sustainable development
Contents Page Executive Summary 2 . Introduction 3 2. The Site ( Mauds Landing) 3 2.1 History 3 2.2 Background 4 2.3 Importance of Tourism in the Region 5 3. The Proposal 6 3.1 Background 6 3.2 Main Features of the 2 Proposals 7 3.3 Planning Considerations 10 3.4 Main Players involved 10 4. Assessment 12 4.1 Background into the Bellagio Principles 12 4.2 Assessment of the proposal using the Bellagio Principle 13 5. Recommendations 22 6. Conclusion 23 Reference List: 24 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to assess a tourist resort proposal made by Coral Coast Marina Development Pty Ltd (CCMD) at Mauds Landing in terms of its sustainability. The assessment method used in this report is based on the Bellagio Principles which was found to be the most effective method of assessment for this type of proposal. The report describes Mauds Landing in terms of its history and the importance of tourism in the region, then goes on to describe the proposal and its main features. The report concludes with the assessment of the proposal and offers recommendations on ways in which the proposal could be more sustainable. The findings of the report indicate that even though effective communication and public participation were evident in the proposal, the failure of informing the public on a wider level such as in the Perth CBD led to the refusal of the
thomas hardy
Towards the end of the 19th Century, Thomas Hardy composed, "The Darkling Thrush" which illustrates how happiness can be found amid dismay and gloom if one still has hope. Poetic devices strongly emphasize the author's message regarding the bleak isolation of the world and how hope can still remain. Techniques involving the choice of diction, atmosphere, and the change of mood demonstrate Hardy's implication as shown in "The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins, the reader is stricken with ominous images, metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the underlying meaning portrayed by the author. Hardy's opening consists of a speaker leaning on a gate examining his surroundings as the old century draws to a close and a new one is about to emerge. The speaker comments by a simile that, "the tangled bine-stems scored the sky/Like strings from broken lyres". Strong distinctions of the stems being so twisted and warped immediately arouse the reader's visual imagery senses. The choice of the sinister diction allows for the comparison to stand out of its stanza, thus reinstating the importance of Hardy's atmosphere and mood. Not only can contrasts be used within similes to stress visual importance, but also the choice of comparison within a metaphor can strongly affect the reader's emotional response. The choice of comparing nature to a