The concept of utilitarianism administers to the sustainability of a building, because if the building has increased utility then using less building materials help the environment. Philosopher Sidgwick has insisted “that utilitarianism provides a standard of right action, not necessarily a decision procedure.” (plato.stanford.edu) Sidgwick supports the concept of creating multiple purposes out of items, even though legally…
Efficiency is one of the most important things that can be in our lives, making life easier and more productive. An efficient schedule helps millions of people in this world with their daily life, being able to be efficient outstandingly makes life ten times better. By now they are wondering why this thing called efficiency is as effect it is but its ability to help her or she avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing the desired result. In a…
Some of my personal strengths that will benefit me in the workplace are problem solving, communication skills, helping others, patience, writing skills, and organization skills. Problem solving has always came natural to me and if something goes wrong in anything that I do I want to know how I can fix it or change it to work. Something that I have realized that everything is going to go perfectly every time and people need to be able to adjust to different situations and problems. While working…
reading and discussing chapter 11 in our test which is entitled managing the external environment. In law enforcement there are several different things inside of the prison that law enforcement officials must deal with like keeping inmates in a safe and humane environment. Some things that are to be managed in the internal environment are kept separately from outside sources. Also when it comes to the internal environment, supervisors must be careful with how they work with lower line staff…
years, people are having less direct contact with the natural environment and wildlife. It is an interesting trend. It is because for thousands of years, humans have been so intimately connected to nature, not only for survival, but nature impacts culture, socialization, and virtually every aspect of human existence. This trend was first coined the “extinction of experience” in 2005 by James R. Miller, an expert in biodiversity conservation. The general public is unaware of the phenomena, and…
protect the country as a whole from 1933 to 1945. President Franklin Roosevelt always had his country in mind. He wanted to help unemployed men during the time of the Great Depression and he also wanted to help the environment. His win-win came in the form of the Civilian Conservation Corps…
a natural occurrence of a community of plants and animals, often mistaken as a desert, and is rarely found globally. This biome has a mountainous and plain-like terrain with a hot and dry climate. The plants and animals are well adapted to this environment. Though, similar to other biomes, the Chaparral can be impacted by humans and environmental factors. In addition, the altering of organisms’ energy sources can negatively impact the biome’s ecosystem. It is important to have a biome where…
assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some environmental problems that she believed were…
West, causing projections for forest fires to increase in severity, frequency, and scale. Forest fire management policies have changed throughout history, but recently policies have shifted away from suppression in order to allow for the natural environment to go through the stages of succession. With the changing climate and uncertainty of forest fires, policies need to develop new…
must be facilitated. Regardless of these opinions, environmental education is critical to the education all types of children. It is especially important for children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are a part of nature, not separate from it. Urban schools are developing more environmental education programs that focus on urban areas and community involvement. Urban environmental education is…