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 Energy for India’s Rural Development Anil K Rajvanshi Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Phaltan‚ Maharashtra‚ INDIA www.nariphaltan.org China 2007 1 Structure of talk Present problems in rural India Decentralized high technology solutions Energy production from agriculture Energy devices for cooking and lighting Financial and other instruments Other issues China 2007 2 Present problems in rural India 60% of rural population (~ 400 million) in India
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Appendix 1 8 Appendix 2 9 Appendix 4 10 Appendix 5 10 Appendix 6 11 Introduction Brazil is a country of fast growth and development over the years‚ it is the sixth country with the highest nominal GDP which considered the leading economy in Latin American and the second largest in the western hemisphere. There are several economic events that trace the changes in the history of Brazil’s economy. Brazil was colonized by Portuguese in the 16th century when they enforced colonial treaty‚ trade
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Unilever Brazil: Case Write-Up on Marketing Strategies for Low-Income Consumers Questions 1.Should Unilever target the NE segment? Is the segment attractive and can Unilever compete? What are the pro’s and con’s? According to the Unilever Brazil case‚ Unilever already had an 81% share of the Brazil detergent market which far exceeds than its strong competitor Procter& Gamble’s 15% share. However‚ it is facing a real threat that P&G Brazil may draw on worldwide R&D and marketing
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Running head: SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS 1 Sustainable Solutions Paper Katherine Kem DBA Strategy Dr. Robert Hockin‚ Instructor February 21‚ 2010 Running head: SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Sustainable Solutions Paper Walmart has some of the best supply chain methods in the market‚ and is working to become an industry leader in sustainability. Despite this‚ there is much criticism of this ‘giant’‚ and an in-depth look of their organization from a sustainable lens will review their successes‚ failures
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Brazil is the world’s ordinal rural producer‚ past just the Assembled States. In Brazil‚ the main hereditarily adjusted (GM) harvest was advertised in 1998. The worldwide planting of GMOs tops out at 170.3 million hectares in 2012. Roughly 83.4% of soybean fields in Brazil’s 2012/2013 procure were seeded with GMOs; for corn‚ the esteem was 77.7% (first and second harvest)‚ and GMO cotton maximize 49.4% of the aggregate (Céleres‚ 2013). In 2013‚ the legislature built up the Brazilian Venture for Research
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To many‚ sustainable tourism might be interpreted as sustaining attractions just to ensure there is a continuation of visitors and tourists coming in. However‚ this understanding is too juvenile. According to a 1987 report‚ Our Common Future‚ sustainable development is define as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ (WCED‚ 1987). Fundamentally‚ sustainable development ‘advocates the wise use and conservation
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Sustainable procurement (or Green procurement) is a spending and investment process typically associated with public policy‚ although it is equally applicable to the private sector. It is linked to the wider agenda of sustainable development. Organizations practicing sustainable procurement meet their needs for goods‚ services‚ utilities and works not on a private cost-benefit analysis‚ but with a view to maximising net benefits for themselves and the wider world. In doing so they must incorporate
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Zika virus in Brazil has effected the 2016 summer Olympics. Zika is an illness that is caused by a rare‚ infected‚ Aedes mosquito bite. Zika affects pregnancy’s because the disease can cause birth defects. There is a one in thirteen chance that the infected mother could have a baby with birth defects. Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most associated with zika. Guillain-Barré syndrome is where your body’s immune system attacks your nerves. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tips
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Sustainable Architecture "Sustainable Architecture" - this phrase in recent years is mentioned a lot. The concept of "sustainable architecture" is associated‚ even identified with the concept of green architecture‚ ecological architecture‚ environmentally friendly‚ energy efficient ... to reach a stable value for the environment human life‚ reduce negative impacts on the environment in the present and future. However‚ although this interpretation is correct‚ but only one aspect‚ because that’s
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