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The role of architecture and design in achieving sustainability

It is a definition that contains within itself the implicit idea that the natural environment faces stress and overexploitation and will not be able to meet increasing human demands.

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Human responsibilities and ethical decision-making for global warming mitigation

The environment affects all aspects of life in one way or another irrespective of level within the society and global warming will remain the great concern (West, n.d).

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The Epic of Gilgamesh and the foundations of Mesopotamian civilization

Epic of Gilgamesh is literature, history, and an insight into the basis for human civilization. It is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia, thought to be one of the first areas in which humans urbanized.

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Raj Patel's critique of injustice in the global food system

In a world where obesity is the number one public health concern in many countries at the same time as the rest of the world is suffering from under-nutrition, it makes sense to ask about the global food system that would allow, or even create, such gross inequities.

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Global water crisis and the Gaia concept's relevance

The entire premise of the hydrological cycle is apparent when one views the planet as a living organism, the Gaia idea.

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The history of urban planning in the United States

Drive around a number of cities in the United States -- Houston, for example, or Los Angeles -- and you might think that urban planning was just a fantasy, since there seems to have been no thought whatsoever in terms of might be good for the long-term social, cultural, political, and economic…

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The origins and development of socialism from Marx to Lenin

The idea of socialism began to form as early as the 16th century when the Humanist movement pushed ideas such as equality and democracy. Although at this time it was not known as Socialism, the ideas that informed the creation of Socialism were beginning to happen.

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Waste gasification technology as an alternative to incineration systems

With increasing industrialization, and depleting natural environment, issues pertaining to environmental sustainability have been a major concern for the environmentalists.

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Form follows function in twentieth-century skyscraper design and architecture

Modernism in architecture came about in the 20th century as it introduced completely innovative ways of thinking. The way that "designers, architects and engineers conceptualized, fabricated, and evaluated these environments has been the subject of very intense debate" (Doordan 2003, p x).

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Historical evolution and modern practices of emergency management

Emergency management is a relatively novel concept, with modern applications, theories, models and threats.

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