Green issues Worldwide green parties (list): Global Greens · Africa · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Europe Global Greens Charter: ecological wisdom · social justice · participatory democracy · nonviolence · sustainability · respect diversity Sustainability is a systemic concept, relating to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society. It is intended to be a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that societ ...

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• Sustainability - Definition
• Sustainability - Sustainability Index
• Sustainability - Concepts and issues
• Sustainability - Implementing Agenda 21
• Sustainability - Types of sustainability
• Sustainability - Development sustainability
• Sustainability - Bibliography

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Sustainability, Sustainability - Definition, Sustainability - Sustainability Index, Sustainability - Concepts and issues, Sustainability - Implementing Agenda 21, Sustainability - Types of sustainability, Sustainability - Development sustainability, Sustainability - Bibliography

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The modern concept of environmental sustainability goes back to the post-World War II period, when a utopian view of technology-driven economic growth gave way to a perception that the quality of the environment was linked closely to economic development. Interest grew sharply during the environmental movements of the 1960s, when popular books such as Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962) and The Population Bomb< ...

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David Holmgren (born 1955) is an ecologist, writer and co-originator of the permaculture concept. David Holmgren - Biographical details and Permaculture One. Holmgren was born in Western Australia. He studied at the College of Advanced Education in Hobart, Tasmania, where in 1972 he met Bill Mollison, who was then a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. The two found they shared a strong interest in the relationship between human and natural systems. Their wide-ranging conversations and gardening e ...

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• David Holmgren - Biographical details and Permaculture One
• David Holmgren - Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability
• David Holmgren - Bibliography
• David Holmgren - Further resources

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Wan Chai (or Wanchai, 灣仔; Cantonese IPA: /wɑn55 tsɐɪ35/; Jyutping: waan1 zai2; Pinyin: Wān Zaǐ; lit. "a small bay, a cove") is an area situated at the west of the Wan Chai District, in the north of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, beginning from Canal Road in the east, to Arsenal Street in the west and Bowen Road in the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called Wan Chai North. Wan Chai is one of the busiest co ...

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• Wan Chai - Overview
• Wan Chai - History
• Wan Chai - Start-up
• Wan Chai - Reclamations
• Wan Chai - Buildings
• Wan Chai - Community life
• Wan Chai - Administration
• Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people
• Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism
• Wan Chai - Street entertainments
• Wan Chai - Notable celebrities
• Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation
• Wan Chai - Cultural institutions
• Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal
• Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong
• Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals
• Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street
• Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street
• Wan Chai - Relocation
• Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground
• Wan Chai - Sustainable development
• Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation
• Wan Chai - Mega Tower
• Wan Chai - Transport
• Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels
• Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway
• Wan Chai - Trams
• Wan Chai - Buses
• Wan Chai - Taxis
• Wan Chai - Minibus
• Wan Chai - Ferries
• Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Creative destruction is the colourful expression introduced by the economist Joseph Schumpeter to describe his view of the process of industrial transformation that accompanies radical innovation. In Schumpeter's vision of capitalism, innovative entry by entrepreneurs was the force that sustained long-term economic growth, even as it destroyed the value of established companies that enjoyed some degree of monopoly power. Companies that once revolutionized and dominated new industries – think of Xerox in copiers or Polaroid in ...

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Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Nyeri) is a Kenyan environmental and political activist. In 2004 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace" — the first African woman to receive the award. Hon. Dr. Maathai is also an elected member of Parliament and is currently the Assistant Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki. Wangari Maathai - Education. After finishing school in Kenya, ...

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• Wangari Maathai - Education
• Wangari Maathai - Activism and political life
• Wangari Maathai - Nobel Peace Prize
• Wangari Maathai - Controversy
• Wangari Maathai - Awards
• Wangari Maathai - Bibliography

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The publication in December 2002 of a new major work on permaculture, saw a deeper and more accessible systematization of the principles of permaculture refined by Holmgren over more than 25 years of practice. The book, Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability (2002a), is dedicated to Howard T. Odum, who died two months before its publication, and it owes much to Odum's vision of a world in energy transition (Odum and Odum, 2001). 'Principles and Pathways ' offers twelve key permaculture design principles, each expl ...

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David Holmgren, David Holmgren - Biographical details and Permaculture One, David Holmgren - Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability, David Holmgren - Bibliography, David Holmgren - Further resources

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Holmgren, David (1985; 2nd edn 1993) Permaculture in the Bush. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services. (1994) Trees on the Treeless Plains: Revegetation Manual for Volcanic Landscapes of Central Victoria. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services. (1995) 'The Permaculture Movement and Education' in Goldfields Permaculture and Landcarers, 3, 14-16. (1996a) Melliodora (Hepburn Permaculture Gardens): Ten Years of Sustainable Living. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services. (1996b) 'Fryers Forest Village'. In Green Connections, 2.2, 20-21. (1997) 'Getting St ...

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David Holmgren, David Holmgren - Biographical details and Permaculture One, David Holmgren - Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability, David Holmgren - Bibliography, David Holmgren - Further resources

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Holmgren was born in Western Australia. He studied at the College of Advanced Education in Hobart, Tasmania, where in 1972 he met Bill Mollison, who was then a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. The two found they shared a strong interest in the relationship between human and natural systems. Their wide-ranging conversations and gardening experiences encouraged Holmgren to write the manuscript that was to be published in 1978 as Permaculture One. 'I wrote the manuscript, which was based partly on our constant discuss ...

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David Holmgren, David Holmgren - Biographical details and Permaculture One, David Holmgren - Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability, David Holmgren - Bibliography, David Holmgren - Further resources

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Wan Chai (formerly Ha Wan 下環, lit. "a bottom ring"; as, geographically, its location is relatively low) is one of the earliest developed areas in Hong Kong. Central, Sheung Wan, West Point and Wan Chai are collectively known as the four rings (四環) by the locals. Wan Chai literally means "a cove" in Cantonese. But Wan Chai itself was no longer a cove due to drastic city development and continual land reclamation. Before the British colonisation, there had been Chinese villagers already dwelling along the un ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism. People in Wan Chai have a wide range of religions like Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Sikhism and Islam, showing an enormous diversity in spritual belief. Despite such great differences, eclectic mixtures of diffenent religions are yet not uncommon in the neighbourhood. Hung Shing Temple, for example, is a typically Taoist temple; the worship of mortals-turned-immortals is the distinct characteristic of the Chinese religion. There is, however, also a ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Each day, crowds of people come to the locality to experience its vitality and fascinating diversity. There are many world-class commercial complexes and skyscrapers, the most notable being the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Central Plaza. At the same time, inimitable structural design reminding people of the past has also been preserved. Wan Chai's renowned historical spots and cultural vestiges include Old Wan Chai Post Office, Hong Kong's oldest post office and a declared monument, Hung Shing Temple which sees the seaside ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Near the waterfront are the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Arts Centre, two of the most popular venues for theatrical and cultural performances in Hong Kong. The Academy is a convenient venue to perform live art performances such as dramas, mini-concerts, dances, and musicals. Every year there are many Broadway musicals playing in the Academy, like Singin' in the Rain, Saturday Night Fever, and Annie, which gain overwhelming response from the locals. The Art Centre also houses a few galleries, rehearsal rooms, and ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Wan Chai faces a serious problem of urban decay. In order to tackle the problem, the government has launched a series of urban renewal projects to bring new life into the area. Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong. At present, there are about 9,300 private buildings in the metro area defined by the Planning Department (i.e Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District) which are 30 years old and above. In ten years' time, the number of buildings over 30 years old will increase by 50%. The problem ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation. After the completion of the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation Feasibility Study in 1989, the then Land Development Policy Committee endorsed an idea of ongoing execution of the reclamation. The reclamation comprises three district development cells separated by parks, namely, Central, Tamar and Exhibition. These development ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Geographically, Wan Chai is in the midway between the west (West Point and Central) and the east (Causeway Bay and North Point) of the Hong Kong Island, thus linking up all major roads and traffic pathways on the Island. Consequently, a transport network with a high accessibility is highly demanded. Now, Wan Chai has an efficient yet complicated transport network, merely due to various reclamations in the locality. Several highways were built to connect neighbouring districts. Like most of Hong Kong's urban areas, public transport is the com ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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E. F. Schumacher - Protégé of Keynes. Schumacher moved back to England before World War II, as he had no intention of living under Nazism. For a period during the War, he was interned on an isolated English farm as an "enemy alien." In these years, Schumacher captured the attention of John Maynard Keynes with a paper entitled "Multilateral Clearing" that he had written between sessions working in the fields of the internment camp. Keynes recognised the young German's understanding and abilities, and was able to ...

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E. F. Schumacher, E. F. Schumacher - Early life, E. F. Schumacher - Economist, E. F. Schumacher - Protégé of Keynes, E. F. Schumacher - Adviser to the Coal Board, E. F. Schumacher - Thinking outside the box, E. F. Schumacher - Schumacher as writer, E. F. Schumacher - Later life and posthumous recognition, E. F. Schumacher - Selected bibliography

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Schumacher wrote on economics for London's The Times and became one of the paper's chief editorial writers ; he also wrote for The Economist and Resurgence. He served as adviser to the India Planning Commission, as well as to the governments of Zambia and Burma — an experience that led to his much-read essay on "Buddhist Economics." The 1973 publication of Small is Beautiful, a collection of essays, brought his ideas to a wider audience. Schumacher's work coincided with the growth of ecological concerns and with the birth of environmentalism and he became a hero to m ...

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Schumacher gave interviews and published articles for a wide readership in his later years. He also pursued one of the loves of his life: gardening. He died during a lecture tour of a heart attack on 4 September 1977, in Switzerland. The Schumacher Circle organisations were founded in his memory. They include the Schumacher College in Totnes, Devon, the E. F. Schumacher Society founded in New England, the Soil Association and the New Economics Foundation. ...

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E. F. Schumacher, E. F. Schumacher - Early life, E. F. Schumacher - Economist, E. F. Schumacher - Protégé of Keynes, E. F. Schumacher - Adviser to the Coal Board, E. F. Schumacher - Thinking outside the box, E. F. Schumacher - Schumacher as writer, E. F. Schumacher - Later life and posthumous recognition, E. F. Schumacher - Selected bibliography

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