Sustainability: The launch of Spaceship Earth

The Accordance of Vernacular Earth Architecture with IEPs and the Natural Image of Sustainability: Investigation of Earth Architecture of Kavir

the accordance of vernacular earth architecture with ieps and the natural image of sustainability: investigation of earth architecture of kavir

making an investigation into the traditional architecture found in iran’s kavir, one can see an architecture that has emerged by merely changing the form of the face of the earth; this [complex] architecture is nothing but an intellectual use of simple land and water which simultaneously accords with the islamic environmental principles [ieps]. in this article, following a descriptive analysis ...

The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth.pdf

We are now in the middle of a long process of transition in the nature of the image which man has of himself and his environment. Primitive men, and to a large extent also men of the early civilizations, imagined themselves to be living on a virtually illimitable plane. There was almost always somewhere beyond the known limits of human habitation, and over a very large part of the time that man...

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 6(1):1-24. POINT OF VIEW Can humans share spaceship earth?

—Earth was a pretty durable spaceship, but we have managed to trash its life support systems, the atmosphere, and the oceans. Humans have also destroyed vast areas of habitats and !"#$%&'(&)*%#'+*,(-&"./*0&*-#1&*%,)23&)* (-&*#(%,.4-&"&*#')* 2'*),2'$*.,*-#1&* 2'5"&#.&)* (-&* greenhouse effect, which has changed the climate to produce ever increasing maximum temperatures. Increased temperatures t...

Earth observation from space e The issue of environmental sustainability

Remote sensing scientists work under assumptions that should not be taken for granted and should, therefore, be challenged. These assumptions include the following: 1. Space, especially Low Earth Orbit (LEO), will always be available to governmental and commercial space entities that launch Earth remote sensing missions. 2. Space launches are benign with respect to environmental impacts. 3. Min...