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Showing 1 to 20 of 155 for “"sustainable future"”.
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Industrial Hemp: Building a Sustainable Future
… of what could be the preferred material for sustainable building. Traditional building materials such as concrete, fiberboard, and insulation are detrimental to the environment for several reasons, not the least of which is their carbon footprint. Hemp concrete, hemp fiberboard and hemp …
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A living tower: Using architecture for sustainable future growth
… current environmental crisis, using a radical sustainable approach that integrates high density living and farming activities within the context of suburban planning. In South Africa, population growth and urbanisation have led to low-rise low-density buildings invading . bio diversity nodes, …
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Tourism in Lephalale, South Africa: A Just and Sustainable Future?
… tourism in Lephalale, South Africa not only as a sustainable substitute to an extractive reliant economy, but also a means to foster community in light of the nation’s new climate goals and decolonizing ambitions. Home to the world’s largest open pit coal mine and remarkable bushveld scenery, …
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Relational learning for a sustainable future: An eco -spiritual model
… this environmental crisis and move toward more sustainable patterns of living. But in order to make alternative choices it will be essential to draw upon the wealth and variety of human capabilities.</p><p>For nearly 350 years Western culture has looked to reason and rationality to provide truth …
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Integrated Energy Harvesting and Storage Systems for a Sustainable Future
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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An authentic sustainable future : a case study of the Bullitt Center
… understanding leads to a true definition of a sustainable future. This study seeks to challenge the field of green design and architecture through the application and achievements of the Bullitt Center.
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Creating a Sustainable Future: Task-shifting for Adolescent Mental Health Care
… programme to improve the intervention for future trials.
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Developing a sustainable future for federally funded research and development centers
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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Making an Impact Creating a sustainable future for nonprofits through planned giving
<p>With a stagnant economy and significantly decreased government funding, nonprofit organizations are looking towards their development teams to raise more funds and expand their gift options in order to financially sustain their institution. When devising a museum's fundraising strategy, outright …
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Societal Sustainability: Projects to Address the Three Dimensions of a Sustainable Future
… for the world to be able to enjoy a prosperous future. Three primary dimensions of sustainability include environmental, economic, and social sustainability, and objectives for various projects can be aimed at any of the three dimensions to pursue societal sustainability. Solar installations, …
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Gender equality in building a democratic society for a sustainable future in Tajikistan
… frame, it argues that to build a holistically sustainable society with a strong democracy, Tajikistan needs to address gender issues and rethink its education system. In order to give a broader picture of women’s position in Tajikistan, this study traced perspectives on the contributions of …
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Sustainable future for Hong Kong: An assessment of current sustainability reporting trends, attitudes and future developments
… Hong Kong will prove to be a challenge for the future as attitudes towards sustainability are still lackluster and companies uphold views of it being trivial and burdensome. This paper is the culmination of a 300-hour fieldwork experience at Alaya Consulting, a sustainability consultancy firm in …
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Wireless Systems for a Sustainable Future: From Battery-Free Subsea IoT to THz-Based Agriculture Monitoring
… use in climate modeling, marine monitoring, and sustainable aquaculture. Unlike existing IoT technologies – like Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS – which cannot work underwater, we design and implement an ultra-low power subsea backscatter communication system, enabling battery-free underwater imaging, …
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The Imperfect Question of Stadium Development: A Typology of Contemporary Development and Strategies for a Sustainable Future
This thesis explores the paths forward at the intersection of economic development, public space, and parking. Using OpenStreetMap data and American Community Survey estimates, this project uses GIS analysis to develop a typology of contemporary NFL stadium developments. Using illustrative case …
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Oil Palm’s Sustainable Future: The influence of within-plantation management practices on yield and pollinator diversity in oil palm
… that agricultural production can be made more sustainable. Oil palm, a rapidly expanding perennial crop of global importance, presents a model system to explore how sustainable agricultural management practices affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and yield. This is because it can develop …
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Exhibiting Climate Change: An Examination of the Thresholds of Arts-Sciences Collaborations in the Context of Learning for a Sustainable Future
… of the development of public pedagogy about a sustainable response to climate change. The dissertation is an in-depth case study of a civil society group called Cape Farewell that is organizing collaborations between contemporary artists and climate scientists. Since 2003, Cape Farewell has …
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The Seeds of Sustainability: An Interactive CD Rom Exploring the Role of Architects, Planners and Designers in Achieving a Sustainable Future
… of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs. While that definition helps to provide a general framework within which to understand the term, it does not begin to explain the more specific initiatives, ideas, strategies and design concepts necessary …
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Adaptation of an architectonic tradition for a sustainable future in the Middle East: a case study of three building typologies in Riyadh City.
This study assesses the environmental response, adaptation qualities and adaptation capacities of Arabic vernacular architecture, taking into account how these aspects help to provide suitable thermal comfort, while also catering to the psychological needs and preferences of inhabitants. The …
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Achieving sustainable development : building a coherent vision and motivations for change
… do these behaviors need to change? What does a 'sustainable future' mean? What is the vision we want to achieve? What cluster behaviors are needed to create that sustainable future? What motivations could produce these behaviors? How can we shape these motivations? What are the necessary and …
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Film festivals in Africa: a study in sustainability
The sustainable future of film festivals in Africa is a vital issue based on the critical role that film festivals play in African filmmaking, and yet has not been widely investigated. This thesis identifies four key factors that I argue are essential to this sustainable future. These factors are: …
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