Environment

mechanism used to adapt the natural environment to the individual. This is the reason why the Spanish philosopher said that “a man without technology is not man”. According to José Ortega y Gasset "Everything becomes clear...when we realize that there are two purposes [of technology]: "One, to sustain organic life, mere being in nature, by adapting the individual to the environment; the other, to promote the good life, well-being, by adapting the environment to the individual." Thus…

distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Anthropogenic forces, such as petroleum spills and the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, have caused an accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. The accumulation of petroleum and its derivatives now constitutes an important environmental problem. Biocatalysis introduces new ways to improve the development of bioremediation strategies. The recent application of molecular…

and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films (ed.), 1993. ISBN 1879362031. Otways Fire No. 22 - 1982/83 Aspects of fire behaviour. Research Report No.20. [S.l.]: Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment (ed.). Um redemoinho de fogo, também chamado de tornado de fogo, é um raro fenômeno no qual o fogo, sob certas condições (dependendo da temperatura do ar e das correntes) adquire uma vorticidade vertical e forma um redemoinho ou uma…

da geração presente sem afetar a possibilidade das gerações futuras de suprir as suas". O conceito de sustentabilidade começou a ser delineado na Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Meio Ambiente Humano (United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - UNCHE), realizada na suécia, na cidade de Estocolmo de 5 a 16 de junho de 1972, a primeira conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o meio ambiente e a primeira grande reunião internacional para discutir as atividades humanas em relação…

public education program. KEY WORDS: Tourism, climate change, perception, behavior INTRODUCTION It is now apparent that the world is in the midst of an unprecedented change in its climate systems caused by human alteration of the environment. The impacts of anthropogenic climate change will be felt in all spheres of human activity but may be especially apparent in the tourism industry for the following reasons: 1) Climate is an essential consideration for many people in…

independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators (SIs) at each level of the enterprise. In addition, the paper explores the sourcing options available to enterprises for introducing these new technologies and best practices into existing IT environments without causing disruption to the business. 2 “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; but the one most responsive to change.” —Charles Darwin The role of IT in building an…

competences. In this new educational scenery, the Virtual Learning Environment has shown up to become a place for learning through the cyberspace in order to enhance the relationship teacher-student. Therefore, this study analyses some tools that can be part of the virtual environment, and some online didactic material as well, in order to emphasize some aspects that concern the importance and effects of the Virtual Learning Environment as a result of the use of a virtual tool that…

HOLOS Environment, v.5 n.2, 2005 - P.169 ISSN: 1519-8634 Recebido em: 21/03/2005 Liberado para Publicação em: 24/03/2006 PROPOSTA DE MATRIZ PARA LEVANTAMENTO E AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTOS DE VIZINHANÇA A PROPOSED MATRIX TO NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS SURVEYING AND EVALUATION Lollo, J. A.1; Röhm, S. A.2 1 Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira – UNESP, Alameda Bahia, 550, 15385000, Ilha Solteira – SP, e-mail: lolloja@dec.feis.unesp.br 2 Centro De Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia –…

Google [pic] MACRO ENVIRONMENT “The external macro environment consists of all the outside institutions and forces that have an actual or potential interest or impact on the organization’s ability to achieve its objectives” (Cuts, 2010) CULTURAL TRENDS DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS Once google supports billions of datas from a different subject related websites, it is a service used by millions of people worldwide. All gender, race, age, disabilities, belong to the group of consumers of

tanto financeiros quanto de desenvolvimento, para assim poderem ser competitivas com outras companhias de grande porte. STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND THE IMPACT THAT IT CAUSES IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT We can say that organizational climate is a set of actions of a working environment, they are noticed by those who are there. It is very important for all companies currently measure and understand the organizational climate, as this can get a great impact on business…