OF LAW NIRMA UNIVERSITY AHMEDABAD 2012 Table of Content | Index No. | Particulars | Page No. | 1 | Acknowledgement | 3 | 2 | Proposed Title | 4 | 3 |
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Discuss the negative and positive aspects of the development of agriculture. Was it‚ or was it not the worst mistake in the history of the human race? Agriculture is not just a way of growing food; it involves in whole spectrum of cultural changes and adaptations by early human communities. The demands and effects of practicing agriculture as a means of survival created a new kind of community life‚ with new opportunities and new problems for humanity. For most of our history we supported ourselves
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changed American agriculture a great deal. New farming machinery had a large role in the late 19th century‚ giving farmers the opportunity to produce many more crops than they had ever been able to previously. The railroads had an enormous influence on agriculture. They were able to charge the farmers large fees‚ expenses that farmers barely had enough to cover‚ in order to transport their goods throughout the expansive country. The booming industry also changed American agriculture‚ creating monopolies
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