Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Sustainability Development - Blog Post #9

1. Define:
The balance between the human needs of lifestyles and well-beings for now and preserving natural resource and ecosystem later on. [Today & Tomorrow]

2. Examples:
     a. Deforestation of native rain forest in Rio de Tanerio City for extraction of clay for civil engineering (2009)
     b. Solar towers instead of soil and electricity
     c. The Three Gorges Dams in  China (1994-2009) trading lands and energy for the heavy population
     d. The wind and solar power street lights in the 23/9 park near the Ben Thanh market
     e. Cars engine using cooking oil in the U.S. to stop producing CO2

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