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    can be defined in further as a Sustainable economy or Green economy. The differences between ecological and economic values relate to the relative abundance of ecosystem services within naturally functioning ecosystems and economies. Clearly, a service can be more abundant or scarce in one than…

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    Volunteer Service Abroad, VSA, is one of New Zealand largest, most experienced volunteer organisations, targeting international development in the wider Pacific. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it is funded by the New Zealand government, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). VSA originated in 1962, by the founding President, Sir Edmund Hillary, he passionately believed that people working together as equals had the ability to achieve incredible things (Volunteer Service…

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    didn’t mention in these cases but important to identify to achieve sustainable ecotourism development. Conclusion Ecotourism provide sustainable way of using natural areas without harming to them and it provides opportunity to support…

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    How does my concept map represent ‘How to make Gold Coast City Sustainable?’ My conceptual map was constructed to represent the notion of ‘hope’. An idea of hope for the future of the Gold Coast city through improved sustainable practises. My aim was to shift focus away from the focus of the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ that is traditionally the concentration of sustainability. In order for the Gold Coast to truly become a sustainable city integration, innovation and new age thinking are required to…

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    Agenda 21 Case Study

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    1. Introduction UNCED, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the period of 12 days in the year 1992. This is also referred to as Rio Summit or Earth Summit. Magnitude and scale of this meet was so huge that 172 countries participated including 116 countries which sent head of the states for this. Also more than 2000 representatives from NGO attended this conference. Agenda 21 which was one of the tangible results of this Earth Summit…

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    What Is Sustainability?

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    Sustainability is defined as ability of the processes as well as systems. Generally the sustainability is coordinates by sustainable development, which would be involved in four co-dependent domains such as economics, ecology, culture and politics. Sustainability in biological terms or systems refers to stay productive as well as diverse. Sustainable development: Sustainable development is the idea that assumes critical path in business and industry of the 21st century. Industry part is in…

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    ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is due to human activities (civilization) (NASA, 2016). Barnard & Elliott (2015) list ten tenets for successful and sustainable environmental management. They state that environmental management should be socially desirable or tolerable, ecologically sustainable, economically viable, technologically feasible, legally permissible, administratively…

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    The Barangaroo development brought up different aspects in relation to sustainability, social Justice and Equity. They affect the development in both positive and negative ways. Ecological sustainability means a capacity of ecosystems to preserve their vital purposes and processes, and retain their biodiversity in the full measure over the long-term and keep them going for next generation. Social Justice can be defined as the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within a society.…

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    problems and potential solutions to act. This is the main reason education is so important to develop changing behaviors. Let’s continue by looking at various positive outcomes that can be accelerated with education, which is the ultimate goal to a sustainable…

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    Abstract: Sustainable Computing refers to a principle that embraces a range of policies, procedures, programs, and attitudes that run from beginning to the end of any use of information technologies.The practice and procedures of using computing resources in an environment friendly way while maintaining overall computing performance.Sustainable computing is receiving more attention with increasing cost of energy and growing environmental disquiets with respect to IT. Sustainable Computing is a…

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