Sustainable development

The term "sustainable living" has been receiving a lot of attention lately, and you may just be wondering what it actually means. Bo Poulsen Sustainable Real Estate specializes in finding clients ecofriendly buildings and homes throughout New York City. Bo and his team have built their mission around the concept of sustainable living. Here they share some insights into what sustainable living is, what it means for the environment, and how it can impact you. Sustainable Living Defined: Simply…

and practices, and like Moss, I believe its imperative for educators to have knowledge and an understanding of these before they are able to make informed decisions on where they position themselves within early childhood teaching, learning and development. This assignment intends to demonstrate the position I have taken, and include a critical analysis of the current early childhood curriculum and…

Sustainability in personal computing Introduction Sustainable development is the development that emphasizes to meet the basic needs and satisfy the aspirations for a better life of both present and future generations [1]. This developmental pattern is regarded as a long-term goal which would be achieved only if the consumption meets the criterion of sustainability. In the modern world, the consumption of technology, especially, the personal computing have played a staple role of personal…

Vietnam which are economic, environmental and ethical responsibility. Being aware of the importance of CSR with its sustainable development, Accor launched Planet 21 program which promotes environment protection and reinforces community. According to the report of Accor Hotels in 2015, all 17 hotels achieved Planet 21 Bronze after having fulfilled at least ten sustainable development action items related to management, energy, water, waste and products (up from 71% in 2013). 88% of these hotels…

President Clinton’s executive order defines the act of green cleaning as the use of products and services that reduce the health and environmental impacts compared to similar products and services used for the same purposes. This is still the influence of green cleaning communities today. Regarding human well-being, green approved cleaning products have some of these succeeding features: low toxicity levels, they do not bio-accumulate, they are non-cancer causing, and they do not have chemicals…

Sustainability on campus of Cornell University Introduction Sustainability is a process defining a system remain diverse and productive. Sustainability in campus is becoming a modern topic, more and more university campus aims to reach and maintain a sustainable campus. Universities’ campus is a dynamic system allows resource in such as electricity, water, natural gas and allow their associated waste out. In order to make campus a greener place to study and live, Cornell University has committed…

Summary This report focus on how Christchurch City is affected by the earthquake in 2010 and 2011. Before the earthquake in 2010 and 2011, Christchurch was a garden city whereby it was filled with tourist and people on an everyday basis. However the 2012 earthquake destroyed everything that is happening here. I arrived in New Zealand in 2013 and I had no idea how was the city like before earthquake apart from all the existing photos. In this report, I will be writing on how Christchurch is…

bringing of Garden Cities to America, urban sprawl smart growth have been the plight of Peter Calthorpe’s urban planning focus. Under the umbrella of new urbanism, Calthorpe incorporates the ideas of transit oriented communities and environmentally sustainable communities. His publications and city plans do not fail to emulate his four key principles in regards to planning; diversity, human scale, conservation, and regionalism. His contributions to New Urbanism have influenced planning,…

This article is a case study commenced to examine social vision, personal and ideological factors associated with the development of the ecovillage at Ithaca and the various dimensions that have created a sustainable lifestyle among the residents within their natural environments. The research was meant to review the modalities of connectedness with the environment and the development of relationships between the Ithaca community, the design of the ecovillage, and the implemented practices the…

challenge is dealing with increased complexity due to sustainable development issues in supply chains. A dilemma exists between social and environmental sustainability where improvements in accessibility and infrastructure may increase mobility, but on the other hand, result in the deterioration of environmental sustainability due to increase logistics activity. Therefore, a great challenge for supply chain management research is the development of new models and perspectives, which is…