Environmental Issues

Environment and Sustainable Development The preservation of the environment and sustainable development is directly linked to economic issues. To ensure sustainable growth and a balanced economy, it is requires a high standard of environmental management to ensure biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. The impact of economic globalization on the environment results primarily from it’s effects on production systems and the consumption habits of people. It can be interpreted as…

in its No entanto, ele rejeita uma única linha de fundo do desempenho financeiro, e em seu place proposes a perspective of sustainable performance including social,lugar propõe uma perspectiva de desempenho sustentável, incluindo a social, a environmental and economic aspects. aspectos ambientais e econômicos. These elements of performance Estes elementos de desempenho sao arethemselves supported ('driven') by stakeholders' perspectives on performance suportado ("movida") por…

be seen today as a creative and innovative business management form, because nowadays the social difficulties are not unique problems of states and governments, they began to be divided with the private sector. With the worsening of social and environmental problems, the forces of society are undergoing a process of reorganization. At the beginning of XXI century, note the value of a new business approach, not only more focused in making profits, but the relationship with society and…

(Supply and demand theory) and at the same hand the price of the aircrafts that are leased in Us Dollars would go up, causing a major havoc in the company's finances. Seasonality / Weather issues As every company in the Airline /Travel industry TAM Airlines suffers with seasonality and weather issues. The busiest period for the airline is July-Aug (Summer in Europe) and Dec-Feb (Summer in Brazil). As a good example of the supply and demand theory, prices tend to be higher during…

so-called sustainable development - influences several economic sectors. From this premise, this paper aims to investigate the perception of the tourism sector in Brazil, particularly the small and medium lodging service providers, regarding environmental issues. In order to answer this question, the level of adoption of management practices for sustainability in lodging facilities in the district of Monte Verde in Camanducaia (MG) was identified. The paper proposes a methodology that…

ABSTRACT: Formal environmental education: towards sustainability? The need for environmental preservation has become a concern across the planet, in this context it is of utmost importance to use tools in an attempt to sensitize people about the relationship between society and nature. As the school is considered an instrument of social transformation, in which socio-cultural values are touched upon through the experience between teachers, students and the community, the formal…

Práticas laboratoriais. (25%) 4. Testes. (5 x 10%) = 50% IV. Referências 1. Peavy, H.S., Rowe, D.R. Tchobanoglous, G., “Environmental Enginneering”, McGraw-Hill Series in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering”. 2. Vesilind, P.A., Peirce, J.J.; Weiner, R.F., “Environmental Engineering”, Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994. 3. Springer, A.M., “Industrial Environmental Control – Pulp and Paper Industry”, TAPPI Press, Second Edition, 1993. 4. Derisio, J.C., “Introdução ao…

ecology may enlarge their scope when confronting the devastation of our environment. In order to emphasise this importance, we present a brief historical survey, followed by a study of authors who dealt with environmental issues, democracy and communication. Key words: environmental issues, sociology, communication, democracy, ecology, hyper-reality, ideology, policy 1 APRESENTAÇÃO “E isso não têm só os que de lá vieram, mas ainda os que cá nasceram, que uns e outros usam da…

2001). ÃCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 519 824 4120; fax: +1 519 823 5512. E-mail addresses: hwchoi@uoguelph.ca, canadatourism@gmail.com (H.C. Choi). However, although tourism has brought economic benefits, it has significantly contributed to environmental degradation, negative social and cultural impacts and habitat fragmentation. Tourism’s unplanned growth has damaged the natural and socio-cultural environments of many tourism destinations (Domet, 1991; Frueh, 1986; Hall & Lew, 1998;…

Problem-solution essay: Sustainable Development The current capitalist mode of production has created a range of environmental imbalances as a consequence of its economic development. With the purpose of preserving the environment, in 1987, the United Nations released the Brundtland Report, which included what is now one of the most widely recognized definitions of Sustainable development: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…