Colloqui di Martina Franca 2014 "Quale Economia per quale Benessere" - Basic terms and principles of sustainability in its transdisciplinary dimensions.
The document discusses the environmental impacts of urbanization and how cities can become more sustainable. It notes that urbanization contributes to deforestation, pollution, and impacts water resources, leading to issues like climate change and biodiversity loss. However, cities also offer opportunities for economic growth and innovation if developed sustainably. The document argues that India has a chance to build more eco-friendly cities that avoid past mistakes and can become models of sustainable urbanization.
Boulding Award Speech to ISEE 2012 by Mathis WackemagelOlinda Services
Dr. Mathis Wackernagel accepts the Kenneth Boulding Award with gratitude, feeling humbled but also a great sense of responsibility. Humanity is in a state of global ecological overshoot, using more than 1.5 times what the planet can regenerate annually. At the same time, many people lack sufficient resources for a dignified life. Ecological Economics, inspired by thinkers like Herman Daly, is uniquely positioned to address this "double challenge" but few have heeded Daly's call to action despite the growing urgency. The award is a gift to the larger community working on sustainability issues through organizations like Global Footprint Network. In a full world with finite resources, managing our natural capital use
Aqua Republica is a new online and offline strategic game platform that helps raise awareness and educate stakeholders about the importance and challenges of sustainably managing limited water resources. Players plan and develop a river basin facing multiple competing demands. Through experiencing decision-making and the impacts of their actions, players learn about balancing development with environmental protection and managing conflicts over water use. The game provides a flexible learning experience using realistic hydrological modeling to illustrate the relationships between human and natural systems.
This document discusses the environmental and economic benefits of industrial hemp as an alternative to fossil fuels and plastic. It argues that hemp can replace these environmentally damaging products and help mitigate issues like global warming, pollution, and species extinction. The document outlines how hemp was wrongly banned in the US due to propaganda and manipulation, and how growing hemp could now create jobs and economic opportunity while making industry more sustainable. Citizens are urged to support growing hemp to be part of the solution to these major problems.
This article has been written for Techkriti Blog for a Cause Contest.
The topic was:
“We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” Keeping this philosophy into account how can we make sustainable development in the world
For more information visit: http://www.socialscribblers.in/techkriti-blog-cause/
This document discusses humanity's dependence on Earth's finite resources and natural systems for survival. It argues that we must conform to the planet's ecological limits rather than trying to push those boundaries. As the global population and consumption rises, we are facing issues like resource depletion, job losses, extreme weather, food and water insecurity. The emergence of sustainability in the 1980s marked an important shift toward safeguarding resources for future generations. Sustainability means meeting society's needs without compromising the environment's ability to provide for the future. It requires living within Earth's carrying capacity in a responsible way. Sustainability is increasingly becoming a global ethos and worldview that influences many aspects of modern life.
Course 1/7 Alf Hornborg_World systems and ecologically unequal exchangeenvironmentalconflicts
1. The document discusses world-systems theory and ecologically unequal exchange from a global historical perspective. It argues that unequal resource flows between core and peripheral regions are constitutive of capital accumulation and development.
2. Market prices do not necessarily represent reciprocity or fair exchange, as unequal exchange tends to result in a net transfer of resources from peripheral to core regions. Alternative metrics like embodied energy, land, and labor can reveal these asymmetries.
3. Technological development and economic growth are not independent of societies' positions in the global system of resource flows, but rely on the appropriation of resources from other places and times.
Enclosing Land, Entangling Labour: Development through Primitive Accumulation...Kuriakose Mathew
The paper aims to look at the interactions between colonial geography, developmental geography and ecological geography in Kuttanad region, in the south Indian state of Kerala. It mainly looks at the two phases of ‘capitalistic’ accumulation; the early period of kayal (backwater) reclamation and the present period of re-reclamation. Development through primitive accumulation (DPA), actively supported, promoted and managed by the State, is seen to be the common thread in both the periods. One can easily discern that commoning is integral to this continuing process of DPA, which involves appropriation, distribution and production of commons. The extended argument of the paper is that enclosure of land and entanglement of labour- the twin constitutive features of DPA is actualised through what we term as accumulation by urbanisation (AbU) and dispossession by displacement (DbD). The study attempts to explore the consolidation of state, in the form of superimposition of bourgeois forms of property and social relations, through the creation of developmental zones as New Spatialities of Exception (NSEs) in Kuttanad; and the appropriation, distribution and production of various types of commons in the developmental zones of Kuttanad.
The document discusses the environmental impacts of urbanization and how cities can become more sustainable. It notes that urbanization contributes to deforestation, pollution, and impacts water resources, leading to issues like climate change and biodiversity loss. However, cities also offer opportunities for economic growth and innovation if developed sustainably. The document argues that India has a chance to build more eco-friendly cities that avoid past mistakes and can become models of sustainable urbanization.
Boulding Award Speech to ISEE 2012 by Mathis WackemagelOlinda Services
Dr. Mathis Wackernagel accepts the Kenneth Boulding Award with gratitude, feeling humbled but also a great sense of responsibility. Humanity is in a state of global ecological overshoot, using more than 1.5 times what the planet can regenerate annually. At the same time, many people lack sufficient resources for a dignified life. Ecological Economics, inspired by thinkers like Herman Daly, is uniquely positioned to address this "double challenge" but few have heeded Daly's call to action despite the growing urgency. The award is a gift to the larger community working on sustainability issues through organizations like Global Footprint Network. In a full world with finite resources, managing our natural capital use
Aqua Republica is a new online and offline strategic game platform that helps raise awareness and educate stakeholders about the importance and challenges of sustainably managing limited water resources. Players plan and develop a river basin facing multiple competing demands. Through experiencing decision-making and the impacts of their actions, players learn about balancing development with environmental protection and managing conflicts over water use. The game provides a flexible learning experience using realistic hydrological modeling to illustrate the relationships between human and natural systems.
This document discusses the environmental and economic benefits of industrial hemp as an alternative to fossil fuels and plastic. It argues that hemp can replace these environmentally damaging products and help mitigate issues like global warming, pollution, and species extinction. The document outlines how hemp was wrongly banned in the US due to propaganda and manipulation, and how growing hemp could now create jobs and economic opportunity while making industry more sustainable. Citizens are urged to support growing hemp to be part of the solution to these major problems.
This article has been written for Techkriti Blog for a Cause Contest.
The topic was:
“We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” Keeping this philosophy into account how can we make sustainable development in the world
For more information visit: http://www.socialscribblers.in/techkriti-blog-cause/
This document discusses humanity's dependence on Earth's finite resources and natural systems for survival. It argues that we must conform to the planet's ecological limits rather than trying to push those boundaries. As the global population and consumption rises, we are facing issues like resource depletion, job losses, extreme weather, food and water insecurity. The emergence of sustainability in the 1980s marked an important shift toward safeguarding resources for future generations. Sustainability means meeting society's needs without compromising the environment's ability to provide for the future. It requires living within Earth's carrying capacity in a responsible way. Sustainability is increasingly becoming a global ethos and worldview that influences many aspects of modern life.
Course 1/7 Alf Hornborg_World systems and ecologically unequal exchangeenvironmentalconflicts
1. The document discusses world-systems theory and ecologically unequal exchange from a global historical perspective. It argues that unequal resource flows between core and peripheral regions are constitutive of capital accumulation and development.
2. Market prices do not necessarily represent reciprocity or fair exchange, as unequal exchange tends to result in a net transfer of resources from peripheral to core regions. Alternative metrics like embodied energy, land, and labor can reveal these asymmetries.
3. Technological development and economic growth are not independent of societies' positions in the global system of resource flows, but rely on the appropriation of resources from other places and times.
Enclosing Land, Entangling Labour: Development through Primitive Accumulation...Kuriakose Mathew
The paper aims to look at the interactions between colonial geography, developmental geography and ecological geography in Kuttanad region, in the south Indian state of Kerala. It mainly looks at the two phases of ‘capitalistic’ accumulation; the early period of kayal (backwater) reclamation and the present period of re-reclamation. Development through primitive accumulation (DPA), actively supported, promoted and managed by the State, is seen to be the common thread in both the periods. One can easily discern that commoning is integral to this continuing process of DPA, which involves appropriation, distribution and production of commons. The extended argument of the paper is that enclosure of land and entanglement of labour- the twin constitutive features of DPA is actualised through what we term as accumulation by urbanisation (AbU) and dispossession by displacement (DbD). The study attempts to explore the consolidation of state, in the form of superimposition of bourgeois forms of property and social relations, through the creation of developmental zones as New Spatialities of Exception (NSEs) in Kuttanad; and the appropriation, distribution and production of various types of commons in the developmental zones of Kuttanad.
This document discusses concepts related to sustainable consumption and mobility. It provides definitions of sustainable consumption from various sources that emphasize meeting needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable mobility and transport are defined as systems and products that meet society's need for access to transportation in a way that is safe, affordable, clean and energy efficient. Key aspects include promoting public transport and non-motorized options like walking and cycling. The document also presents examples of sustainable practices from Galapagos Islands and Grupo Punta Cana related to limiting environmental impacts of tourism.
This document outlines plans for representatives from Ecobairro to attend COP21 in Paris from December 3-13. It provides logistical details like travel itineraries, accommodations, partnerships, and expected costs. The timeline shows participation in marches, citizen conferences, and visits to French eco-neighborhoods and transition movements to share knowledge and experiences around sustainable solutions to climate change. The goal is for Ecobairro representatives to engage with political leaders and activists at COP21 and related events.
The world population has grown rapidly and exceeded the Earth's carrying capacity, causing issues like depletion of natural resources, environmental problems, water scarcity, destruction of rainforests and fisheries overexploitation. By 2050, the world population is projected to reach at least 9 billion people, which will increase the demand for food and fuel and likely outpace food production. This unsustainable population growth threatens our planet's life support systems and risks exacerbating problems like global warming, extreme weather, and loss of biodiversity if no action is taken to transition to a greener economy and more sustainable consumption and production.
Sergio Antonio Salvi, The Environmental Emergency (lecture extract)Sergio Antonio Salvi
1) The document discusses the environmental emergency facing the Earth, noting that the planet's resources are limited while the human population and consumption levels continue increasing rapidly.
2) It states that human societies are having a strong negative impact on the planet and that we need to change our development model to one that is sustainable in order to ensure a future for coming generations.
3) Statistics are presented on topics like human population growth, consumption of food and energy resources, deforestation, pollution-related deaths, and fossil fuel production to illustrate the environmental challenges.
This document discusses the problems of and solutions for sustainable development. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines that the planet has finite resources and examines concepts like ecological footprint. It warns of issues like overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution. Solutions proposed include political cooperation, adopting circular economies, renewable energy, and prioritizing social well-being.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
This integrated media series is about my interest in humanity’s ecological footprint; a measurement of society’s demand on the environment and an approach to sustainability. It is a balancing act of resource consumption and waste discharge, every action taken towards using nature’s resources has an impact on Earth’s ecosystems, however is society playing fairly, or are they misplacing the value of nature in the act of mass consumption?
Harvesting Justice - Transforming Food, Land, and Agricultural Systems in the...berat celik
“We are the food we eat, the water
we drink, the air we breathe. And
reclaiming democratic control
over our food and water and our
ecological survival is the neces-
sary project for our freedom.” 3
— Vandana Shiva, physicist and activist
This document provides a summary of a research paper on the environmental impacts of consumerism during the Christmas season. It discusses how the high levels of spending and consumption during the holidays leads to increased waste and pollution. Specifically, it notes that the roughly $600 billion spent in the US in 2013 on winter holidays resulted in a similar amount of solid waste being sent to landfills. It then discusses some of the negative environmental and health impacts of landfill leachate, including toxicity to plants and aquatic organisms. The document concludes by arguing that reducing overconsumption during the holidays could help mitigate these problems.
This document discusses several key issues relating to the environment and natural resources in global politics. It covers topics such as declining agriculture and forests, pollution problems like coastal pollution and the ozone hole, challenges in protecting global commons, differing responsibilities between developed and developing countries, pressures on common property resources, important environmental movements, resource geopolitics concerning items like oil and water, and rights of indigenous peoples.
Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Rome demonstrated how water management impacted population and the environment. In Mesopotamia, overuse of irrigation led to soil salinization and decreased crop yields, forcing population decline. The Indus Valley implemented basic sanitation to reduce malaria, but did not sufficiently manage rivers. Rome grew to over 1 million people through engineering projects but also overused resources, requiring its capital to move. Integrated water resource management provides a framework to sustainably manage water, but must be tailored to each community.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
The document discusses issues related to industrialized agriculture including chemical addiction, lack of crop rotation, overuse of fertilizers, animal welfare concerns, and environmental impacts. It then discusses the work of Vandana Shiva who advocates for organic farming and localization as alternatives to globalized industrial agriculture. Shiva argues this approach can produce more food while addressing issues like food security and availability in a sustainable manner. She challenges Western ideas of domination over nature and compares this to patriarchal domination of women.
Permaculture design I- intro, state of the world, ethics and principles 1-4Doug Crouch
This document discusses the principles and design of permaculture. Permaculture is defined as the harmonious integration of ecosystems and human systems to create self-sustaining landscapes. It aims to mimic natural patterns to build interconnected systems that are productive, efficient, and abundant. The key principles of permaculture design include observing natural relationships and patterns in nature, ensuring multiple functions for all design elements, and placing elements in zones based on their needs and how often they are used by people. Permaculture provides solutions for sustainably meeting human needs while protecting the environment.
T12 erian wadid vegetation economics losses due to agriculture drought haza...NENAwaterscarcity
1) Land degradation is a major problem in many Arab countries, exacerbating desertification. Overuse of natural resources has deteriorated many areas and accelerated desertification problems throughout history.
2) Land degradation has negative ecological and socio-economic impacts, putting livelihoods and economic well-being at risk. Drought has also become a more significant problem since the 1970s.
3) A study analyzed 22 Arab countries and found that approximately 7.1% of their total area, or 94.3 million hectares, is affected by various levels of land degradation and agricultural drought hazard. Estimated direct losses to crops and rangelands from 2000-2010 were about $2.2 billion annually.
The document discusses the ecological crisis facing the planet due to industrialized capitalist production systems that prioritize profit over sustainability. It notes how this global system has led to issues like water pollution, waste, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and displacement of communities. However, it argues that community-led solutions can help resist destructive systems, build resilience, restore ecosystems, and reimagine more sustainable ways of living through approaches like decentralized control of resources, transitioning away from fossil fuels, and ensuring a just transition for all.
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.
Through World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme is able to personalize environmental issues and enable everyone to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.
World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
Everyone counts in this initiative and World Environment Day relies on you to make it happen! We call for action — organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, stop food waste, walk to work, start a recycling drive . . . the possibilities are endless.
This thesis explores the potential for rooftop agriculture in urban areas. It examines case studies of existing rooftop gardens in cities like Toronto, New York, and Italy. The document discusses the benefits of local urban agriculture, including increased food security, community building, and environmental benefits from reducing fossil fuel use in industrial agriculture. It also notes challenges like the technical difficulties of growing food on rooftops. The thesis will evaluate the potential to expand rooftop agriculture and reduce dependence on industrial food systems.
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossin...boo616
The document discusses how human activity is negatively impacting the environment through overconsumption, materialism, and unsustainable practices of capitalism. Key facts presented include that 90% of large predator fish have disappeared, 75% of fisheries are overfished, 20% of corals are gone or damaged, half of tropical and temperate forests have been lost, and many species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. Water scarcity is also discussed as a growing issue, with 36 states projected to face shortages by 2013 if consumption remains unchanged. The document argues transformative change is needed in values and economic systems to move towards a more sustainable relationship with the environment.
Este documento descreve uma atividade planejada para alunos do 2o ano na Biblioteca Escolar. A atividade envolve a leitura do livro "O Segredo do Sol e da Lua", discussão em grupo, apresentação de powerpoint e produção de desenhos inspirados no livro. Os objetivos são melhorar habilidades de leitura, expressão e trabalho em equipe dos alunos.
This document discusses concepts related to sustainable consumption and mobility. It provides definitions of sustainable consumption from various sources that emphasize meeting needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable mobility and transport are defined as systems and products that meet society's need for access to transportation in a way that is safe, affordable, clean and energy efficient. Key aspects include promoting public transport and non-motorized options like walking and cycling. The document also presents examples of sustainable practices from Galapagos Islands and Grupo Punta Cana related to limiting environmental impacts of tourism.
This document outlines plans for representatives from Ecobairro to attend COP21 in Paris from December 3-13. It provides logistical details like travel itineraries, accommodations, partnerships, and expected costs. The timeline shows participation in marches, citizen conferences, and visits to French eco-neighborhoods and transition movements to share knowledge and experiences around sustainable solutions to climate change. The goal is for Ecobairro representatives to engage with political leaders and activists at COP21 and related events.
The world population has grown rapidly and exceeded the Earth's carrying capacity, causing issues like depletion of natural resources, environmental problems, water scarcity, destruction of rainforests and fisheries overexploitation. By 2050, the world population is projected to reach at least 9 billion people, which will increase the demand for food and fuel and likely outpace food production. This unsustainable population growth threatens our planet's life support systems and risks exacerbating problems like global warming, extreme weather, and loss of biodiversity if no action is taken to transition to a greener economy and more sustainable consumption and production.
Sergio Antonio Salvi, The Environmental Emergency (lecture extract)Sergio Antonio Salvi
1) The document discusses the environmental emergency facing the Earth, noting that the planet's resources are limited while the human population and consumption levels continue increasing rapidly.
2) It states that human societies are having a strong negative impact on the planet and that we need to change our development model to one that is sustainable in order to ensure a future for coming generations.
3) Statistics are presented on topics like human population growth, consumption of food and energy resources, deforestation, pollution-related deaths, and fossil fuel production to illustrate the environmental challenges.
This document discusses the problems of and solutions for sustainable development. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines that the planet has finite resources and examines concepts like ecological footprint. It warns of issues like overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution. Solutions proposed include political cooperation, adopting circular economies, renewable energy, and prioritizing social well-being.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
This integrated media series is about my interest in humanity’s ecological footprint; a measurement of society’s demand on the environment and an approach to sustainability. It is a balancing act of resource consumption and waste discharge, every action taken towards using nature’s resources has an impact on Earth’s ecosystems, however is society playing fairly, or are they misplacing the value of nature in the act of mass consumption?
Harvesting Justice - Transforming Food, Land, and Agricultural Systems in the...berat celik
“We are the food we eat, the water
we drink, the air we breathe. And
reclaiming democratic control
over our food and water and our
ecological survival is the neces-
sary project for our freedom.” 3
— Vandana Shiva, physicist and activist
This document provides a summary of a research paper on the environmental impacts of consumerism during the Christmas season. It discusses how the high levels of spending and consumption during the holidays leads to increased waste and pollution. Specifically, it notes that the roughly $600 billion spent in the US in 2013 on winter holidays resulted in a similar amount of solid waste being sent to landfills. It then discusses some of the negative environmental and health impacts of landfill leachate, including toxicity to plants and aquatic organisms. The document concludes by arguing that reducing overconsumption during the holidays could help mitigate these problems.
This document discusses several key issues relating to the environment and natural resources in global politics. It covers topics such as declining agriculture and forests, pollution problems like coastal pollution and the ozone hole, challenges in protecting global commons, differing responsibilities between developed and developing countries, pressures on common property resources, important environmental movements, resource geopolitics concerning items like oil and water, and rights of indigenous peoples.
Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Rome demonstrated how water management impacted population and the environment. In Mesopotamia, overuse of irrigation led to soil salinization and decreased crop yields, forcing population decline. The Indus Valley implemented basic sanitation to reduce malaria, but did not sufficiently manage rivers. Rome grew to over 1 million people through engineering projects but also overused resources, requiring its capital to move. Integrated water resource management provides a framework to sustainably manage water, but must be tailored to each community.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
The document discusses issues related to industrialized agriculture including chemical addiction, lack of crop rotation, overuse of fertilizers, animal welfare concerns, and environmental impacts. It then discusses the work of Vandana Shiva who advocates for organic farming and localization as alternatives to globalized industrial agriculture. Shiva argues this approach can produce more food while addressing issues like food security and availability in a sustainable manner. She challenges Western ideas of domination over nature and compares this to patriarchal domination of women.
Permaculture design I- intro, state of the world, ethics and principles 1-4Doug Crouch
This document discusses the principles and design of permaculture. Permaculture is defined as the harmonious integration of ecosystems and human systems to create self-sustaining landscapes. It aims to mimic natural patterns to build interconnected systems that are productive, efficient, and abundant. The key principles of permaculture design include observing natural relationships and patterns in nature, ensuring multiple functions for all design elements, and placing elements in zones based on their needs and how often they are used by people. Permaculture provides solutions for sustainably meeting human needs while protecting the environment.
T12 erian wadid vegetation economics losses due to agriculture drought haza...NENAwaterscarcity
1) Land degradation is a major problem in many Arab countries, exacerbating desertification. Overuse of natural resources has deteriorated many areas and accelerated desertification problems throughout history.
2) Land degradation has negative ecological and socio-economic impacts, putting livelihoods and economic well-being at risk. Drought has also become a more significant problem since the 1970s.
3) A study analyzed 22 Arab countries and found that approximately 7.1% of their total area, or 94.3 million hectares, is affected by various levels of land degradation and agricultural drought hazard. Estimated direct losses to crops and rangelands from 2000-2010 were about $2.2 billion annually.
The document discusses the ecological crisis facing the planet due to industrialized capitalist production systems that prioritize profit over sustainability. It notes how this global system has led to issues like water pollution, waste, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and displacement of communities. However, it argues that community-led solutions can help resist destructive systems, build resilience, restore ecosystems, and reimagine more sustainable ways of living through approaches like decentralized control of resources, transitioning away from fossil fuels, and ensuring a just transition for all.
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.
Through World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme is able to personalize environmental issues and enable everyone to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.
World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
Everyone counts in this initiative and World Environment Day relies on you to make it happen! We call for action — organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, stop food waste, walk to work, start a recycling drive . . . the possibilities are endless.
This thesis explores the potential for rooftop agriculture in urban areas. It examines case studies of existing rooftop gardens in cities like Toronto, New York, and Italy. The document discusses the benefits of local urban agriculture, including increased food security, community building, and environmental benefits from reducing fossil fuel use in industrial agriculture. It also notes challenges like the technical difficulties of growing food on rooftops. The thesis will evaluate the potential to expand rooftop agriculture and reduce dependence on industrial food systems.
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossin...boo616
The document discusses how human activity is negatively impacting the environment through overconsumption, materialism, and unsustainable practices of capitalism. Key facts presented include that 90% of large predator fish have disappeared, 75% of fisheries are overfished, 20% of corals are gone or damaged, half of tropical and temperate forests have been lost, and many species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. Water scarcity is also discussed as a growing issue, with 36 states projected to face shortages by 2013 if consumption remains unchanged. The document argues transformative change is needed in values and economic systems to move towards a more sustainable relationship with the environment.
Este documento descreve uma atividade planejada para alunos do 2o ano na Biblioteca Escolar. A atividade envolve a leitura do livro "O Segredo do Sol e da Lua", discussão em grupo, apresentação de powerpoint e produção de desenhos inspirados no livro. Os objetivos são melhorar habilidades de leitura, expressão e trabalho em equipe dos alunos.
This document outlines the rules and procedures for a 4th-6th grade physical education class at McCord School. It details expectations for student behavior, safety protocols for fire drills, tornado drills, and lockdowns. It also describes the grading system including rubrics, journals, and skill tests. Consequences for misbehavior are listed. Guidelines are provided for proper attire, warm-ups, activities, bathroom breaks, water, and injuries. The schedule of units to be covered throughout the year is also included.
This document introduces a person named Chunli from China who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, English and basic Spanish. She moved to the U.S. in 2006 and her favorite animal is the panda, color is purple, and season is summer. She enjoys swimming, playing the violin, spending time with friends, and K-pop groups EXO and Girls' Generation. In the future, she wants to study at the University of Washington and travel to South Korea, Japan and other places.
Colloqui di Martina Franca 2014 "Quale Economia per quale Benessere" - Pre-conditions and constraints on the way towards a green industrial revolution.
This document contains a graph showing sepal and petal length and width for different iris species, with an R logo and customized colors. It also has a title, subtitle, and thanks message. The graph displays x and y axis labels with data points for three iris species: setosa, versicolor and virginica.
SQL/Monitoring Facility is an execution-time monitor for DB2 that provides monitoring at the database and SQL statement levels. It monitors resource usage, records execution statistics for every SQL statement, and controls resource consumption through a governor function. It also optimizes dynamic SQL statements with an auto-prep facility.
A empresa de tecnologia anunciou um novo smartphone com câmera aprimorada, processador mais rápido e bateria de maior duração. O dispositivo também possui tela maior e armazenamento expansível. O lançamento está programado para o próximo mês com preço inicial sugerido abaixo dos principais concorrentes.
Мы верим, что миром движут любопытство и созидание.
Мы открываем людям прошлое, настоящее и будущее науки.
Мы создаем территорию просвещения, свободной мысли и смелого эксперимента.
A atividade planeada consistiu na leitura e exploração da história "Maria Castanha", seguida da elaboração de trabalhos de expressão plástica sobre o tema do magusto. A atividade teve como objetivos promover o gosto pela audição de histórias, estimular sentimentos e ampliar o vocabulário, e decorreu com sucesso com os alunos mostrando entusiasmo.
This document outlines an artful learning project where students will focus on the architecture of the Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans and how it relates to modern architecture. Students will create a collage comparing indigenous architecture to modern structures and write a paper analyzing the influence of past designs. They will present their work and discuss how previous cultures shaped building styles globally. The project addresses standards on foreign languages, writing informative texts using research, and collaborating to discuss topics. Resources on the ancient civilizations are provided.
8 Pieces of Career Advice From The MoviesChowlyn Ng
The document provides career advice quotes from various movies. It contains 9 quotes total from movies such as Dead Poets Society, Winter's Bone, Leap Year, Fight Club, Up In The Air, Revolutionary Road, Star Wars: Episode V, and The Dark Knight. The quotes offer advice on preparing for opportunities, not defining yourself by your job or money, changing the world through words and ideas, not asking for what should be offered, and the importance of doing rather than trying.
1 introduction and overview - Energy 101 fall 2015Lonnie Gamble
This document discusses several topics related to sustainability including:
1. It provides definitions of shallow and deep sustainability, noting that deep sustainability involves radical redesign based on ecological principles rather than just efficiency improvements.
2. It discusses the perennial philosophy of an underlying unity across all life and wisdom traditions.
3. It summarizes key points from Pope Francis' encyclical on sustainability including its call for a new paradigm that addresses environmental, social, and economic issues together based on their interconnections.
1) The document discusses ecological footprints, which measure the resource consumption and waste production of individuals, populations, and economies. It examines the disparities between footprints of developed and developing nations.
2) A case study finds that an American claiming to be environmentally conscious has a footprint of 3.2 planets, larger than most developing nations. Saudi Arabia uses 4.07 hectares per person primarily for energy.
3) The large footprints of developed nations have global impacts like increased hunger in developing worlds with constrained resources and pollution affecting environments and living standards. Equity in resource distribution is an ethical issue addressed.
Introduction to Sustainable Energy StudiesMark Valen
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
This document provides an introduction to lesson plans about sustainable cities. It discusses how cities impact the environment by depleting natural resources and generating waste and pollution. As urban populations grow, this exacerbates issues like urban heat islands where city temperatures rise due to infrastructure absorbing heat. The document advocates for sustainable city planning through increasing green spaces, improving building design, and raising public awareness of resource consumption. It frames cities and surrounding rural areas as interdependent systems that must work together to achieve sustainability.
Global warming / Climate change / Political deceit and mass mental manipulationRobert Powell
History of Global Warming and the Oregon Global Warming Commission Scandal. Global Warming Commission has slowed business, placed artificial, unattainable goals in place while ignoring the people of the state in many other ways. This is Corporatism in play. Flow of leftist gutting of traditional education for Sustainable education.
This document summarizes a speech given by Prof. Yehuda Kahane on the occasion of the insurance industry signing the Principles for Sustainable Insurance treaty with the UN. The speech discusses how exponential growth in areas like population, resource consumption, and environmental damage have created a "perfect storm" that threatens humanity. Kahane argues the insurance industry, through financial leverage tools like the new treaty, can help lead the world to a more sustainable path by decoupling economic growth from environmental impacts.
EFOW Brief Remarks : Beyond COP28, Halfway 2030 and on Our Way to 2024_ (Dra...Energy for One World
The document provides an overview of key issues discussed at COP28 in Dubai including:
1. COP28 resulted in the historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but some criticize that the actions agreed to are too little, too late.
2. Reactions to the COP28 outcome were mixed, with some like The Elders welcoming the signal to end the fossil fuel era, while others like Power Shift Africa saying the transition is not adequately funded or fair.
3. The COP28 president, who is also the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state oil company, said he will continue record investment in oil and gas production despite coordinating the global deal to transition away from fossil fuels.
This document discusses creation care and caring for the environment from a Christian perspective. It provides background on the rapid environmental changes over the last 50 years to meet growing population and economic demands. It discusses how creation care calls us to leave the world at least as good as we found it and to treat our neighbors, including future generations, according to the Golden Rule. It introduces Creation Care's mission to serve God by caring for creation and shares quotes from religious texts about honoring God's creation.
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President Biden announced a new goal for the United States to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 compared
Consultative Session on the Natural Resource Charter
Precept 6: Resource projects may have serious environmental and social effects which must be accounted for and mitigated at all stages of the project cycle.
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This document is a letter from the year 2093 to the generation of 2015 regarding water and sustainable development. It summarizes the challenges facing water management and urges action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It warns that past inaction on environmental issues has led to problems like water stress, pollution, and exclusion of the poor from water access. The letter calls for public ownership and management of water as a universal human right. It encourages the 2015 generation to participate in building sustainable water policies at local, national, and global levels through a transdisciplinary global citizenship movement.
Bill Rees: The Vulnerability and Resilience of CitiesJoss Winn
Bill Rees, originator of the ecological footprint, says we are already into overshoot. We can plan to reduce our use of Earth's resources, or plunge through a series of disasters.
Full keynote speech from "Resilient Cities" conference. Vancouver, October 20th 2009
This presentation introduces "The New Sustainable Frontier: Principles of Sustainable Development,” a new guide to sustainable development will help you move beyond existing "green" and "high-performance" strategies that provide incremental improvements, to ones that will sustain the our operations within the scale of the Earth’s closed system. The "Guide" and its four-section "Appendix" include concepts, tools and strategies for operationalizing sustainability that will simplify every-day decision-making and provide guidance for achieving long-term goals. See www.gsa.gov/sustainabledevelopment
This document discusses environmental justice and human rights in the context of globalization. It outlines six types of conflicts that arise when patterns of resource use clash with the subsistence rights of communities: (1) extraction of raw materials, (2) alteration of ecosystems, (3) genetic engineering, (4) impacts of climate change, (5) environmental degradation in cities, and (6) effects of rising resource prices. It argues that respecting subsistence rights as part of economic, social, and cultural human rights is important for achieving environmental justice internationally. Global society should focus on realizing human rights and protecting the biosphere, rather than power struggles or economic competition alone.
Introduction to Environmental Science.pptxPapuKumarNaik1
The document summarizes several key environmental issues and concepts:
1) It discusses resource depletion and pollution as major environmental problems exacerbated by human population growth and consumption. 2) Environmental ethics considers humanity's moral responsibility regarding these issues and balancing human and environmental needs. 3) While progress has been made, debates continue around balancing short-term economic interests versus long-term sustainability and planetary interests.
The document discusses the concepts of sustainability, development, and sustainable development. It provides definitions for each term and outlines their differences. The history of sustainable development is then examined, from concerns in the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution to recent international agreements like the 1992 Earth Summit and Agenda 21. Barriers to sustainable development are also reviewed, such as economic and political challenges and unequal access to resources.
The document discusses the concept of sustainable development. It provides definitions from the Brundtland Report and others, explaining that sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It also discusses the related concepts of fairness, equity, intergenerational equity, environmental quality, and ecological footprint. Examples of sustainable development projects and initiatives are provided.
Alex Steffen of Worldchanging Night One part 1Worldchanging
This document provides a summary of key points regarding the history and future of humanity's relationship with the environment and climate change. It notes that humans evolved tools and agriculture that allowed greater exploitation of nature. Industrialization further increased human impacts. Current consumption and population levels are stressing planetary boundaries, with mass extinction, pollution and potential climate tipping points. Alternative solutions proposed, like geoengineering, are unlikely to solve the problem on their own. Decoupling economic growth from resource use and transitioning to renewable energy and sustainable systems will be required to avoid collapse and allow for continued prosperity within Earth's limits.
1) The document discusses sustainability and humanity's impact on the planet. While the Earth and life will survive whatever humanity does, continued rapid growth and consumption risks collapsing the global civilization that has been created.
2) Business and industry are currently operating at 1.5 times the carrying capacity of the planet. Unchecked growth will inevitably lead to shortages, falling output, and population decline within 15 years unless radical decoupling from fossil fuel consumption is achieved.
3) The circular economy vision of transitioning from a linear "take-make-waste" model to a regenerative design could allow reduced emissions and lifting the remaining in poverty to a sustainable peak population by 2100. Leadership in business means doing more than just
Earth4All: A Survival Guide for Humanity - Executive SummaryEnergy for One World
The document summarizes the key findings of the Earth4All initiative, which explored scenarios for achieving well-being for all within planetary boundaries this century. It finds that without extraordinary action this decade, continuing poverty, inequality, climate change and ecological collapse will threaten societies. However, through five turnarounds relating to poverty, inequality, food, energy and economic systems, it is possible to transition to "wellbeing economies" and improve lives for all while respecting planetary boundaries. The transformation requires strong government action, but the investment needed is relatively small at 2-4% of global income annually.
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In a tight labour market, job-seekers gain bargaining power and leverage it into greater job quality—at least, that’s the conventional wisdom.
Michael, LMIC Economist, presented findings that reveal a weakened relationship between labour market tightness and job quality indicators following the pandemic. Labour market tightness coincided with growth in real wages for only a portion of workers: those in low-wage jobs requiring little education. Several factors—including labour market composition, worker and employer behaviour, and labour market practices—have contributed to the absence of worker benefits. These will be investigated further in future work.
Vicinity Jobs’ data includes more than three million 2023 OJPs and thousands of skills. Most skills appear in less than 0.02% of job postings, so most postings rely on a small subset of commonly used terms, like teamwork.
Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC, and Sukriti Trehan, Data Scientist, LMIC, presented their research exploring trends in the skills listed in OJPs to develop a deeper understanding of in-demand skills. This research project uses pointwise mutual information and other methods to extract more information about common skills from the relationships between skills, occupations and regions.
Seminar: Gender Board Diversity through Ownership NetworksGRAPE
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"Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia."
Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.
OJP data from firms like Vicinity Jobs have emerged as a complement to traditional sources of labour demand data, such as the Job Vacancy and Wages Survey (JVWS). Ibrahim Abuallail, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa, presented research relating to bias in OJPs and a proposed approach to effectively adjust OJP data to complement existing official data (such as from the JVWS) and improve the measurement of labour demand.
Understanding how timely GST payments influence a lender's decision to approve loans, this topic explores the correlation between GST compliance and creditworthiness. It highlights how consistent GST payments can enhance a business's financial credibility, potentially leading to higher chances of loan approval.
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Suzanne Spiteri’s recent report on improving the quality and accessibility of job postings to reduce employment barriers for neurodivergent people.
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Improving the quality and accessibility of job postings is one way to reduce employment barriers for neurodivergent people.
Daniel Dahm - The intrinsic tie between economy and ecology - Colloqui di Martina Franca 2014
1. “Quale Economia,
per quale Benessere”
22/24 maggio 2014
J. Daniel Dahm
The intrinsic tie between
economy and ecology.
Basic terms and principles of
sustainability in its transdisciplinary
dimensions.
5. 5
„I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life
that wants to life“
Albert Schweitzer
6. 6
Commons #1
As Commons we understand first the entirety of all local, regional and
global „natural resources“.
Examples are the ecological diversity including the biological and
genetical multiplicity, the fertility of the soils and vegetation, the
plentifulness of flora and fauna of the oceans, rivers and lakes, the
stability and resilience of the global climate and ecosystem, the raw
materials and the water resources.
They serve all (present and future) humans and the animate world as
base of life and so they are common goods.
7. 7
Commons #2
Secondly the definition includes analogously also the cultural and social
fundamentals of humankind in its varying local, regional and global
shapes,
the cultural and social diversity.
That includes knowledge, information and education, tradition and
values, health and participation, legal security and freedom.
They are created by the mutually shared exchange of all (past, present
and future) humans and they serve as base of culture, politics, society
and economy for everyone, and so they are common goods.
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Dr. J. Daniel Dahm | jdd@sustainability-strategies.org
20.August 2013
13. 13
Externalisation leads
to
exhaustion of the global
biological capacity
= Depletion of the ecological
resilience, extermination of the
diversity of life, loss of the
given fertility, destruction of the
commons.
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I don´t know this indian ->
“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us.
If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?
[...] All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself”
See-at-la, or Seattle, Chief of the Duwamish, 1855,
in a letter to the 14th President of the United States, Franklin Pierce.
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Banksy „Wet Dog“
Molto gracie - thank you very much !
Dr. J. Daniel Dahm
jdd@sustainability-strategies.org