Sustainable Development Essays and Term Papers
619 Essays on Sustainable Development. Documents 51 - 75
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Analysis and Design Model in Software Development
Analysis models are model used in software development to help in understanding the application area being addressed by a system, before the stages of system design and coding are reached. In another word, analysis models describe the data handled in an application and the various processes by which it is manipulated. Analysis and Design models fulfill the same needs and provide the same sorts of benefit. Software systems that both analysis and design models are
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Strategic Restructuring and Organizational Developments
Strategic Restructuring and Organizational Developments Introduction This discussion is directed toward company restructuring and repositioning, specifically my personal experiences in a project dependant industry, and the evolution of a business structure and organizational culture of flexibility and adaptability. Many companies operating in a project specific and contract dependant industry are required to align employees with processes and strategies to ensure smooth transition in an often dynamic and changeable environment. Companies competing in dynamic market environments
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A Critical Review of the Emergence, Development, Business Models and Performance of the Application Service Provider (asp) Sector
The internet proved itself in its ability to create new business and give birth to companies that succeeded into the millions. These new businesses managed to redefine and recreate business models that worked, but could not have existed without the internet. One of these new business models is the application service provider (ASP), which emerged in the late 1990’s on the back of the internet boom. The Application Service Provider Consortium defines an ASP as
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Personal Values Development
Personal values are developed at an early age. This paper will examine those personal values along with ethics and ground rules development. This paper will also define the sources that helped shaped those values and criteria along with the decision-making factors used to revise those values. Finally, this paper will be concluded by addressing the potential impact on the values and performance on the workplace. Most important question will be what are personal values? The
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Describe the Processes by Which Genes and Environment Operate Together to Influence Development. Discuss the Significance of These Processes for Our Understanding of Child Development.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ED209 BOOK 1 : The Foundations of Child Development T M A 02 Essay Option 2 Describe the processes by which genes and environment operate together to influence development. Discuss the significance of these processes for our understanding of child development. This essay will look firstly at the ideas that have prevailed throughout history, in relation to genes interacting with the environment, and the human developmental implications of this relationship. It will
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Software Development Methodology as a Decision-Making Model
Software Development Methodology as a Decision-Making Model January 25, 2005 Abstract The development of most, if not all, successful software solutions follow some type of Software Development Methodology (SDM). A methodology is another name for a model, and a SDM is a decision-making model that influences how a person or team will develop a software solution to a given problem. This paper will briefly describe a few of the software development methodologies that I have
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Piaget's and Vygotsky's Views of Cognitive Development
Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s Views of Cognitive Development Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development A child’s intellect progresses through four distinct stages. Each stage brings about new abilities and ways of processing information. Children are born with the innate tendency to interact with their environments. Young children and adults use the same schemes when dealing with objects in the world. Children adapt their responses and assimilate new schemes to handle situations. They will then accommodate their schemes.
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Agriculture and Economic Development in Brazil, 1960-1995
Agriculture and Economic Development in Brazil, 1960-1995 Olukoya Ogen This paper attempts to emphasize the fact that the agricultural sector is the engine of growth in any developed economy. Specifically, the work limits itself to the important role of the agricultural sector in engendering sustainable development and a significant level of poverty reduction in Brazil. This is with a view to reiterating the fact that Nigeria and other Third World countries need to develop their
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Human Growth and Development
From preschool into early elementary school children have begun to develop their gross motor skills where they have developed a “mature pattern of walking” and are ready to test their physical abilities to the limits. Also fine motor skills have begun to develop, however more slowly. Along with motor skills children are developing their visual, tactile, and kinesthetic senses. A child’s sensory skills are helpful in learning language. A child’s proper growth depends greatly on
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Hrm 426 - Employee Development and Strategy
Employee Development and Strategy Paper University of Phoenix HRM 426 John Mathews April 15, 2008 Employee Development and Strategy Employee development plays a major role in the organizational strategy. In order for a company to move forward and be successful the employee’s must stay fresh with new ideas, updated on the latest technologies and as well the company’s information. Employee development contributes to success of both employee and the company. This paper will discuss the
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Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Lawrence Kohlberg laid the groundwork for the current debate within psychology on moral development. He proposed that children form ways of thinking through their experiences which include understandings of moral concepts such as justice, rights, equality and human welfare. Kohlberg followed the development of moral judgment beyond the ages. He determined that the process of attaining moral maturity took longer and was more gradual than other studies have shown. Kohlberg identified six stages of moral
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Individual Development Plan
August 7, 2001 Individual Development Plan Each individual is just that: individual. We all have our strengths and weakness. Life is about exploring and improving on those. Growth never ends. It is expanding our minds and attitudes to make life happy and peaceful. My development depends what I do to accomplish my life goals. My carrier path will depend on how I can grow and develop in my field and management capabilities. I like to
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The Importance of the Slave Trade to the Development of the Plantation Economies
Question: Examine the importance of the slave trade to the development of the plantation economies. The slave trade was vital to the development of plantation economies, which could only expand and survive in the West Indies with the use of slave labour. The slave trade brought enslaved Africans from Africa to colonies in the West Indies, which had begun to take part in the "sugar Revolution" starting in 1640. The plantation system which essentially is
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Child Development
Child Development Babies grow and develop at a very rapid rate during the first year of life. They grow physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. To begin with, development refers to the baby's increased skill in using various body parts. When dealing with the development of a child there are three basic developmental rules. First babies develop in the head region first, then the trunk, and lastly in the legs and feet. Therefore, it is said
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Web Developer’s Still Needed
Web Developer's Still Needed Ronald Jasper Axia College of University of Phoenix Abstract There are about as many reasons to be a Web designer as there are Web designers. Web design is a fun field and there are many possibilities out there for growth and development. According to Computer World, internet technology (IT) jobs are still in demand and growing everyday. As the number of IT job rise, so does the pay, for the first
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A Review of Employee Training and Development
A review of employee training and development. Donna Heeter 4/10/2006 MGT 431 University of Phoenix Mike Anderson As we push forward into the 21st century, organizations are realizing the very real value of having high quality and focused training available to their employees. A dollar value return on investment is the reward to any organization willing to make the bold move toward provided the kind of high quality training that is becoming standard to be
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Sustainability
Oklahoma Oil Museum Sustainable Technology Graphics area Wind-up Flashlight Solar Water Heater Wind Turbine Sustainable technology provides alternative solutions to energy uses through more economical ways. Saving money on energy on a large building such as the OOM (Oklahoma Oil Museum) is a must. Seminole is a small town and bringing in sustainable technology into the museum will bring more people and better responses. Sustainable development is a complex subject, which will continue to
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Show How Miller Creates and Sustains Tension in the Crucible
“Show How Miller Creates and Sustains Tension in The Crucible” Arthur Miller is considered to be one of the greatest playwrights of recent times, and was responsible for classics such as Death of A Salesman, All My Sons and The Crucible. The Crucible was written in 1953. The play’s theme of hysteria and fear within average citizens is similar to that created by Joseph McCarthy in 1950, often called McCarthyism. McCarthy was responsible for creating
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Rmb Recent Development
Update for Recent development in Chinese Yuan 1. The expectation or speculation about a Chinese Yuan revaluation started from the beginning of 2003. 2. Why we say 2003? Because the Non-deliverable forward of USD against Chinese Yuan started to fall into discount from premium at the beginning of 2003. 3. Non-deliverable forward is a type of derivative in the foreign exchange market where by the home currency is not delivered (or settled, transferred) at maturity,
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Recent Developments in Research on the Genetics of Human Sexual Orientation
Recent Developments in Research on the Genetics of Human Sexual Orientation Human sexual orientation has been a controversy with a high tendency for debate. Lesbians, gays, supporters, and their friends are in a heated dispute about the origins of sexual orientation. There are many possibilities, spanning from personal lifestyle choices, environmental factors, to genetic heredity. In the past few years it has become increasingly popular to examine homosexuals, in hopes of determining the basis
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Internet Technology Development Boost China Further
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOOST CHINA FURTHER A perspective look at the countryЎ¦s transition in next decade relative to internet technology Bo Li, School of Technology & Management Submit to: Mr. Paul Reynolds INTRODUCTION Since 1980 ChinaЎ¦s economy has grown by more than 9 percent a year. The country now manufactures percent of the worldЎ¦s toys, 58 percent of the cloths, and 29 percent of the mobile phones. More than $1 billion in foreign direct
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Present Status and Expected Continuing Development of Imaging in Medicine
Introduction With the predicted decrease in human health and shorter life expectancies that society began to observe within the last century, the world is now is preoccupied with improving overall health of the population and fighting a constant battle against diseases. Breakthroughs in medicine over the years have facilitated this in becoming a waning battle. One such technique employed, which became known in the 1970’s as a separate field of study, is Nuclear Medicine. Nuclear
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What Is the Role of Fashion Promotion Within the Fashion Industry, and How Will It Develop over the Next 5 Years?
What is the role of fashion promotion within the fashion industry, and how will it develop over the next 5 years? Fashion promotion is the glue that holds together everything fashion related. It's all very well having a great designer who can create stunning garments out of fabulous materials, but fashion promotion is what advertises those garments, and sells them, and puts them out there for the world to see. If there weren't photographers and
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Business Law-Historical Development of the Tests
We live in a legal system in which we all have a duty to protect other persons from harm. The question the court must examine is what degree of duty exists under what specific circumstances. Although there were some attempts in the late 19th century to develop a general test, there was no accepted test until 1932. Ø The neighbour test The classic formulation of the Ў®neighbourЎЇ test of Lord Atkin in Donoghue v Stevenson
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Developing Real Estate Market in Shanghai
Developing Real Estate Market in Shanghai Shanghai is the so-called dragonhead at the mouth of the Yangtze River Delta. It is also one of the four directly administered cities with high level of political autonomy without the constraints of any provincial government above her. With the exception of the period between 1949-mid1970’s, Shanghai has always been China’s principal gateway to the world. The total area of Shanghai is 6340.5 square kilometers. The population of Shanghai
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