Sustainable Development.
Geography 9.1 Paul White Sustainable Development Sustainable Development is a method of progress that does not waste resources and looks after the needs of today without damaging resources for the future. It has sprung out of a need to protect the environment from inefficient use of energy and resources. When countries are looking to develop and make progress it is very easy for them to waste resources and damage the environment, and it is the richer countries that are the worst offenders. With only a quarter of the world's population they use up 75% of the worlds resources; most of which are non renewable and cause considerable amounts of pollution. Because of their large natural increase and fast growing population, when Poorer countries try to improve their standard of living they have neither sufficient money or technology to provide or use additional resources without damaging the environment. Now when there is a problem there is almost always a solution, and in this case the solution is Sustainable Development. There is no blueprint for sustainable development - It needs to be defined to meet and respect the particular needs and circumstances of individual countries, societies and cultures. Sustainable Development is a progress that can go on year after year. It efficiently uses, but does not waste natural resources and it should lead to an improvement of
Sustainable development is a concept that is very much open to interpretation and therefore it can mean different things to different people.
Brian Lockyer EGS - Practical 2 (Essay) 14/08/09 Sustainable Development Sustainable development involves meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Palmer, 1998:62). Sustainable development is a concept that is very much open to interpretation and therefore it can mean different things to different people. For example, sustainable development can be interpreted as the way in which developing countries undergoing industrialisation will avoid becoming industrialised carbon intensive nations with a high level of emissions, much like current industrialised countries. In this case sustainable development can also achieved through government policy, for example within the EU the law requires that an Environmental Impact Assessment is carried out for all large scale civil engineering projects eg. Motorways (Wahab, 1997:109). Rapid economic growth often is seen as unsustainable as it compromises the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The excessive consumption of natural resources has detrimental implications both socially and environmentally. However, not all rapid economic growth has been unsustainable. Spain has experienced rapid economic growth in the past years, this large scale economic growth however, has had many detrimental
Nigeria report - GDP and Economy.
Country Report: Nigeria ________________ Nigeria, located in West Africa, is Africa’s most populous country with the recent estimate at 170 million. In spite of possessing huge human capital, fertile soils and being oil-rich, Nigeria can teach the mineral rich world a lesson or two about what not to do. Corruption, political instability, pollution and poor management are some of the reasons Nigeria has not been able to rise and gain the status it should have in the African continent. Macro-economic factors . Gross Domestic Product (GDP) A look at the real GDP growth of Nigeria shows that it has ranged between 6.4% and 7.8% from 2007-2013. It reached its peak of 7.8% in 2010 and is forecasted to be 6.4% in 2012 as compared to the world average of 2.2% and 3.9% for Sub-Saharan Africa. Economists say that it is in fact the non-oil sector that has pushed the economy forward, and will continue to do so. Growth can largely be attributed to activities in telecommunications followed by building and construction, and the services sector in general. Regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was established in 1992, and commenced full market liberalization and reform in 2000. It is sensed that investment in telecom has triggered off an economic chain which has positively impacted other sectors of the economy. GDP growth has not improved the living
Overview of the Economy of Georgia.
Business Plan for Tailoring in Georgia Georgia: Description Georgia is situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 km² and its population is 4.7 million, largely ethnic Georgians. Georgia has been in news last year because of an armed conflict following a prolonged dispute with Russia and separatist groups from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In the aftermath of the conflict Russia recognized the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. At present only Nicaragua, the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, and the de facto independent republic of Transnistria have followed suit. On August 28, 2008, the Parliament of Georgia passed a resolution declaring Abkhazia and South Ossetia "Russian-occupied territories". Economy Situation: Since early 2000s visible positive developments have been observed in the economy of Georgia. In 2007 Georgia's real GDP growth rate reached 12%, making Georgia one of the fastest growing economies in Eastern Europe. The World Bank declared Georgia "the number one economic reformer in the world" because it has in one year improved from rank 112th to 18th in terms of ease of doing business. (World Bank, 2009) However, growth slowed to less
Sustainable Development.
The definition of culture includes such things as values, beliefs and morality. However, we know that different groups, even within the same society as well as those from different societies have different cultures and see resources in different ways. Whose values, beliefs and mortality should decide what use we make of resources. Sustainable Development The society and culture we live in often influences or dictates the way in which we perceive what a resource is and the method or rate of use. Immense disparities exist between affluent western societies that consume a vast amount of resources and more conservative societies like many native tribes, which believe in resource exploitation just to meet needs and where wastage is taboo. While the level of "development" as perceived by western society is directly proportionate to the consumption of resources per capita, if everyone in the world were to consume resources as Americans do, exhaustion would rapidly occur. Provision for future generations must be made, and our use of resources ought to reflect this, while maintaining a reasonable standard of living. In some societies, resources we often take for granted are considered incalculable. For example, the use of water to wash hands in certain parts of the world is highly frowned upon as it is seen as wastage. In other cultures even though resources are available,
Medway towns are not Sustainable.
Medway towns are not Sustainable The Medway towns are not sustainable and something has to be done about this. The Medway towns are undergoing massive and accelerating change. What kind of place do we want them to become? How will they shape up over the next 50 years? We have to think of what can be done. There are various numbers of solutions like Minimum Growth, Densification etc. I think the best idea to make the Medway towns more sustainable is Growth along Transport Links. The Policy * To preserve the Medway towns and its surrounding area as much as it is today. * New residential development only allowed within walking distance of public transport to reduce environmental impact of private car travel. * Additional buildings for employment within the Medway towns only permitted on 'Brownfield' sites near potential railway stations e.g. the Rochester Docks near the station. * Replacement or renewal of buildings allowed within the Medway towns (e.g., conversion of houses into flats, or warehousing into offices, etc). * Requires improved public transport system e.g. Making more train stations or a new tram system like in Croydon. The policy involves increases of households along transport routes, which are balanced in all areas of the Medway towns. Employment continues to grow in the Medway towns due to existing permissions for development, big businesses that
Explain The Need For World Development
Aii) Explain The Need For World Development Why is there a need for world development? You may be asking this question to yourself and wondering what it is all about! Well I'm going to explain and raise questions on why world development has now become more severe than ever. World development affects us all in some way or another. The poor countries are known as LEDC's (Less Economically Developed Countries) For example, India is an LEDC and is prominent for their rice growing yet they are paid less than $1.00 a day. If you take an MEDC (More economically developed country) such as United Kingdom, the average person gets paid £4.00 an hour and that's only the minimum wage. This is a disturbing fact that shows world development is at its worst. But India is not alone, over 1.2 billion people in LEDC countries live on the same wage or less. But this is only the start. Why is there poverty in the world? Other factors affecting LEDC's is war. Wars have badly affected many LEDC's. In Africa, countless civil wars have been caused by ethnic groups and civil wars were caused in Sudan where over a million people have set up refugee camps in the neighbouring country of Chad. Also wars can be caused between different countries due to corruption and political 'hype' Wars have shattered many lives also the bare fundamentals they need. This meaning crops, homes, schools, hospitals,
How useful is the term "Third World" in today's economic and political system?
How useful is the term "Third World" in today's economic and political system? By Katie Clarke The term "Third World" is an inexact and popularly misunderstood designation for the emerging nations of the world. The term is referring to the less developed countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. This report will look at how useful this term is, the definitions of the different 'worlds' and the relevance of this class system. The current economic and political systems can often affect the relevance of this term. This report will look at how the political systems in power and the economic systems of production, distribution and consumption make this term more or less needed. The 'Third World' countries all have similar characteristics such as, high birth rates, poverty, high infant morality, high death rates, short life expectancy and dependence on the more advanced countries or 'first world'. The Third world is also highly differentiated because the countries it includes have a varied amount of economic development. "The term Third World was originally intended to distinguish the non-aligned nations that gained independence from colonial rule beginning after World War II from the Western nations and from those that formed the former Eastern bloc, and sometimes more specifically from the United States and from the former Soviet Union (the first and second
Happy moment in my life
Olti Mitre ID #: 100039942 Draft 1 Some days are undoubtedly more important than the others. The day you decide to accept a job offer is more important than a day you rest in bed all day long with a headache. There are too many significant days for me to choose. I've had my life swing around time after time again. So I can't choose just one, but if I had to, I would definitely pick the day when me and my team won the basketball championship for high schools. It took place two years ago and it was very important for me because of the self-confidence and motivation I gained that specific day. There have been too many obstacles that I have struggled with during the training, so many that it becomes almost humorous to start counting. Many injuries have slowed me down and made me question whether I have wanted to continue. But I believed in myself. I never stopped training, even though it was very difficult to manage both studying and training. For instance there was a period during the training that I was not doing well with my lessons but with the help of my teachers and my coach I faced and threw away these difficulties. Thus, when the matches were played, I helped my team a lot. Every match was like a final match for me. In the final match, we played against a very strong team. They were leading most of the time but in the end thanks to some stupendous play of our
American Culture
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