Barry Commoner's Day

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Chicco Testa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Great Contribution ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Social Rationality ◽  
Irrational Behavior ◽  
Good Advice

“Barry Commoner's Day” represents for me a great opportunity to settle up my debt of gratitude to Barry Commoner. I thank Barry for the personal friendship he has honored me with for many years, allowing me to take advantage of his experience, his good advice, and his scientific and political teaching. He used to be an incorrigible optimist. And I hope he has not changed with the passing of the years because God knows how much environmentalists need people like him since they have a tendency to complain and foretell misfortunes. But Barry's contribution is not just optimism. His great contribution lies in his ability in matching economic and social rationality, technological progress, and the minimization of environmental impacts. That is to say, the finding that at the basis of the processes involving the destruction of natural resources, there is often an irrational behavior, which is technologically and economically disadvantageous.

scholarly journals Socio-Technical and Cultural Approaches to Energy Consumption: An Introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Horta ◽  
Harold Wilhite ◽  
Luísa Schmidt ◽  
Françoise Bartiaux
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Industrialization Process

Energy consumption inconspicuously bridges nature and culture. Modern societies and cultures depend on intensive energy use from the extraction of natural resources. In fact, the industrialization process required large amounts of energy, but main sources such as oil and coal, have been gradually depleted and found to be heavily polluting the environment. Despite their environmental impacts, these resources have provided cheap and abundant power to fuel technological progress and economic growth. (See Agustoni and Maretti [2012] for a good historical summary of the relations between energy production and usages.)

scholarly journals Amazonía: cambio de la comprensión de la territorialidad al interior del territorio waorani (Los derechos indígenas)/ Amazon: change of the understanding of the territoriality to the interior of the waorani territory (indigenous rights)

2017 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Iván Tarcicio Narváez Quiñónez
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
National Park ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
The State ◽  
Agricultural Frontier ◽  
Cultural Integrity ◽  
Yasuni National Park ◽  
Indigenous Territories ◽  
Negative Impacts

La colonización dirigida, espontánea y estratégica, además de la permanente ampliación de la frontera agrícola para la extracción de recursos naturales, han determinado el uso y zonificación del espacio amazónico en los últimos 50 años. Las drásticas huellas socio-económicos, culturales y ambientales generadas por estos procesos han impactado negativamente la vida de los pueblos ancestrales y la naturaleza. Una consecuencia drástica es el cambio de la comprensión de la territorialidad en el interior de los territorios indígenas, y de la percepción que de aquel cambio tienen el Estado y los actores asentados en el entorno territorial comunitario. El presente estudio aborda el caso del pueblo waorani e inquiere cómo la ampliación de la frontera extractiva intensificaría los impactos negativos del proceso de desterritorialización en el Parque Nacional Yasuní, poniendo en mayor riesgo la integridad física y cultural de los de los pueblos que viven en aislamiento voluntario: Tagaeri y Oñamenane u otros de los cuales no se tiene referencia.   Abstract Targeted, spontaneous and strategic colonization, in addition to the permanent expansion of the agricultural frontier for the extraction of natural resources, has determined the use and zoning of the Amazonian space in the las 50 years. The drastic socioeconomic, cultural and environmental impacts generated by these processes have impated negatively the life of the ancestral peoples and nature. A drastic consequence is the change of the understanding of the territoriality in the interior of the indigenous territories, and the perception that the state and the actors settled in the community territorial environment have of that change. This study addresses the case of the Waorani people and inquires how the expansion of the extractive frontier would intensify the negative impacts of the process of decentralization in the Yasuní National Park, putting at greater risk the physical and cultural integrity of the peoples living in voluntary isolation: Tagaeri and Onamenane or others of which there is no reference.

scholarly journals Model Dan Strategi Pengembangan Makanan Lokal Daerah (Studi Kasus Pada Kabupaten Meranti & Kabupaten Bengkalis Provinsi Riau)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Nofrizal Nofrizal
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Abstrak : Local food can be a competitive advantage to develop the region by utilizing existing natural resources. Meranti and Bengkalis regencies in Riau province have a great opportunity to develop regional competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to develop strategies for developing competitive advantage through local food. The object of this study was all local MSMEs in Meranti and Bengkalis Regency who were taken by purposive sampling technique. Data analysis using IFAS and EFAS analysis and SWOT 8K analysis. The results of this study found several options for developing regional competitive advantage strategies, namely stabilization strategies. Abstraksi : Makan lokal daerah dapat menjadi keunggulan bersaing untuk mengembangkan daerahnya dengan memanfaatkan sumber daya alam yang ada. Kabupaten Meranti dan Bengkalis di provinsi Riau memiliki peluang yang besar untuk mengembangkan keunggulan bersaing daerahnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menyusun strategi pengembangan keunggulan bersaing melalui makanan lokal daerah. Objek penelitian ini adalah seluruh pelaku UMKM makan lokal di Kabupaten Meranti dan Kabupaten Bengkalis yang diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan analisis IFAS dan EFAS serta analisis SWOT 8K. Hasil dari penelitian ini ditemukan beberapa pilihan strategi pengembangan keunggulan bersaing daerah yaitu strategi stabilisasi. 

It's the Speciesism, Stupid!

2018 ◽  
pp. 92-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Brügger
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
The Core ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
The Future ◽  
Livestock Raising ◽  
The Mass Media

In a time of intense instrumentalization of life, nature becomes a mere factory from which natural resources are withdrawn. This system is causing immense social, ethical and environmental impacts, and livestock raising is at the core of these problems. The concept of speciesism – a prejudice concerning nonhuman animals, analogous to racism and sexism – is paramount in this realm. This chapter analyses the role of the mass media in perpetuating speciesist values and the urgent need for a paradigm shift. A genuine concern about the future of the planet and nonhuman animals involves questioning our speciesism and our narrow instrumental and economic paradigms.

Evaluating the Environmental Impact Score of a Residential Building Using Life Cycle Assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-159
Author(s):  
Manish Sakhlecha ◽  
Samir Bajpai ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Growing Economy

Buildings consume major amount of energy as well as natural resources leading to negative environmental impacts like resource depletion and pollution. The current task for the construction sector is to develop an evaluation tool for rating of buildings based on their environmental impacts. There are various assessment tools and models developed by different agencies in different countries to evaluate building's effect on environment. Although these tools have been successfully used and implemented in the respective regions of their origin, the problems of application occur, especially during regional adaptation in other countries due to peculiarities associated with the specific geographic location, climatic conditions, construction methods and materials. India is a rapidly growing economy with exponential increase in housing sector. Impact assessment model for a residential building has been developed based on life cycle assessment (LCA) framework. The life cycle impact assessment score was obtained for a sample house considering fifteen combinations of materials paired with 100% thermal electricity and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination, applying normalization and weighting to the LCA results. The LCA score of portland slag cement with burnt clay red brick and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination (PSC+TS+RB) was found to have the best score and ordinary Portland cement with flyash brick and 100% thermal power (OPC+T+FAB) had the worst score, showing the scope for further improvement in LCA model to include positive scores for substitution of natural resources with industrial waste otherwise polluting the environment.

scholarly journals Systematic review of energy efficiency (E.E.). Basis for an alternative vision of E.E. in Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-336
Author(s):  
Cristian Méndez-Rodríguez ◽  
Carlos F. Rengifo-Rodas ◽  
Juan Carlos Corrales-Muñoz ◽  
Apolinar Figueroa-Casas
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Natural Energy ◽  
Alternative Vision ◽  
Research Questions

The management of natural resources, especially energy resources, is a challenge for today's society. For this reason, Energy Efficiency (E.E.) is considered as a key tool to promote economic growth, reduce the consumption of natural energy resources, and help to solve multiple environmental impacts. In this study, a systematic mapping of the literature concerning E.E. is carried out. Based on the research questions formulated in the systematic mapping, a knowledge gap is identified, which is that the problems linked to energy are not being addressed from a systemic and interdisciplinary paradigm. This calls for the development of methodological, sociological, and technological processes that allow understanding of E.E. from a systemic perspective. Finally, the basis for an alternative vision of E.E. in Colombia is proposed, which tends towards the sustainability and conservation of natural energy resources.

scholarly journals A MATA ATLÂNTICA E O ENSINO DE HISTÓRIA: da pré-história ao período colonial brasileiro

2017 ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Marcos Pinheiro Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
The Relationship

O artigo realiza um diálogo com alguns historiadores ambientais, tendo como foco a história da Mata Atlântica, demonstrando a pertinência de revermos criticamente os padrões de produção e de apropriação dos recursos naturais, desde a pré-história até o período colonial no Brasil. Recuperando historicamente as relações das diferentes formações sociais com a floresta, compreende-se o caráter predatório dos impactos socioambientais resultantes do projeto colonizador português em nosso país.Palavras-chave: Mata Atlântica; História Ambiental; Ensino de História. THE ATLANTIC FOREST AND THE TEACHING OF HISTORY: from prehistory to brazilian colonial periodAbstractThe article conducts a dialogue with some environmental historians with a focus on the history of the Atlantic Forest, demonstrating the relevance of critically reviewing the patterns of production and appropriation of natural resources, from prehistoric times to the colonial period in Brazil. By recovering historically the relationship between the forest and different social formations, we can understand the predatory nature of socio-environmental impacts resulting from the Portuguese colonial project in our country.Keywords: Atlantic Forest; Environmental History; History Teaching.

scholarly journals Life Cycle Thinking in the Use of Natural Resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Koroneos ◽  
Ch. Achillas ◽  
N. Moussiopoulos ◽  
E.A. Nanaki
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Life Cycle Thinking ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Full Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Stages ◽  
Sustainable Consumption And Production

The continuous increase of production and consumption of material in the developed world and the increase of the standard of living of the developing countries leads to the increase of the use of natural resources and the degradation of the environment. Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) is essential to sustainable consumption and production which will impact the use of limited resources. LCT is the process of taking into account in decision making both the resources consumed and the environmental and health pressures associated with the full life cycle of a product. It includes the extraction of resources, production, use, re-use, transport, recycling, and the ultimate waste disposal to provide goods and services and it helps in avoiding shifting the burdens among various life stages of a resource processing. It is important to use the life cycle thinking in analysing products because they may have different environmental impacts at different life cycle stages. It is important to note that some products have very high environmental impacts during the extraction and processing of their original natural resource but they may have minor environmental impacts when they are recycled. A good example is aluminium. The objective of this work is to analyze the importance of the life cycle thinking concept, and show its direct linkage to sustainability.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF PIT HEAT METHOD IN SANGGAI MACHINE TECHNOLOGY AS A ORGANIC PRESERVATIVE OF FOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Dede Martino ◽  
Ardiyaningsih Puji Lestari ◽  
Linda Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Protein Structure ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
The Other ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Heat Technology ◽  
The People ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Heat Method ◽  
Dry Food

Indonesia is a country that has extraordinary natural resources, both biological and non-biological natural resources. Indonesia has a great opportunity in utilizing natural resources to improve the welfare of the people. Unfortunately, Indonesia has not been yet able to exploit all of that. The prices of agricultural products are quite high but ironically the welfare of farmers has not improved either. On the other hand, other natural resources from the marine and earth sector also have export potential, but in fact these potentials have not had a significant influence. One of the causes of the suboptimal use of natural resources in Indonesia is the lack of integration of technology in developing the potential of the biodiversity. One of the efforts made to optimize the potential for life is to apply the concept of physics, which uses the concept of pit heat in the “sanggai” engine technology. This machine can be used to optimize the potential of agriculture in Indonesia. Pit heat technology can dry food without damaging the vitamin content. This technology does not damage the protein structure of food substances so that the application of technology on this machine can be used to optimize the potential of agriculture in Indonesia.

IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS NO ALTO CURSO DA SUB-BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO BATATEIRAS NA REGIÃO SUL DO ESTADO DO CEARÁ

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1091-1103
Author(s):  
Daniel Pereira Silva ◽  
Ernane Cortez Lima
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
Dissertation Research ◽  
Anthropogenic Action ◽  
Del Rio

Este artigo aborda um levantamento dos impactos ambientais na sub-bacia hidrográfica do rio Batateiras, considerando as historicidades que influenciaram estes desusos e tendo como finalidade, almejar medidas mitigadoras. O referente artigo é fruto de uma pesquisa de dissertação realizada pelos autores.Palavras-chave: Medidas Mitigadoras. Ação Antrópica. Recursos Naturais. Processos Históricos ABSTRACTThis article addresses a survey of the environmental impacts in the Batateras river basin, considering the historicities that influenced these disuse and aiming at mitigating measures. This article is the result of a dissertation research carried out by the authors.Keywords: Mitigating Measures. Anthropogenic Action. Natural resources. Historical Processes.  RESUMENEste artículo aborda un estudio de los impactos ambientales en la cuenca del río Batateras, considerando las historicidades que influyeron en estos desuso y apuntando a medidas de mitigación. Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación de tesis realizada por los autores. Palabras clave: medidas atenuantes. Acción antropogénica. Recursos naturales. Procesos Históricos

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