QUESTION 1

The Sustainability transition: the new challenge

The establishment of a new millennium finds the planet Earth poised between two conflicting trends. An improvident and invasive consumer society, coupled with sustained population growth, is threatening to demolish resources on which human life is based. At the same time, society is locked in a struggle against time to reverse these trends and bring in sustainable practices that will ensure the welfare of future generations.

(a) Using the above argument as a reference, differentiate between sustainability and sustainable growth.

(b) As per above, societies are struggling hard to realize sustainability practices especially that the foundation of sustainable development practices are ideally based on three important pillars. Name them and support your answer with examples.

(c) The Rio declaration on environment and development proposes 27 principles of sustainability that may guide the efforts of governments, communities and organizations in an attempt to face the wasteful and invasive society whilst addressing sustainability challenges. Explain any 6 principles of these and support your answers with facts.

QUESTION 2

(a) As sustainability advocate, critically discuss the core indicators that underpin sustainable development in the tourism industry. Illustrate your answer with relevant cases.

(b) Elucidate how those indicators may help planners achieve sustainable development target.

QUESTION 3

Dovers and Handmer (1992) argued that if sustainability is to be transformed from concept to action, there are eight controversies that need to be addressed.

(a) Using example, explain any three of these opinions.

(b) Name any three principles of sustainability that you would ideally choose as developing a coastal project in an island. Demonstrate your answer with examples

QUESTION 4

Write down short notes on-

(a) Sustainable Energy
(b) Ecological footprint
(c) Green House Gas