development’ in South Africa, including the Constitution, NEMA and relevant case law. In your criticism you must refer to the article of Jacklyn Cock entitled ‘Green Capitalism’ or Environmental Justice? A critique of the Sustainability Discourse’ (available Online), as well as your own views on the possible use and abuse of the
Introduction “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”- Martin Luther King Jr. Environmental racism is a problem that must be addressed to help Latino, African American and indigenous communities be protected from the placement of hazardous industries and toxic waste areas in the United States. Some areas are more affected by industrialization than others and most of the time they are the people of color that have no other choice but to live in such horrendous conditions
and an alternative to the culture of war and violence. It promotes the means of dialogue; develop mutual understanding and negotiation among people. Besides, the declaration depicts that a culture of peace is linked to the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, tolerance, solidarity and sustainable development. The development of this culture helps to change the attitudes and behavior of people and cultivate the way for peace, prevent violence and ignorance that have caused many conflicts throughout
The justices of the Indian supreme court, therefore, functioned in a very technocratic manner ,hesitant (like their British counterparts) “to assume wider powers for the court”. Most members of the court during the 1950s and 1960s believed that the Nehru government
In recent years, there is a common concern about 'environmental injustice' which is increased by globalisation. According to Widawsky (2008), the propensity of developed countries which are wealthy and industrialised export their wastes to developing countries is a typical example of international environmental injustice. In addition to this impact on the environment of developing countries, globalization also affects their traditional cultures. According to Ye (2010), Spring Festival is the most
opposing camps. Nature enthusiasts like John Muir campaigned against the idea because it entailed loss of America’s pristine wildernesses. Whereas foresters like Pinchot believed that large dams would be far more efficient and thereby do far less environmental damage than a series of small single-purpose dams. It also resulted in strange alliances, like between the private dam entrepreneurs, who felt threatened by the Federal government into dam construction, and nature lovers like Muir. Post
Organizations, like Monsanto, that provide technology that improves human lives have a moral obligation to society (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Monsanto can best fulfill their moral obligation while protecting society and the environment from potential negative consequences of their product by using the dimensions of social responsibility (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The dimensions of social responsibility include economic and legal responsibility, ethical responsibility, and Philanthropic responsibility
The Baha’i Faith is a monotheistic religion centered around the unification of the human race. By eliminating prejudice and preaching widespread equality among humans, the Baha’i Faith aims to create a global society in which all humans are unified. The religion was founded by Bahá’u’lláh, a Persian nobleman who was imprisoned in Tehran when he had a vision of God’s will for humanity. The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its
financial interdependence has been identified by the United Nations Development Programme as a driver of the upward trend in income inequality within and between countries. The neoliberal promise of economic efficiency, growth, technical progress and justice according to Walden Bello has failed to address the societal problems of poverty, income inequality, unemployment, uneven distribution of the means of production and wealth accumulation. Development therefore appears more skewed towards the developed
Chapter 1 : Introduction Cities in developing countries face similar challenges in attempting to cope with the phenomenon of rapid urbanisation. Their ability to cope with such challenges is largely contingent upon their limited resources and the institutional framework in which they operate. Social organisations, cultures, administrative traditions, planning conventions and political dynamics vary considerably from city to city, and country to country. When we talk about Egypt considering the rapid