Sustainability is usually laughed at, global warming is not a “reality” right? Yet the fact is something is happening in our world, it’s catastrophic and devastating, and yet many turn away at the thought of becoming a sustainable society. Consumed with the here, the now and the growth of the economy; nations neglect the future needs of their children, grandchildren or even great-great grandchildren. Is it hard to become sustainable, yes but not impossible. It is profitable to become sustainable, yes but not without some loss. Sustainable as described by Merriam-Webster dictionary, able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed [or] involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources [or] able to last or continue for a long time, this indicates a steady progress even if it is a bit slower than expected. Sustainable societies are not hocus pocus, they are a reality in some places around the world. Sustainability is an intermingling of wise resource use and protection of the “quality of life”, it is met by using natural resources sparingly, by recycling or reducing and eventually stopping the use of other non-renewable resources, to provide for our immediate need, but also to conserve and protect the needs of the next generation and to improve the quality of all the lives to come. Without rethinking and changing the way our nations focus on fuels, than there is no way for sustainability to a plausible plan.
B: Quality of life, stop the focus on the unsustainable economic growth.
1: To protect the quality of life for people we need to first change how countries see growth. To change the idea of growth for a country might be difficult, but certainly it would be more accurate on what everyone t...
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... Air quality, is damaged as more are burned. As well these power plants contaminate water everywhere. If water is contaminated than food is also contaminated. Those basic needs are met by reducing or eliminating fossil fuels. As well jobs will be generated to help with the change of the infrastructure for power. This meets the needs of the bottom two tiers of Maslow’s needs. These are real tangible needs that can be achieved with sustainability as the focus. Instead of focusing on economic growth only, nations should compare that growth with the quality of the people’s lives.
C: Resources are limited. Especially the fossil fuels we use wastefully.
1: We must being to limit the amount of fossil fuels we use and enact plans to conserve and preserve what other renewable resources we have. Without proper resource management we will lose lives, economies, and nations.
The following case study critiques Upton’s vision to establish a sustainable community through implementing comprehensive sustainable strategy. The urban periphery development is thought to demonstrate superior execution of sustainable principles in development (Jackson 2007). As a parallel, the report focuses on the development of Upton’s design code and demonstrates how large -scale mix-use developments can incorporate sustainable practice and principles of urban growth.
Whether an organization is domestic or international they have social responsibilities to the communities they operate within and to the shielding of the world. Caterpillar, Inc. is one such company that puts social responsibility at the top of their priorities. They have an abundance of engineers and technologists working on solutions to improve on sustainability. According to the 2012 Sustainability Report (2012), “at Caterpillar, we always ask ourselves, ‘What do our customers need? What does the world need?’ World Resources Institute (WRI) asks those same questions about the communities it serves, and truly delivers some amazing results” (p. 19).
Sustainability can also be well-defined as a capability or aptitude of a thing to be upheld or to sustain the situation. It’s about what are essential to survive currently, deprived of risking the probable for societies in the future to encounter their requirements. a good example of sustainability is to practice wind energy.
5th, we must switch IR focus. 6th, Coal should be a controlled substance: Coal is the one of the largest threats to our economy, as well as our security. 7th, Legal frameworks need to incorporate enmeshment with other species and ecologies to better protect us all. 8th, Global ethics must respond to mass extinction. 9th, we must preserve earth and its beings, and 10th, Sustainably critical ‘due diligence’ for a worldly politics.
Sustainability is an issue that everyone should be concerned about. If the planet Earth is going to exist, as we know it, everyone should wake up and do their part to help achieve a greater level of sustainability. In my English 101 class we learned about the issue of sustainability. Many different topics were discussed and researched throughout the course of the semester. Overall, I think that the sustainability project has been a learning and enlightening experience for everyone in this class. Many more things can be done next semester, since the groundwork has been laid to continue this project for time to come.
People can also reduce the use of fossil fuels by doing simple things for instance switching off lights and appliances when leaving the room. Walking or cycling instead of driving a car or use public transport for maybe longer journeys. Little things like this will make a big difference, making our planet a better place.
Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objects of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimal waste, and create healthy, productive environments (“Sustainable Design”). Focusing primarily on the sustainable design principles, there are five, including: low-impact materials, energy efficiency, quality and durability, design for reuse and recycling, and renewability. As sustainability appears to become the necessary trend in architecture, the question concerning the cost versus outcome of “going green” really an investment or a waste of time and money comes to mind. With our research provided below, we believe the expenses may truly be with the investment in the end.
Sustainability is a concept with a diverse array of meanings and definitions – a widely used glamorous, ambiguous, ambivalent and vague concept that is used by different stakeholder groups in various ways. Presumably to avoid noodling over a terminology or to avoid the confrontation with a definition, most widely the concept is broken down a planning process (c.f. e.g. Döring & Muraca, 2010). That is why most common sustainability is understood as sustainable development.1
The idea of water is often overlooked as being something that we need to try ad sustain. We have the whole ocean and there seems to constantly be a storm dumping rain over the country at all times. But do we really have enough water to support all our needs including the irrigation for our crops and the water that we need to consume to stay healthy? Do the rivers and streams hold a quality of clean and healthy water? The project that I am about to discuss was set into play in order to try and tackle these questions as well as many other concerns such as flood protection, wildlife and recreation uses, and actively getting the people aware and supportive of change. This project is known as modernizing water management and building a national sustainable rivers program. The nature conservancy teams up with the Army Corps of Engineers in trying to find sustainable solutions to river health. Throughout the 20th century the United States built thousands of Dams and several other types of water projects to try and meet the growing need that was present from water, food, flood protection, hydropower and navigation. Of all the dams that were built some 40-80 years ago there is very few of them that have been fully reviewed to see if they meet the current needs. They have not been inspected to prepare for future circumstances or to observe any new updates that they may be in need of. With the idea of this sustainable project we can now attempt to modernize the operations and to improve the social, economic and environmental benefits that they can provide for us now as well as for the future generations that are still to come. The idea is to improve our current dams and try to build a better system to manage the waterways through our countr...
By rethinking development, the focus of growth needs to be based less on increasing consumption and more on increasing quality of life. The change would also have to be from a US model to something different. The US model is one of over-consumption, where purchases are not always necessary and there is a great deal of waste. Instead, there needs to be a greater push for sustainability, for consumers as well as for producers. The need for development in education needs to be at the top of development priorities as well.
In order for any country to survive in comparison to another developed country they must be able to grow and sustain a healthy and flourishing economy. This paper is designed to give a detailed insight of economic growth and the sectors that influence economic growth. Economic growth in a country is essential to the reduction of poverty, without such reduction; poverty would continue to increase therefore economic growth is inevitable. Through economic growth, it is also an aid in the reduction of the unemployment rate and it also helps to reduce the budget deficit of the government. Economic growth can also encourage better living standards for all it is citizens because with economic growth there are improvements in the public sectors, educational and healthcare facilities. Through economic growth social spending can also be increased without an increase of taxes.
Prevent dangerous climate change by phasing out fossil fuels (oil, coal, gas) and replacing them with clean renewable energy such as solar.
Sustainability simply defined to me as balancing act between the development of sustainability is necessary for both planet Earth and humans to survive. This is reinforced in the World Commission on Environment and Development report (1987) that sustainable development must meet the needs of the present without compromising the well-being of future generations”. The Earth Charter Organization widened the idea of sustainability to respect for a culture of peace, universal human rights, nature, and economic justice (What is sustainability?, n.d.).
I believe that we have several responsibilities towards future generations, including sustainable energy sources, managed resources, conservation, and to impart knowledge of environmental sustainability in a widespread way. I believe that must fulfill these obligations for the continuation of the human species survival in the future.
Economic development typically involves improvements in a variety of indicators such as literacy rates, life expectancy, and poverty rates. Due to the fact that GDP alone does not take into account other aspects such as leisure time, environmental quality, freedom, or social justice; alternative measures of economic well-being have been proposed. Essentially, a country’s economic development is related to its human development, which encompasses, among other things, health and education. These factors are, however, closely related to economic growth so that development and growth often go together.