Built environment

market, the environment, as well as social implications on developing countries. Oil palm demand by the global market stems from the first world’s requirements for a clean bio-fuel, a replacement for trans fat, and to help supply the world’s vegetable oil demand5 and is hard for developing countries to ignore their…

The PESTEL framework on an environmental scan highlights six critical factors for management in Scotland to consider when approaching the general business environment. It is common to conduct a PESTEL assessment before any serious decisions are made or any large projects are undertaken. The Department of Health, responsible for the NHS, public health and social care, was among the leaders of New Public Management in the UK (Day and Klien 2000: 238). According to Dr Bobby Mackie, At the time of…

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…

staff understand situation and determine what action must be taken. Therefore, Cultures can “give decision makers the tools and models to reduce the complexity of issues they face and to construct strategies for action that are suitable for their environment” (Howard-Grenville &…

An example of a community that had to live in a brutal environment, are those that lived in New York by Love Canal. Love Canal was a waste dump site that contaminated the local neighborhood since the businesses did not properly dispose of the chemicals that they were releasing. As the years progressed, city officials then allowed for a public school to be built on top of the waste site. As students were then attending school, parents were complaining that…

In 1980, federal legislation known as the Superfund Law (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA) was created to help manage severe the environment contaminations, such as the Love Canal tragedy.(Justice, 2015; United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2016) In September 1983, the EPA listed the Love Canal on the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List and began to work with state…

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…

at different locations and at different times of the day, which allowed, after analysis, the preliminary identification of noise patterns and their causes. High levels of noise were noticed compared to the regulations of both the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)…

opportunities, cultures, and are ultimately shaped by the context in which they occur (Thompson & Kent, 2014). Environments can shape occupational participation and help provide appropriate services for clients to promote occupational performance. There is a direct correlation between a person and the environment (Beagan, 2015). The way a person’s life intertwines with the dimensions of culture and environment can be positive or negative, due to barriers or opportunities they are afforded.…

Context, environment and culture are all very important aspects in occupational therapy and in the lives of every day people. In order to be occupational beings and have the best possible quality of life, it is important to have a balance of these three elements. Environment, context, and culture can either hinder or facilitate both occupational performance and participation. The environment consists of both a physical aspect and a social aspect. Context refers to the specific conditions that…