Lecture 4 Sustainable Development The concept of Resource Hunker(1964) pointed out that a resource can no longer be conceived as a tangible object; but a functional relationship that exists between man's wants

Lecture 7 Tourism and Sustainable Development Tourism is the world's largest industry(WTTC et al., 1995). It employs approximately one in nine workers worldwide, comprising 6% of global gross national product (GNP) and, it has been seen as a panacea for solving many social problems and for driving economic growth

Renewable Energy Networks Grid code sets out requirements for grid interconnection. Most current renewable generation systems are treated as \negative\ load. Future systems MUST contribute to system frequency and voltage control. Grid interconnection usually \makes or breaks\ a project

假设:科学技术进步、工业化、经济增长是发展目标 欧美发展模式是可借鉴的 Assumption: development objectives-technology progress, industrialization, economic growth and models in Europe and America could be used as references

Air drying of vegetables is still the most widely used method and there are several options open to the dehydrator as to the type of dryer that can be used for this purpose. In the early days of the industry, tunnel and stove dryers were in general use. Designs varied widely but all of them involved the use of shallow trays upon which the material for drying was spread to a depth of 25-40mm. The tray loading and unloading involved a fairly high labour content but

Lecture 5 a distribution is a collection of scores order from lowest to highest value on the horizontal (X)axis, and in terms of T-Test frequency on the vertical (Y) axis. A ormal distribution sometimes referred to as a bell curve has a distribution that forms the shape of a bell. All you need to know to plot the normal distribution is the mean and standard deviation of the data This lecture covers

boosted global trade and triggered a surge in commodity prices: The Economist's metals index is at ten-year From budding to blooming high. This has been a fillip to raw-materials producers, GDP growth, annual average such as Brazil, South Africa and Russia. Low global %2001-04 interest rates have also reduced debt-servic costs, and

The From The Economist print edition One of the world's main currencies is heading for a fall Get article background THE world has a new international currency: frequent-flyer miles. Launched exactly 21 years ago, they are a lot like money. Collectors check their mileage statements as

For many years a huge Manila garbage dump known as Smokey Mountain was a favorite media symbol of Third World poverty. Several thousand men, women, and children lived on that dump--enduring the stench, the flies, and the toxic waste in order to make a living combing the garbage for scrap metal and other recyclables. And they lived there voluntarily, because the $10 or so

The economic emergence of a fixed exchange rate periphery in Asia has reestablished the United States as the center country in the Bretton Woods international monetary system. We argue that the normal evolution of the international monetary system involves the emergence of a periphery for which the development strategy is export-led growth supported by undervalued exchange rates