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Showing 1 to 20 of 477 for “"Unsustainable"”.
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Sustainability with Globalization: An Unsustainable Proposition
Globalization is recognized as a world-encompassing phenomenon, even as its benefits are debated. Sustainability, the capacity to maintain high standards of living through generations, is at stake. This paper examines the problems of sustainability with globalization from several perspectives. High …
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Unsustainable and Uncontrolled: Framing Immigration During the Brexit Campaign
The British vote to leave the European Union in 2016 came as a major surprise to politicians and scholars. Pre-referendum scholarship indicated that while British voters had concerns about cultural issues, such as identity and immigration, they would ultimately decide based on economic …
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Plain & Simple: The Will to Live Sustainably in an Unsustainable World
<p>Sustainability is a buzzword covering a variety of fields and subjects. For the purposes of my research sustainability is “the ability to keep going over the long haul. As a value, it refers to giving equal weight in your decisions to the future as well as the present” (Gilman 1). The …
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Global and regional assessments of unsustainable groundwater use in irrigated agriculture
… clear that current rates of groundwater use are unsustainable in the long term. This dissertation assesses both current use of groundwater for country- to global-scale agriculture, and looks at the future of groundwater. The focus is on 1) quantifying food directly produced as a result of …
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The condition of sustainable development : a realist explanation of the causes of unsustainable development in the sugar industries of Barbados and Australia
… The central tenet of the thesis is that unsustainable practices and events are most usefully understood as outcomes which are conditioned by underlying social structures and processes. In itself, this is hardly an original or profound assertion. However, what is attempted here is a …
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Groundwater depletion embodied in transfers and exports of the United States
… Increased reliance on groundwater and prolonged unsustainable pumping of aquifers has led to groundwater depletion in many areas. In this study, we ask: How much groundwater depletion is embedded in the domestic and international agricultural exports of the United States? What is the mass and …
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The Impact of Climate Change on Rural Livelihoods in the North Nguu Mountains in Kilindi District, Tanzania
… to include pressure on the forest (47.8%); unsustainable production and productivity of the forest (29.8%); unsustainable livelihood systems and options for adaptation (14.6%) and income poverty (7.8%). The rich mountain-top natural forests base was a potential livelihood asset (93.2%). Food …
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Re:Re:Re: Supermodern Fashion and Fashion Design in the 21st century
… the design practice that makes fashion unsustainable. The work concludes that the issue in fashion is not that it is unsustainable but rather that it is supermodern. Tracing the ideas of supermodernity in its origins in modernity shows how particular defaults of dress and beliefs have …
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THE VALUE OF DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES IN THE KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA
… Malaysia, 2001). It is acknowledged that unsustainable practices in urban development are the cause of various negative impacts such as floods, landslides and destruction of the natural environment in the Klang Valley. In an attempt to look at options to reduce unsustainable practice, this …
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Building voluntary sustainability : how urban design can promote care for ecological systems
Human behavior is, in aggregate present state, unsustainable by the ecosystem of the earth. This thesis develops a behavior change model of how societies can move from unsustainable to sustainable behavior, and, because behavior is in large part a result of personal conviction, the factors that …
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The future of school hostels in Namibia
… expenditure towards hostels is enormous and unsustainable, warranting a critical review
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Framework for designing regional planning architecture for APTS-enabled regional multimodal public transportation system
Unsustainable transportation systems have been the cause of many problems facing urban areas around the world. Lack of regard for sustainable development considerations by those responsible for planning and implementing transportation systems has caused unhealthy air quality, noise pollution, …
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Initially Budgeted Stimulus Funds for Special Education by Local Education Agencies in East Tennessee.
… were initially budgeted for sustainable or unsustainable purposes by the 50 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in East Tennessee in 2009-2010. Federal guidance for use of ARRA funds suggested funds should be spent quickly to create or save jobs and support education reforms. Thoughtful …
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The Nexus of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Food Security: A Brazil Case Study
… pesticides, energy, land and water, and on unsustainable practices such as monocropping and heavy tilling.” The current trade-offs and compromises between food production on the one hand and climate and biodiversity on the other are unsustainable in the long term. This unsustainable dynamic …
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Sustainable Urban Development and Management: A case study of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (Gqeberha)
… energy). The residents' survey found NMBM to be unsustainable (48.4% unsustainable, 28.3% indifferent and 23.3% sustainable) in all the four pillars of sustainability (40.6% economic, 52.2% socio-cultural, 61.7% environment and 38.9% institutional). The management of the water crisis and …
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Measuring environmental and social sustainability in the apparel supply chain
… the apparel industry has operated in an unsustainable way. Materials, energy, and other resources are used inefficiently throughout the apparel supply chain, leading to unsustainable levels of waste generation. Post-purchase use and disposal are rarely considered during the design and …
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The pursuit of urban justice through transit-orientated development: The potential of the Lansdowne-Wetton Corridor
… and segregated structures, all contributing to unsustainable and unjust city practices. The City of Cape Town is no exception. Cape Town is a tale of two cities, where the urban and spatial landscapes reflect unequal resource distribution and opportunities. Many of its residents remain trapped …
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Plastic-free UCC: exploring societal and marketing levers
… current dominant social paradigm which promotes unsustainable levels of growth in consumption and disposal. This research examines how sustainable practices can be facilitated and supported within University College Cork to transition away from SUP. This was done using a mixed method approach of …
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Feasting on foreign aid : a political economic examination of foreign aid's potential role in perpetuating chronic hunger and starvation in Malawi
… has been fuelled by public spending and is unsustainable in the long term. The rapid growth was accompanied by high levels of inflation and the further entrenchment of a perennial trade accounts deficit, leaving the national currency weak. In addition, the majority of public spending …
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