Essays Tagged: "Sustainability"

Finding a Middle Road, an argument between two different types of view points

ity of life and calls urgently for steps to improve their quality of life. The second demand is for sustainability, for ensuring that we do not risk the future in the sake of gains in the present. Thi ... y generations have some duty to enable their successors to live better than themselves. An ideal of sustainability, or of a constant level of well-being through time, may be attractive to think of whe ...

(4 pages) 100 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Hemp

g. Do we choose the path of economics and progress or do we choose the path of environmentalism and sustainability? Is there a median available for us to take where the greens of economy and environme ...

(8 pages) 85 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Management of an ecological dilemma. Warning world population trends

IRONMENTAL STRESS5THE EARTH IS FINITE7QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT7HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH8SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY9CONTRIBUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOL ... relatively more in a smaller number of beloved children, trying to prepare them for a better future.Sustainability of the natural world is everyone's responsibilityIn addressing environmental problems ...

(13 pages) 338 2 4.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Sustainability.

Essay on SustainabilityThe Green Imperative' is an exceptionally good book written by Victor Papanek, who was ... he book is related to ecology and ethics as applied to design and architecture. The introduction of sustainability takes place thereafter. The word `sustainability' means that is not the same as envir ... igners and architects play their part in helping to find solutions.'Papanek's book clearly outlines sustainability and how he strongly feels that architects and designers are the ones who could influe ...

(7 pages) 337 0 4.2 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Evaluation of ASEAN.

outheast Asia except East Timor, a newly established nation in 2000. Here, three different sides of sustainability, economic, environment, and political, will be targeted to evaluate ASEAN's effective ...

(5 pages) 159 1 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Sustainable Food Production

Sustainable Food Production EssayAccording to the Oxford Advanced Learners' English dictionary, sustainability means "keeping an effort going continuously, the ability to last out and keep from fa ... ght or ten billion people will be able to feed itself, others share grave concerns about the future sustainability of current farming practices - especially in poor, food deficit countries with growin ...

(6 pages) 129 0 3.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

David Suzuki and his use of media in environmental education

hor of Silent Spring, 1962) and John Clarke (mountaineer and environmentalist) promoted the idea of sustainability through their work and writings. Many have used their lives as a blueprint for their ...

(6 pages) 56 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Achieving sustainability may be difficult, even impossible, but our aim to reach that goal should always be taken seriously. Do you agree? Provide clear arguments to support your position.

Sustainability is a state or condition that can be maintained over an indefinite period of time.Sust ... ability of future generations to meet their own needs."Yes, I believe that we should try to achieve sustainability because with the unprecedented growth of the human population and technologies it has ... awareness of the environment and our dependence on it have increased as well. The more interest in sustainability the more the understanding.History shows that society has dealt with environmental pr ...

(3 pages) 180 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Bombardier-Opportunities for sustainable development

e my ideas on how our company can explore future opportunities and gain competitive advantage using sustainability as a strategy.I. Cost SavingsI will begin with addressing the financial health of the ... ent opportunity for potential shareholders, we should communicate more confidently on environmental sustainability issues with stakeholders like government to encourage investments in less polluting t ...

(11 pages) 227 0 3.4 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Selling technology breakdown setting up your own business

usiness PlanTable of contentsIntroduction 3Services provided 4Products provided 5The Market 6Market sustainability 8Swot analysis 9Finance Section 11Financial assumptions 12Operating budget year 1 13C ... ds-Our Gateway home computer packages can be tailor made to suit the needs of the individual.Market SustainabilityWill the growth last or has it peaked?10% of those who do not use the Internet say the ...

(17 pages) 137 0 3.8 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Is Competitive Advantage Really sustainable

Assignment 1 -Several Scholars argue that the sustainability of competitive advantage is really a myth in this highly chaotic environment. To sust ... trategy" (Barney 1991).Strategic planning is essential in developing sustainable advantage; Feeny's sustainability model highlights the key issues a company must address if they are to produce a succe ... onmental conditions; Porter's industrial approach; and internal influences, the resource based view.Sustainability model:(Adapted from David Feeny 2001)DaimlerChrysler has historically gained its comp ...

(13 pages) 689 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Prerequisites for Sustainability

Sustainability is quite literally our key to the future, and has justifiably become a worldwide conc ...

(2 pages) 92 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Sustainable Food Production

INTRODUCTIONAccording to the Oxford Advanced Learners' English dictionary, sustainability means "keeping an effort going continuously, the ability to last out and keep from fa ... ght or ten billion people will be able to feed itself, others share grave concerns about the future sustainability of current farming practices - especially in poor, food deficit countries with growin ...

(5 pages) 74 2 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Structural Analysis within Industries

the five competitive forces. It provides an overview of the five competitive forces that determine sustainability of industry profitability. In industry structural analysis the primary task is to ide ... ral analysis. This methodology / model provide a view of the five competitive forces that determine sustainability of industry profitability. This industry model is made effective via a thorough under ...

(5 pages) 42 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Essay on Sustainabilty

els of society. Just as human decisions affect the environment at many levels, so does the need for sustainability exists at many levels.In developed nations, many individuals and families have divers ... which is likely to make them less acceptable to many persons.In business and industry, reaching for sustainability has its own challenges. Efforts at the scale of individual products, such as through ...

(3 pages) 131 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Economic Survey

Economic Survey: United States 2004: Ensuring fiscal sustainability and budgetary disciplineI. SUMMARY:The federal budget has moved from a surplu ... news/releases/2001/12/20011215.htmlOECD (2004) Economic Survey: United States 2004: Ensuring fiscal sustainability and budgetary discipline. Article retrieved on January 25, 2005. http://www.oecd.org/ ...

(3 pages) 80 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Balance of Controlling and Recovering the River

. River is an integral part of Los Angeles, efforts in restoring the river would prove Los Angeles' sustainability as it creates the ultimate vision for connecting people to favorable open space reser ... for connecting people to favorable open space reserves. The great architect of Los Angeles' sustainability, William Mulholland, failed to support the city with enough water after 10 years. Mik ...

(6 pages) 29 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Balance of Controlling and Recovering the River

. River is an integral part of Los Angeles, efforts in restoring the river would prove Los Angeles' sustainability as it creates the ultimate vision for connecting people to favorable open space reser ... for connecting people to favorable open space reserves. The great architect of Los Angeles' sustainability, William Mulholland, failed to support the city with enough water after 10 years. Mik ...

(7 pages) 21 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

To what extent do you consider the concept and principles of sustainable development to be of use to environmental managers?

e great disorder between the different bodies. Broad opinions of what is actually needed to achieve sustainability have slowed down the process of attaining it. The word development in itself could si ... he average individual, this does not seem as drastic as in reality. But every change we make toward sustainability now, no matter how small, will save an immense effort that would be needed in the fut ...

(8 pages) 169 0 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Training and Development Plan.

assessment, instructional design, development and implementation, evaluation, and reinforcement and sustainability. (Learning Design Inc. 2001)Existing EmployeesNeeds Assessment:With the existing empl ... the tasks that were addressed in the training process. (Learning Design Inc. 2001)Reinforcement and sustainability:At SMC Company we will implement team leads for each department. The team leads will ...

(2 pages) 654 0 4.2 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management