Implementing Sustainability And Adaptation For Sustainability

The small community of Pikangikum in Northern Ontario, for whom we were raising money to provide half a house with drinkable water, is not served by the Ontario electric grid. It relies on diesel generators for its power. The provision of water is dependent on electric pumps and heaters.

If water amount collected increases or decreases, the catchment bottles can be changed and altered for size. As there is a range for the grain size of materials, there is some room of altering if the materials are for any reason, unavailable. The flexibility of the design allows for adaptation if required. The materials chosen are easily accessible, safe and hygienic once filter is cleaned. The small, yet efficient size of the design allows for portability, and can be used indoors in the case of a cyclone or unsuitable weather conditions. The device is designed with the local culture and geography in mind; primarily consisting of recyclable plastic bottles and grains from Vanuatu. As chemicals are excluded in the design, the materials are familiar appropriate, simple to use and will encourage the community to filter their water. The construction and maintenance can be easily taught to and performed by locals, both men and women. This design is flexible and can cater for different situations including material availability and

The approach of cutting edge water pumping frameworks has given homes, modern processing plants, healing facilities, and numerous different business or open foundation awesome straightforwardness and solace in their every day water needs and utilization.

Our company analysis focuses on the Kohl’s corporation, which tailors to customers needs in apparel, shoes and home décor. Kohl’s entertain the idea of their slogan by saying “expect great things”, they set high standards in the business world from an economical stand point as the maintain almost 20 billion dollars in revenue and from a sustainability stand point as they have achieved numerous goals since the 2000’s. Kohl’s is a great company with many department stores located throughout the United States and in Massachusetts. There is one less than a mile away from Merrimack College that has a huge collection of apparel, shoes and home décor.

Ever since I was a young child, I had a passion for nature. Aided by my parents, this drive was always fueled by day hikes, week long tenting trips, beach days, and long walks in the woods. This exposure to nature made me realize how precious and fragile it was. My passion for nature then escalated into a passion for the environment and protecting it. After taking Environmental Science at high school my junior year, I was able to blossom that passion for environmental protection into a reality with the inception of the Sustainability Squad. The sustainability Squad is an environmental awareness club who’s mission is, “promoting a sustainable lifestyle in and around York high school by spearheading initiatives such as the garden center and

Considering different solutions to solve the problem of water shortage, consequently, hydro-power plants have been in the process of building in main cities. These plants will be able to collect the water that is lost and aid the scarcity. The hydro-power plant workers stated that they recognize Africa has a great deal of potential, but the process is grueling because of the cost.

The organization is an international leader in bringing clean water to developing areas, repairing or building 8,717 wells since 2011 (World Vision, Clean Water, 2014, para. 1). A large part of their success is due to the sustainability of the wells they drill. A survey conducted in 2003 analyzed 492 World Vision wells constructed since 1995 in a part of Africa (Evaluation Results: World Vision’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs, n.d., para. 1). An astonishing 428 of these 492 wells were still producing a sufficient volume of clean water. When World Vision drills a well, they set up an infrastructure in the surrounding community that enables the well’s functionality (World Vision, Evaluation Results: World Vision’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs, n.d., para.

Dig a borehole. Since the company is in a rural place, the can decide to dig a long term borehole that will address the high usage of water used in the production of goods.

When I was five years old I began school. In Kindergarden we learned basic things like letters, numbers, and how not to be fully engulfed in flames. For some reason, 2004 was the height of anti-fire education in Missouri and before I knew how to tie my shoes I knew that if I ever was ablaze, to cover my face, fall to my knees, and roll back and fourth. This is what my institution placed serious value upon and because I was a student of that institution I also placed serious value upon it. The same idea must be applied to a university's teaching of environmental sustainability. This is discussed in David Orr's "What is Education For?" Through choosing a curriculum a university chooses what it places value onto, by making the environment a priority it showcases to the future generations that environmental wellness is an important responsibility for them to take ownership.

Over the past few decades a small number of designers and design professionals have begun to realize their influence on the natural world and have decided to change the way they think of design and designing. This new approach has become known as sustainable design. Sustainable Design is a design philosophy that seeks to maximize the quality of the built environment, while minimizing or eliminating negative impact to the natural environment. In others words designing physical objects with the idea of creating under the principles of ecological sustainable compositions. This type of design is being having great advance and advertising during the last couple of years, therefore is becoming a new alternative in terms of designing and

The main point was the diversion of the waste stream to the plant, reducing transportation, and with that air and noise pollution and traffic, and creating a clean and renewable source of energy. It lost to the Tekeze Hydropower project in Ethiopia (Morris, 2010).

Sustainability is a topic that has become very important in recent years. Sustainability is defined as, “the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely.” ("Finding and Resolving the Root Causes of the Sustainability Problem", 2014)

In order to be an integral part in saving the Earth’s environment and ensuring resources for future generations, the way individuals live needs to change. Being fortunate enough to reside in one of the nation’s most developed countries, I wanted to make sure the way I have been living has been meeting the standards set by sustainable living. Using the overall environmental footprint provided by Global Footprint Network, I was able to pinpoint the areas in my life that needed to improve in order for me to be more sustainable. I chose to use this Footprint calculator because it gives you a breakdown on how many resources from the planet are needed in order to provide for your living standards. Once you have input the information, the calculator provides a general ecological footprint explanation and gives real case scenarios in which you can do to reduce it. The results for my footprint were as follows: If everyone were to live the way I do, we would need 5.3 planet earths to provide enough resources. It would take 23.6 global acres of land for energy production, which would emit 23.6 tons of carbon dioxide, and the biggest impacts on my personal footprint included 36 percent of services, 21 percent food and 19 percent mobility.

Social sustainability is one of the four pillars of sustainability. It is the least clearly defined as it changes with time, the economy, the environment and political situations. With so many factors that affect it, it is as important as the other three pillars (environmental, economic and political) and should therefore be given the same treatment and attention. This essay will define sustainability, define social sustainability, discuss one key principle about social sustainability and relate social sustainability to planning.

The Zambian Refugee Settlement in Mayukwayukwa, which established by the United Nations in 1966, currently has no system for harvesting rain water or for storing water in bulk. Zambia has a monsoonal climate thus it receives all of its rain water in one small section of the year and is dry and arid for the rest. This review will focus specifically on the water usage of the refugee settlement. This area of research will prove to be invaluable for the specifications of the water harvesting and bulk storage system as it will be the basis for which the required volumes of water are calculated. The development of the Mayukwayukwa settlement will be stunted if they do not have access to sufficient amounts of water for the refugees who live there or for the crops and animals.