Sustainable Living Economic Problem

Question: Write about theSustainable Livingfor Economic Problem. Answer: Sustainability refers to the broad means to adapt, which is to try to drastically that is, to readily change from a technology that is less sustainable to a technology that is more sustainable. Sustainable innovations on most occasions depend on the regulations of government and economic problem which are reduced in terms of instability in the country. Due to most changes that occur on the environment it is hard or hard to predict any sustainability that may arise from innovations in the future or long run. The different indicators of sustainability have become useful in different countries to be able to make policies and communicating with the public to pass information about the country and how they can improve their corporate performance in different fields like environment, the economy, the society or even technology improvement. The indicators of sustainability development help to ensure that complex information is communicated to the public. There are different strategies and f rameworks used by the government for sustainable development. (Sachs 2015). According to the study by Cubukcu 2013 , it examines the corporate sustainable development and also its subsequent organizational determinants. The findings from the study found out that factors relating to resources and also other factors related to institutions influence sustainable development in any given country. The media has tried its best to address the issue of sustainable development in the country by highlighting different issues that affect the public. There are different factors that are affected or they go hand in hand with sustainability. These factors involve identification of community, participation of the public in community development and lastly the empowerment of the public in the community development. There are a number of factors to be considered for sustainability development of a given country. One of the factors is of an integrated conservation and be able to develop projects have often stumbled as a result of incorrect way of addressing of these factors. Different innovative approaches need to be incorporated to be able to integrate conservation and sustainability development. There are different approaches to be applied will include the changes necessary to institutions, management and hence decision making strategies to address the different issues to be able to meet the conservation and development objectives. There are fundamental changes and strategies that are necessary to institutions, management and decisio n-making to address sustainability development issues and also to be able to effectively meet conservation and development objectives. Sustainable living on the hand refers to one of the lifestyles in which an individual in the society tries to reduce the usage of either his personal resources or even the natural environment in the ecosystem or the environment. Some of the factors that are addressed in sustainable living are; the use of energy, transportation, consumption and also the diet consumed by the individuals in the society. The aim of sustainable living is when individuals are able to conduct their daily lives in a manner that is in line with sustainability. This can be achieved through the community shifting to energy which is renewable, reusing of materials and diversified transport system. The community living around will only move or shift to the renewable technology in use if the community builds an attractive environment to the culture of the local people and lastly if the environment can be maintained for future generations. (Ergas 2010). According to Lorek 2013 ,one of the ways of sustainable living is the conservation of water by the individuals in the society. It is more important to consider the soil and plants with the available water. There are plants and shrubs that are drought resistant and require less amount of water than the normal trees that are planted in most homes. One of the technology to be applied involve xeriscaping which is a method of selecting the plants which are drought tolerant .The technique can help reduce the usage of water by 50-70 % .The planting of trees on slopes helps reduce the wastage of water by increasing the rate of absorption of water by the plants. Another technology that has been adapted by the public in conservation of water is the adoption of drip irrigation. Drip irrigation helps conserve water by allowing small amounts of water to trickle down the plants. Also there is a layer of organic matter referred to as mulch which helps reduce the amount of water that trickle down to the plants hence allowing for the conservation of water. Other types of technology will involve dish washers which can recycle the amount of water that is used leading to sustainable living in the environment. Another way of sustainable living is the conservation of the energy used in the homes of the community. Energy needs to be conserved for sustainable development in the environment. Most of the homes depend on the green electricity which is generated from water which is harnessed .It is advisable to use different technologies to harness the electricity. One of the methods of harnessing the power will be through solar power. The different technology used to harness electricity will involve the use of photo-voltaic cells organized into panels and concentrated solar power to produce electricity. Solar power helps to conserve energy as the energy got from the sun is unlimited. Other sources of energy that can be applied involve wind energy, geothermal power from steam and many others. Sustainable transport system is another factor that needs to be addressed for sustainable development in the environment. There has been a concern of the increase in price of oil due to inadequacy, increase in climate warming due to carbon emissions and high prices of the energy. There is need for sustainable living in the sustainability of the transport sector. There is need for low cost transportation and sustainable transport system like the use of rail system which in most countries it involves the underground rail system. Countries like Holland are using bicycles as a means of transport system. It is more efficient because it helps reduce congestion, reduce the rate of carbon and noise pollution. Carpooling is also another way of reducing oil consumption and carbon emitted by vehicles on transit (Schaffers2011). Sustainable living will involve the renewal of materials, toxic substances and waste in the environment. As the population increases then it leads to more affluent in the environment. There are different ways of sustainable living concerning the renewal of materials and toxic substances. One of the ways will be to reuse the materials or even recycling the waste. There has been an increase in the level of chemical production which includes herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers which are hazardous to the environment and all the health of the people. There has been also an increase of greenhouse gas emissions, the individuals need to address this issue by using harmless synthetic chemicals and also vigorous testing of the new chemicals which does not affect the environment. Lastly sustainable living will entail the use of sustainable building materials in the environment by the public in the conservation of the environment. It is important to insulate homes because of the energy that is conserved throughout the life in homes. There are different roofing technologies that have been adapted that help in reducing the need for cooling or heating. Another important technology is the usage of energy efficient windows that will help in insulation of the house to conserve the energy (Marckmann2012) .Low e-glass is another method of window insulation. It helps keep the interior of the house warm and cold in respective seasons. Efficient utilization of energy and conservation of water are the key factors in sustainable housing and sustainable living leading to sustainability in the environment. In conclusion sustainable living and development entails people and their relationship with the environment. 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