Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how the everyday actions of human beings are the greatest contributors to climate change. The paper further explains that some of these everyday activities include the use of gas-guzzling automobiles, throwing away recyclables, and wasteful energy usage. The paper contends that, with the collective efforts of those who have a deep concern for our environment and our future, the crisis can subside.

Outline
Sustainable Design
Small Steps Yield Big Change
Improving Efficiency
Eco-Education
Alternative Fuels
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In addition to building environmentally friendly structures, small communities are trying to turn nothing into something. Individuals are finding ways to take control of local economies and, at the same time, lessen their communities' impact on the environment. This has come to be known as "community economic development" or CED. What this concept basically entails is everyday people taking action to change the way their communities recycle. In many cases, it is an attempt to offset the large amounts of waste in landfills by creating new products from glass bottles, aluminum cans, etc. The environmental benefit to R-CED (Recycling-based CED) is that the need for transportation and landfills is virtually eliminated, since recycled materials are often re-manufactured on-site. In addition to enabling local residents to create markets of their own, CED also helps them to create new job opportunities within their respective communities (Gallant & Taschereau, 2001). "

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