internet access available‚ adding softer seats and expanding private space for passengers may persuade private car users to take the bus or train instead. Cheaper fares and subsidising sustainable transport will reduce expenditure by the public and see a growth in demand as costs of unsustainable means will appear more expensive. More “cycle to work” and “park and ride” programs could be established to promote health and fitness but also as an incentive to avoid travelling by unsustainable means. Pedestrianising
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Sustainability Management Nowadays the concept of sustainability is widely recognized in many corporations‚ organizations‚ government sectors and even in school or university. From my opinion‚ Sustainability is needed on a global (macro) scale‚ on macro-micro scale (government‚ NGO’s and business) and also on an individual level. The causes are: Greed and rent seeking‚ scarcity of resources‚ misuse of power‚ wrong moral and ethical standards. The Effects are: Climate change‚ rising inequality in
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rather volatile territory to simply tell a grim tale of North/ South exploitation but to understand the ways in which this exploitation occurs. The tread that I pull out from this tale is one that ties to ‘sustainable development’” [1]. 2: Sustainability in Architecture Architecture is one of the most conspicuous forms of economic activity. It is predicted that the pattern of architectural resource intensity
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There are advantages and disadvantages from both sides with a mouse and elephant mergers between them. The mouse benefits from the elephant in that the elephant can provided a larger customer base‚ more capital‚ and expertise in the industry. While the disadvantages for the mouse are that some of the company culture can be lost when acquired by a big elephant‚ control over the company is sometimes lost‚ and some of the mission of the original company may be lost. For the elephant‚ the mouse brings
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Sustainability When the industrial revolution first came‚ people did not pay much attention to its effects on the environment‚ for in the early stages‚ the damages were not apparent. The fact that industrial activity immensely benefited people resulted in worldwide rapid growth of industries. However‚ the more the industries spread‚ the more nature suffered. People eventually became aware that not only did manufacturing factories cause air‚ water‚ and land pollution‚ but they also destroyed natural
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environment. I switch off the lights when I leave the house. This does not only meet the present needs but also not compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. This has been a huge eye opener and thinking of the topics like teenage pregnancy‚ this is not helping us as a country to be sustainable and developed as the resources are less than the population. My comment: “It’s all in the outcome - Consequentialism” – utilitarianism and the sustainability problem “We living in
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Sustainability Describe six different features of the natural environment that must be considered at the planning stage of a project. Water Quality: Water for human consumption is extracted from our local reservoirs‚ rivers and boreholes. It needs to be treated to be made potable water. It is then distributed from a system of pipes across the UK. Water cannot contain any form of bacteria as this would affect people health. This is why it’s important to protect local reservoirs‚ rivers and boleshole
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Many products we use today are made in China. Trade between Australia and China has heightened in the last couple of years. China has one of the world’s largest economies. It has an increasing role in shaping the world economy‚ accounting for a third of the increase in the world’s gross domestic product and imports for the period 2000 to 2003 (The Economist 2004). It is also home to a population of 1.3 billion inhabitants‚ consuming a variety of goods from food items to luxury commodities‚ toys‚
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Sustainability is a word that we have been hearing a lot in the recent years‚ but do we actually know what does it mean? More importantly‚ do we know how to achieve sustainability or be sustainable? And what are the consequences of being or not being sustainable? These are all questions we have to know their answers in order to preserve what we already have for future generations. Sustainability has many definitions and it depend on how the person defines it. To me‚ sustainability is the action
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PROJECT BRIEF 2013 Successful individuals and organisations do things better‚ smarter and more productively while reducing their everyday environmental impacts. To bring a global perspective to your learning in 2012 we will focus on sustainable practices in Norway and or Mongolia and compare the sustainable practices in those countries to Australian practices. Choose ONE (1) of the following topics and write NO MORE than 2000 words EXCLUDING in text referencing‚ bibliography and appendices
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