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Environmental Sustainability, 2007.
This paper discusses the importance of the planet maintaining an ecological balance.
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper relates that one of the leading causes of an unsustainable ecosystem can be linked with the current changes in the planet's climate. The paper discusses the causes of global warming and looks at emission standards, including the Kyoto Protocol. The paper contends that it is unacceptable that the United States has not taken enough action and has refused to ratify this protocol. The paper asserts that if citizens take a back seat on the ever-growing debate of environmental sustainability, we will fail to see any improvement and could face catastrophic consequences for our future generations.
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"In order to achieve a balanced ecosystem we first must understand what this constitutes. According to the American Heritage Dictionary sustainability can be defined as, "an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future." Sustainability is intended as a means of configuring human activity so that society; its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and reach their greatest potential today, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, through means of planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations. Sustainability can be investigated at every level of organization, from local neighborhood entities to the entire planet. To attain sustainability we must work from the bottom up."
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Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, 2002.
An examination of this concept.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines environmental management of sustainable development. It begins by comparing and contrasting development and sustainable development. It also presents a case study of hops production and export.
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Environmental Security, 2002.
A study of environmental security and the global needs.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 80.95
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Research on Environmental Security and the fact that nation-states acting alone can't provide environmental security. Sustainable development and globalization both play an integral role in the environmental security of nations.
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The Sustainability Movement, 2006.
An in-depth look at the sustainability movement and the current ecological and environmental issues.
3,323 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the sustainability movement. Specifically, the paper discusses the definition of the sustainability movement, reviews examples of the movement and focuses on sustainability and natural resources. The paper reports that the sustainability movement is gaining ground in the United States and around the world. The paper goes on to discuss how, in order for the planet and her people to survive, the world's people must embrace the sustainability movement, for modern man is using up the Earth's resources at an alarming, and perhaps catastrophic rate.
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I. Introduction
a. Thesis Statement
II. Define Sustainability
a. Use national and International Definitions.
b. Also Define Sustainability and Natural Resources.
III. Describe the Sustainability Movement
a. Biodiversity
b. Ecology
c. Community
d. Commerce
e. Natural Resources
f. Biosphere
IV. Biodiversity
a. Describe how Biodiversity and Sustainability Support One
Another.
b. Use "biodiversity in food" to Show How Consumers can make a
Difference When They Buy Food.
V. Sustainability and Natural Resources
a. Describe how the natural world works in relationship to
sustainability.
b. Discuss the Overfishing of the Oceans.
c. Discuss Genetic Crops
d. Discuss the Natural World and the Effects of Global Warming.
e. Discuss Other Natural Resource Issues, such as Animals
Displaced by Global Warming and Other Issues.
f. Problems
g. Application of Elements.
VI. Education and Sustainability
a. Use Goodall Institute information to show how educating
children now can create future sustainability leaders.
VII. Create new sustainability project that has to do with natural
resources. (Create a local, accepted currency.)
a. Identify and Describe Project.
b. Explain how to pitch it to community, including businesses it
would affect.
c. Problems and Solutions.
VIII. Conclusion
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"Creating the program relies on support from local businesses and banks, and thus, it would need to be "pitched" to local businesses and banks. The most difficult aspect of convincing others would be that the community currencies work, and help grow local businesses. Using models on the east coast as an example of successful programs should be an aspect of the pitch. For example, Ithaca, New York created "Ithaca Hours" which are worth $10 (the average hourly wage in Ithaca). The dollars became so popular that local credit union employees took part of their salaries in "Hours," and a newspaper grew to advertise participating businesses and offer low-cost ads for businesses who accepted the Hours. Many other communities have created their own currencies as well, and the models for these endeavors should be used to convince the local community that it can work and it can help the economy (Swann and Witt). "
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Sustainability, 2005.
A discussion on sustainability and resource management from the triple bottom line approach.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses sustainability and resource management in terms of the triple bottom line, an approach which accounts for economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social justice. It looks at how although these are not elements normally thought of as part of the business mandate, they must be if business is to achieve the sustainability required in a world that shows diminishing resources and the need to control for and eliminate environmental damage.
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"The triple bottom line approach to resource management emerges from the effort to maintain a sustainability agenda, which in turn involves the effort to harmonize "the traditional financial bottom line with emerging thinking about the environmental bottom line" (Elkington 2). The triple bottom line accounts for economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social justice. These are not elements normally thought of as part of the business mandate, but they must be if business is to achieve the sustainability required in a world that shows diminishing resources and the need to control for and eliminate environmental damage. The triple bottom line is described as a challenge and one that cannot be refused unless the global economy wants to be destroyed. In addition, meeting this challenge for the multinational or transitional company involves bringing pressure on vendors, suppliers, and partners to do the same thing. "
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Capitalism Vs. the Environment, 2008.
This paper argues that our society's capitalist culture and structure are incompatible with an environmentally sustainable society.
1,152 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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The paper demonstrates, through the Mills' Sociological Imagination framework, why an environmentally sustainable society is not achievable under capitalism. The paper discusses how capitalism has already caused immeasurable damage to the environment, including deforestation, climate change and acid rain. The paper also shows how the social structure of capitalism is not compatible with a society that is environmentally sustainable.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
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"An environmentally sustainable society can co-exist with the environment without long-term detriment to it. Such a society would create a society-humane, ecologically sound, cooperative, egalitarian, and democratic lifestyle. There would be no room in such a culture for a capitalist system that serves only individuals to accumulate capital, increase labour productivity, compete and maximize profit. This essay will examine, through the Mills' Sociological Imagination framework, why an environmentally sustainable society is not achievable under Capitalism."
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China's Environmental Issues, 2008.
A discussion of environmental issues affecting China.
1,572 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses serious environmental problems in China. The paper explains that due to overpopulation and industrialization, pollution has become a major issue within China's borders. The paper then looks at how migrants from rural and farm areas have begun moving to cities and densely populated locations at the alarming rate of approximately 20 million per year, and how this has put an enormous amount of pressure on employment within the city and has given rise to may social ills. The paper also discusses the effects of industrialization in China. The paper points out that it is not until recently that controlling industrial pollution has really gained momentum in China.
Outline:
China is Suffering Serious Environmental Problems
Root Causes of China's Problems
Strategies Chinese Local Governments, Businesses, or Individual Citizens Have Implemented to Lessen the Negative Impact on the Environment in this Region and Help Prepare it for a More Sustainable Future
Practical Solutions to these Problems that can be Funded, Developed, and Implemented Locally, or Will Long-Term Solutions Require Assistance from Outside Sources If Outside, Detail Extent of Involvement
The Philippines Has Also Attempted to Overcome Problems Similar to China's
The Success or Failure of the Philippines in Their Efforts
The Environmental or Social Factors Aiding or Hindering the Implementation of Those Plans
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"The environmental problems in this area are due mainly to a massive population growth and urbanization in cities near the coast. This has increased industrialization in the area attracting high pollution technologies dealing with the production of energy. The South China Sea has become a dumping ground for vessels that use its waterways and for spills that may occur during ocean voyages. This environmental meltdown can be seen in satellite photo-images of the South China Sea, in which dense closed of smoke haze hang over the landscape."
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ESI and Climate Change, 2008.
This paper discusses the World Economic Forum's environmental sustainability index (ESI) model as a response to climate change.
2,105 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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In this article the writer explains that the environmental sustainability index or ESI is a valuable tool that allows markets and countries to determine where they need to commit additional resources in order to affect positive change and where they are being successful at reducing climate changing activities. The writer notes that Canada has enacted extensive environmental legislation before and, because of its inclusion in the ESI rankings as a regular high-scoring participant, holds this legislation up as a model for other countries to follow. The writer concludes that perhaps one of the greatest uses of the ESI is as a measure or predictor for democratic effectiveness or reform in developing countries because where one sits on the ESI and the given ranking can be used to make certain assumptions about economic status, economic growth, and political reform or need thereof as they relate to direct and indirect impacts on climate change.
Outline:
The World Economic Forum
The ESI
Factors Within the ESI
A Working Model
Conclusion
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"Strict adherence to this readily verifiable and repeatable methodology ensures that the figures can be taken at face value without the burden of compiling an independent data set. The rationale for inclusion in the ESI study as discussed above is based on three selected criteria: country size, variable coverage, and indicator coverage. Additionally, when greater cross-referencing is needed to substantiate data or outcomes, predetermined denominators are utilized to facilitate comparisons."
"The leading indicators that are measured in the ESI are separated into five components which together contain twenty-one measured indicators that each relate in some fashion to Parker and Blodgett's lens paradigm."
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Lifestyle and Sustainability, 2005.
A discussion on how a person's lifestyle choices affect society.
3,361 words (approx. 13.4 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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In today's society, people feel that they must have many things to make their lives more comfortable. They feel they must have multiple cars, refrigerators and multiple televisions in their homes. Few realize the extent of energy being wasted and the impact it is having on the environment. This paper on lifestyle and sustainability discusses what impacts the choices people make can have on society and industry.
Outline
Lifestyle and Sustainability: Yes We Can!
Description of LOHAS
Sustainability
Global Impacts
Analysis of Lifestyles
Financial Observation
Environmental Practices in Corporate Cultures
Consumer Behaviors and Their Environmental Influence
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"LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of health and sustainability. They are comprised of a segment of the population who has made the conscious decision to leave as small a destructive footprint on earth as they can manage. They see the impact of years of careless mismanagement of the earth's resources and they aim to reverse the mindset that American's are unwilling to pay more for goods that are obtained in an ecologically sustainable manner. This market segment emerged from a desire to have food free from pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. As their knowledge grew and more products became available their interests turned to solar energy, windmill energy, energy efficient appliances, natural and herbal health products, cleaning supplies, clothes derived from all natural fabrics and homes built from sustainable materials. (Peterson, 2005)"
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Introduction to Sustainability, 2008.
This essay gives an overview to sustainability by defining it, providing examples and showing the importance of 'going green' in current society.
1,847 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper gives an introduction to sustainability. It defines some of the major terms relating to sustainability and discusses the benefits of going into sustainable practices. The paper relates, for example, that in many instances using sustainable practices can save money and allow the reuse of materials that in the past were discarded and sent to the landfills. It also discusses the certification process of becoming a qualified sustainable business and gives business profiles of certain companies that are 'going green'.
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"Just about any day of the week a person can pick up the daily newspaper or go online and find articles about companies that are showing signs - directly or in terms of strategic planning - of supporting sustainability within their own corporate framework or elsewhere in the world. For example, in April, 2008 Marriott Corporation announced that it has pledged $2 million in order to protect a rainforest in Brazil. This money will go to the 'Amazons sustainable Foundation,' which oversees the protection efforts of 1.4 million acres of the rainforest.
"The article appeared in GreenBiz.com and points out that hotel guests ad Marriott Hotels will soon have technologies in their rooms that will allow them to calculate and pay the cost of the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with their hotel stay, the article explains. The money they elect to contribute - based on their carbon footprint during they stay - will go into the fund to support the rainforest sustainability efforts."
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The Links Between Poverty And Environmental Damage In Developing Countries, 2002.
This paper discusses the links between poverty and environmental damage in the developing countries.
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This paper discusses the links between poverty and environmental damage in the developing countries and their implication for sustainable development. Two developing countries are used as case studies
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Sustainability, 2002.
An overview of sustainability and its relationship with the environment.
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This paper focuses on some important issues in connection with sustainability. Firms all around the world are being urged to adopt safer practices, which would help in minimizing environmental damage and would thus help them, emerge as responsible. It also looks at how sustainability is not only about environment because there are certain other related issues, which are encompassed by this broad term.
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The Sustainability of Coal, 2007.
This paper examines the potential of coal as an environmentally responsible means of energy production.
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The paper explores whether or not coal power can ever become a sustainable technology. The paper defines sustainability and explains that although coal power plants pollute the atmosphere, new technologies have made the idea of environmentally responsible coal power plants a possibility. The paper concludes that the use of coal in hyper-efficient gasification plants seems to be a viable, sustainable option.
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"First we must articulate a conception of sustainability, a definition if you will. Conclusions about coal's sustainability will be largely arbitrary unless we establish from the outset a clear sense of what it means to be sustainable. This will provide the framework with which coal's potential to be a sustainable option can be evaluated. It is naive to think that sustainability is defined as an either-or proposition. Too often, definitions of sustainability imagine that a process, technology, or ideology is either sustainable or it is not."
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Environmental Management, 2002.
A look at environmental managment in relationship to tourism.
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This paper discusses environment management. It focusses on tourism and its sustainability role.
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