Lisa asks…
What do you think of Sustainable Development? Do you really understand what it is?
It will have a huge impact on your life. I would like to tell you about it but its better if you do the research yourself. Its pretty unbelievable when you think about how the government will control every aspect of our lives.
No, I’m talking about life altering laws that tell you where to live, what you may eat. You will no longer drive and will live in an urban area with many restrictions on your activities. In fact, you will be raising food collectively. I’m talking about major life changes.
The Expert answers:
I’ve read some on it Bek and every time I do I get a migraine. It’s amazing how much energy these busybodies have. Of course the main ones pushing it don’t plan on living under it. Kinda like Moore and Ted Kennedy and ‘universal healthcare’.. No standing in lines for them..that’s for the peasants.
If individuals want to get together and raise food collectively..hey more power to them. It’s the Central Planning by bureaucrats who live under a separate set of rules that I reject. That’s just putting a happy face on something similar to the old Soviet system. To get this SD plan implemented they’d have to trash what’s left of our constitution…..
Oh never mind..now I get it. )
Joseph asks…
What is the best way to have a sustainable development to Sub-saharian Africa?
I am working on a research project to find some facts and figures for the above mentioned question. This could be a big question , but we can have few approach from every angle; such as infrastrucutre, water management, health management, land management, political approach, macro-financial approach, educational approach so on, any tips, ideas, questions which could lead to some further discussion are welcome
The Expert answers:
There is no “best way”, there might be a comprehensive strategy that includes all aspects of development, including societies, political and cultural changes.
Historically, there’s never been any successful development process without a “Big Push”, a massive flow of capital, whether from domestic or regional origin (high saving rates in South Korea for example) or external (the Marshall Plan for Europe for example).
Historically again, free trade has worked only in very specific condition and once countries had built a comparative advantage by protecting certain sectors of their industries.
Moreover, as long as commodities world prices are kept low by subsidies to farmers in the US or in Europe, free trade can’t be a solution at all.
Property rights can be important, but there should also be an agrarian reform if needed, and it shouldn’t be destroying mechanisms that help communities to cope with uncertainty (usually redistribution mechanisms, through mutualisation of risks).
A quite fashionable tool for sub-saharian development is regional complementarities, through regional unions, but the only one working propperly is the one around South Africa, but this could definitely give you some leads for further researches.
Good luck.
Richard asks…
What are the key indicators of sustainable development to farming systems?
I am really lost on this one. Some helps anyone? Please…
I am really lost on this one. Some help anyone? Please…
The Expert answers:
Sustainable systems replace nutrient losses. They have a 100 year plan that can be sustained without significant change.
Robert asks…
With reference to climate change and sustainable development what is the futuristic house?
What construction materials are likely to be used and in what architectural styles and what would be the issues involved in their winning, productin and use.
The Expert answers:
One of these:
HOUSE # 1:
A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2,400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern “snow belt,” either. It’s in the South.
HOUSE # 2:
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every “green” feature current home construction can provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.
HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.
HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas. Also known as “the Texas White House,” it is the private residence of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.
You be the judge…
Charles asks…
What is a trend that is making an effort towards sustainable development?
I need one more idea for my paper but for some reason this is a difficult idea to grasp and i really need help.
Thank you
The Expert answers:
I’m not sure if this is what you are looking for, but Greensburg, KS was flattened by a tornado a few years ago. They are rebuilding the town in a green, sustainable manner.
On December 17, 2007, the Greensburg City Council adopted a resolution that all city buildings greater than 4,000 square feet will be certified LEED Platinum, the highest level of certification available from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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