people’s experiences and events such as social, political, and economic changes will help reinvent past destructions for a sustainable future. In addition, he incorporates various aspects of science in forms of ecology and cosmology to fully describe the development of humanity. Furthermore, he notes that growth of civilization is supported and affected by religion and the environment and how together its outcome can change our personal understanding of our own selves in the universe. Focussing on
important role of energy in economic growth and development highlighting the use of energy in production. 2.1 Energy Consumption & Economic Growth Various literatures, have established a relationship between energy supply, its consumption and economic growth with respect to developing and developed countries. From each of these papers, it can be conveniently established from the cases studied that an adequate and reliable supply of energy is a prerequisite for development (Shallgram Pokharel; 2001) Research
Land use and land cover are distinct yet closely linked characteristics of the Earth’s surface. The use to which we put land could be grazing, agriculture, urban development, logging, and mining among many others. The term ‘land cover’ originally referred to the kind and state of vegetation, such as forest or grass cover but it has broadened in subsequent usage to include other things such as human structures, soil type, biodiversity, surface and ground water. The term "Land use refers to the manner
Introduction The Local Economic Development (LED) became popular in the 1990s in many developing countries. However, various forms of it were already implemented many years earlier by industrialised countries. With the newly elected democratic government of South Africa in 1994, came the raise of a new vision for development and the return to the global economy. The economy was exposed to both globalisation and localisation. The concept of Local Economic Development (LED) was adopted and introduced
adopt an entrepreneurial mindset in other to sense opportunities, mobilize resources and exploit such opportunities. On an individual level, an entrepreneurial mindset is a life philosophy, while on an organizational level entrepreneurial mindset forms an intangible part of a organisation’s culture and
adjustment programs toward partnerships and mutual accountability (World Bank, 1998). Besides research on the determinants of growth, recent work has examined the importance of institutions and good governance for aid effectiveness in recipient countries for example, Svensson 1999; Bumside and Dollar 2000, 2004 and Dollar and Svensson 2000), findings
than population is the correct measure of scale. In this paper Romer describes technological change as the improvement in the instructions for mixing together raw materials to form new goods and designs. The paper is based on three premises. The first premise is that technological progress drives long run economic growth and provides incentive for continued capital accumulation. Second, technological change arises due to the international actions taken by people who respond market
the integrated approach. Though these two models have contrasting characteristics, they also have similarities and combined, offer a thorough assessment and outline for development through application. At the core of both models, and all models really, is the supervisory relationship. Similarly, both models identify areas for growth, with Bernard’s model focusing on process, conceptualization, and personalization and Stoltenberg
movement for women's rights. She specifically highlighted that women’s rights should be the same as men’s rights. The growth of reading and the spread of literature ideals are also extremely important to the Enlightenment. The number of novels published significantly rose during the Enlightenment. The first magazine was also published during the Enlightenment which helped the growth of reading because of the low price of magazines. Salons brought together writers and artists with aristocrats, government
Culture is a word that many different definitions; however, put simply, culture is the beliefs and values of people, which ties development of languages and traditions together. In Paul K. Conkin article, “Evangelicals, Fugitives, and Hillbillies: Tennessee’s impact on American National Culture,” Conkin writes about culture, or more specifically Tennessee’s culture. His essay begins with explaining why no one has really written about a culture within state boundaries, and he doesn’t blame it on a