Economic development is the sustained‚ concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Economic development can also be referred to as the quantitative and qualitative changes in the economy. Such actions can involve multiple areas including development of human capital‚ critical infrastructure‚ regional competitiveness‚ environmental sustainability‚ social inclusion‚ health‚ safety‚ literacy‚ and other initiatives. Economic
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Environment‚ Development and Sustainability (2005) 7: 501–518 DOI 10.1007/s10668-004-5539-0 Ó Springer 2005 DEBATES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A HOLISTIC VIEW OF REALITY LEONARDO ALBERTO RIOS OSORIO1‚*‚ MANUEL ORTIZ LOBATO2 and ´ XAVIER ALVAREZ DEL CASTILLO3 1 Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Edifici Campus‚ TR10‚ Calle Colom‚ 2‚ P.O. 08222 Terrassa‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 2UNED (Distance Education University of Spain)‚ Terrassa‚ Barcelona; 3Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Terrassa
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provide the reader with what the “take-home message” is from these studies. Second‚ I will give a summary of the study on affordances and how this perception-action connection applies to development. Finally‚ I will be providing some of my own insight‚ thoughts‚ and arguments on the studies and material provided in the following. After reading this paper‚ one should have a general understanding of what it takes for a being to be able to reach‚ grasp‚ and catch effectively; what affordances are and how
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look back and smile on or laugh at and I have also had bad times that I can look back and learn from or shed a few tears from. This paper will cover just a handful of the experiences that I have had in my life. I will also be using the adult development theories that I have learned to analyze these experiences and explain how they have affected my life up to now and how they will continue to affect my life as I strive to accomplish my goals in the future. The city I grew up in was fairly small
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Science‚ Medicine and Technology What is sustainable development? Sustainable development has been defined in many ways‚ but the most frequently quoted definition is from Our Common Future‚ also known as the Brundtland Report:[1] Sustainable development has various definitions; a well-known definition is that of the Brundtland Report. According to the Brundtland Report‚ "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
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products containing nanomaterials move from research and development into production and commerce. Nanotechnology also has the potential to improve the environment‚ both through direct applications of nanomaterials to detect‚ prevent‚ and remove pollutants‚ as well as indirectly by using nanotechnology to design cleaner industrial processes and create environmentally responsible products.
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qChapter 11: Curriculum Development Farid Ljuca‚ Srdjan Lozo‚ Vladimir Simunovic‚ Hans-Martin Bosse‚ Martina Kadmon 1. Introduction Process of curriculum development is essential for successful achieving educational goals for medical students. It asks for systematic approach which should respect several aspects: the needs of patients‚ of the society‚ the students and teaching staff. This process should be maximal efficient and effective; it should be built upon previous work. Process itself should
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Language development is a major accomplishment and is one of the most rewarding experiences for anyone to share with a child. Children learn to speak and understand words by being around adults and peers who communicate with them and encourage their efforts to talk. As I observed Olivia‚ a typically developing 5 year old girl‚ I referred to the Symbolic Play Scale Check List (Westby‚ 1980). This check list helped me to recognize the different stages of appropriate language development during play
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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY (DRAFT) INTRODUCTION NALIS is mandated by Act No. 18 of 1998 Part II‚ Section 4 to: (a) provide a national library and information service‚ easily accessible to members of the public‚ in order to facilitate cultural‚ economic‚ educational‚ political and social development of the people of Trinidad and Tobago; (b) maintain‚ develop and make easily accessible to members of the public‚ a comprehensive collection of material and information‚ with particular emphasis
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Cognitive Development: Overview Author: Anne Hurley I. Main Objectives Learn that: • • • • Developmental theory views cognition as a sequential and increasingly complex unfolding of biologically driven abilities. These abilities can be influenced by the environment. There are five basic aspects‚ or fields‚ of development. These fields are language‚ visual-motor tasks‚ fine motor development‚ gross motor development‚ and social behavior. Different theorists have proposed different
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