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    Case Study: SLO Veg

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    biweekly door delivery service, specializing in boxes filled with local, fresh picked produce grown by farmers in the greater San Luis Obispo Area. The delivery boxes promote SLO Veg’s goal of making healthy eating convenient, economical, and sustainable. However, alongside the influx of citizens in the SLO area comes the need for parallel adjustments in order to maintain or increase profits. SLO Veg is considering raising their prices to match their competitors. They are also considering…

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    these ideas can be called sustainability ideas and sustainable development. Sustainability has become a huge topic in todays conversations amongst those who plan on fixing the planet. So you might wonder what sustainability is right? Sustainability is the idea of you using the planet without producing longer…

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    Tempe Land Use Case Study

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    compensation, the residences of the single family residences can get market value for their home and the city is able to accommodate for its growth (Kim). By increasing the density of housing to meet their 2030 goal, Tempe will remain an economically sustainable…

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    there are two things to consider; liveability and sustainability. Liveability is the characteristics of a community that contribute to the quality of life of its population. Sustainability is the quality of human life that’s possible whilst also living within the carrying capacity (how far the ecosystem can support a population before being damaged) of the environment. Balancing liveability with sustainability can be a difficult task, especially when those who grant you power expect a better…

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    livestock. Paying for this free-range meat that advertises “humane conditions” does not change the animal well-fare or the impact on the environment. What needs to happen is for people to change their diets to be more plant-based, in order to provide sustainable food and to increase “social justice” for…

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    resources"(Alternate Energy). As time goes by coal, oil, natural gas depletes which will cause economic and social problems.Oil causes harm to the atmosphere by polluting everything around it and to solve this problem scientists are working to build sustainable energy sources such as solar panels. Given unlimited resources researchers could investigate and find an alternative to power the planet without harming the environment or the economy. Currently the main supply of energy on which…

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    utilized to create a food cooperative between the subsistence farmers residing in off trail communities and the guesthouse owners of Ghandruk. This local sourcing of food can empower the marginalized subsistence communities while presenting a local sustainable farm-to-table food program that appeals to…

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    Green architecture is an approach to building, also known as green building or construction or even sustainable building has become more popular in the last 25 to 30 years, is the practice of creating an environmentally responsible that has the structure and resource effect throughout a building lifestyle from design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. Green building are designed to make the classical buildings concern about the economy, utility, durability and…

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    The human population has grown at a steady incline and the continued destruction of natural areas and habitat to make room, has caused scientist has come up with a way to produce food faster while using less space. Vertical farming is the practice of growing organic food in vertically stacked layers using artificial light and without soil. Vertical farms are buildings with controlled environmental conditions that allow crops to be grown all year round by using hydroponics, aeroponics, and…

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    Permaculture Assignment

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    only myself and my family but also for future generations. I love the idea of fresh, organic produce and pasture-raised animals that are sustained by foraging for their food. Imagine the quality of the eggs the chickens and ducks would produce when living in this way. Imagine the health benefits to a family who were able to consume these products. Research Questions 1. What are the principles of permaculture? How do these principles impact on the sustainability of the local environment? 2.…

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