People around the globe recognise that the current development trends are clearly unsustainable and that education can be seen as a critical tool for advancing our society towards sustainability. This paper showcases a case study for ‘Envisioning a sustainable Guwahati Railway Station Complex of the future’ undertaken by students of the Department of Design at the Indian Institute of Technology...

Medical education in Australia is currently entering a new era, including support for the significant extension of medical students and general practitioner (GP) registrars' training programs in rural communities. This commitment to rural medical student and general practitioner recruitment and retention has made the provision of accommodation in rural communities a vital issue. This study has ...

Environmental and sustainable development advocates have a major blind spot in linking environmentalism to global security (resource protection) concerns. Though peace movements and environmental movements have begun to note the linkages between war and resource policies on the environment, and while antiglobalization (and some globalization) coalitions have sought multilateral frameworks that ...

The scientific study of animal welfare has developed rapidly in recent years. The concept is defined here and its relationship with other concepts, such as health, stress and needs, is discussed. The welfare of animals is a matter of substantial public concern and is an aspect of our decisions about whether or not animal usage systems are sustainable. A system that results in poor welfare is un...

Neoliberal discourse often conceptualizes nature in relation to its market utility and economic development. This article will address the role of metaphors in shaping neoliberal discourse in business education. The aim of this article is to reveal reasoning patterns about environmental problems and economic development in students of sustainable business minor. The case study described in this...

We live in a culture of contest and protest. Our economic, political, and legal institutions are structured as contests. Our efforts to reform these institutions frequently are characterized by protest. This article examines the social and ecological implications of this culture of contest and protest. It begins by demonstrating that our economic, political, and legal institutions form an integ...

In recent years, companies have begun to concentrate on the topic of environment sustainability. They have tried different methods and software in order to reduce their businesses’ effect on the environment, like pollution and unsustainable use of natural resources. These measures contribute to the protection of the integrity of ecosystems and human health, ensuring the sustainable use of natur...

Bio-based products are made from renewable materials, offering a promising basis for the production of sustainable chemicals, materials, and more complex articles. However, biomass is not a limitless resource or one without environmental and social impacts. Therefore, while it is important to use biomass and grow a bio-based economy, displacing the unsustainable petroleum basis of energy and ch...

Generally, the change in global ecology issue will affect almost all the forest conditions such as forest area, health and biodiversity and may increase growth rates in some areas while endangering the survival of species and forest communities in some other areas. Forest ecosystems are impacted by multiple uses under the influence of global drivers. The need for providing environmental service...

One of the major environmental issues currently facing New Zealand is that of the sustainability of pastoral farming on North Island hill country. To be sustainable, a system must be resource conserving, environmentally compatible, socially supportive and commer-cially competitive. The Resource Management Act defines sustainable management as managing the use, development and protection of natu...