2050 according to United Nation and along with it is the concern for sustainability (1). As big as the earth, there is no doubt about its limited carrying capacity; after all, it is a planet with finite space and resource. Historically, population growth is often considered to be beneficial economically since it increases market size, labour force, consumption, inventions and innovations. As beneficial as it may to our economy, we have to face the reality that the sustainability of the world…
It can be said that there is strong relationship between morality and ethics from different aspects of culture such as European, Asia Pacific, and Anglo American cultures. The corporate governance structures, active capital markets, and shareholder friendly laws with higher levels of disclosure are being regarded as the processes that can enable the global standards of accountability and transparency as per the culture of organisations. For instance, the Anglo American model of corporate…
way is the multifaceted relationship between a powerful yet anxious America and a rising China. The Greek historian, Thucydides, posited the inevitability of conflict between a ruling and a rising power. Kissinger lists 15 such instances in history of which 10 led to conflict. Hopefully, given the significant interdependence between the US and China and their convergence of interest on myriad regional and global issues, such as climate change and sustainable development, they will be able to…
doing the social responsibility activities, organization can build long-term relationship with employee, consumer and citizen trust which act as a basis for sustainable business models. And it helps to create an environment and culture in which organization can innovate and grow. In the longer term, CSR provides a set of values on which to build a more cohesive society and on which to base the transition to a sustainable economic system. In today scenario the millennial consumer population…
macroeconomic objective targets. It is going to maintain 2-3% inflation and achieve natural rate of unemployment 4-5%. What’s more important is to achieve sustainable Economic Growth, which is between 3-4% and have a sustainable external debt, efficient allocation of resources and equitable…
safari to see the big, beautiful wild animals, to watch the sunset from the terrace, sitting in a vineyard sipping wine from a glass, and to stay in one of the most luxurious resorts around the country. What also surprised me more is the great gap between the rich and the poor. While the financial area of the city has modern buildings and luxury vehicles, the other side of the street lays the abandoned buildings where most glasses are broken and full of violent graffiti over the walls. The…
Nightingale (2006) critical analysis was to recognize gender-environment nexus from different point of views (feminists, political ecologists, essentialists, historical materialists etc) for innate knowledge to conceptualize about relationship between gender and environment. Her main argument was ‘gender’ is biologically constructed social, cultural and political phenomena defined by sex where women are more oppressed and marginalized by male hegemony but also dominated by class, race, color and…
(ACA) in Nepal and the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania. The two regions have both implemented conservation initiatives, and have a strong relationship with tourism. This paper will examine community conservation in the ACA (ACA) that draws on Hulme and Murphree 's (1999) idea of “new conservation”, which involves “the merging of conservation and development goals”, conservation to be “based in society” and the notion that the “achievement of conservation goals requires that ‘people and parks’…
as an instrument for sustainable development The relation between international investment law and sustainable development is ?two sided?.[footnoteRef:2] This statement is also supported by Newcombe, he states sustainable development is indeed needed in the future, thus, foreign direct investment (FDI) could be the main instrument to ensure any development agenda.[footnoteRef:3] Furthermore, Foreign direct investment also contributes toward financing sustained economic growth over the long term.…
sprawl has occurred in the D’Olive Creek Watershed from 1989 to 2016. As stated previously, impervious surfaces reroute runoff, which can impact sedimentation, erosion, and pollution processes in local environments. Over the past few decades, urban development has had negative effects on the local watershed (Coffee 2010). Based on Figures 2 and 3, it can be asserted that this environmental stress correlates with the local, urban sprawl displayed…