...Case in Point: Jakarta, Indonesia There is an urgent need to improve the environment and quality of life in cities, particularly in the rapidly growing megacities of developing countries. Consider Jakarta, Indonesia, with a population of about 13 million. Jakarta is plagued with many of the problems found in other rapidly growing megacities in the developing world. The air in Jakarta is badly polluted with the exhaust from cars, buses, and motorbikes that transport about 2 million commuters into the city each day. The lack of public transportation contributes to congested traffic, with vehicles sitting in traffic jams, spewing air pollutants into the air. Currently, Jakarta is considered among the top Asian cities with the worst air quality. Water pollution is also a critical problem. At least 95% of human wastes produced in the city are not cleaned up at sewage treatment plants. Instead, human sewage and garbage are dumped directly into nearby rivers (Figure 25.11). Jakarta’s municipal water supply is so polluted that piped water must be boiled before drinking. Figure 25.11 Water pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia. As groundwater has been depleted to meet the city’s needs, parts of Jakarta have subsided, making many areas more flood-prone, particularly during the rainy season. In 2007, for example, low-lying areas of Jakarta were inundated by floods that forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. About 40% of Jakarta is below sea level. Illegal squatter settlements...
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...OUTLINE BACKGROUND Result & Discussion Cost related to pollution Cost related to pollution 1. To obtain funds from countries emitter to perform on the biggest reforestation and empower local communities living around the forest. 2. Implementing carbon accounting in business process, help the government's program to reduce air pollution, mainly caused by the industries. 1. Firms relatively more competitive by cost reduction. 2. By reporting carbon accounting in CSR reporting, the stakeholders will give their positive views for the company, which then will bring economic benefits. Improved health quality from reduced air pollution Reduced risk from natural disaster caused by human activities Generating job opportunities from infrastructure projects funded by the REDO How Carbon Accounting is Implemented World biggest emitter: Indonesia (15th) Australia (16th). (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 2008) No settled standard on accounting carbon at that time. Australis is one of the country which has sophisticated carbon accounting standard “National Carbon Accounting Standard System” The rapid change of accounting treatment of carbon in another country contarst with Indonesia. The withdrawn of IFRIC 3 on June 2005 potential volatility arising from recognising changes in the value of revalued allowances (intangible assets) in equity but movements on the provision for emissions in the income statement. A. Biomass...
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...3. Lack of Space…….……………………………………………………………………6 4. Housing Recommendations…………………………………………………………...7 4.1 Government Tax Credits to Move Jobs out of Inner City…………………….7 4.2 Maisonette adoption in South Tangerang……………………………………..8 4.3.1 Cost of Building Maisonette Housing……………………………..9 4.3 LEED Certified Vertical Housing……………………………………………10 4.4.2 Cost of Vertical LEED Building…………………………………11 5. Inhibitive Ancillary Issues………..………………………………………………….12 5.1 Flooding……………………………..…………………………………...…..12 5.2 Pollution……………………………………………………………………...12 5.3 Lack of Sanitation..…………………………………………………………..14 5.4 Traffic Congestion…....……………………………………………………...15 6. Solutions to Ancillary Issues………………………………………………………...16 6.1 Flooding……………………………………………………………………...16 6.1.1 Cost of Flooding Solutions………………………………………17 6.2 Solution to Pollution…………………………………………………………17 6.3.1 Cost of Implementation…………………………………………..18 6.3 Solution to Sanitation………………………………………………………...18 6.4.2 Cost for Sanitation Solutions…………………………………….18 6.4 Traffic Congestion…………………………………………………………...18 6.5.3 Limit private vehicles through taxation………………………….18 6.5.4 Cost………………………………………………………………19 6.5.5 Mass transit system………………………………………………19 6.5.6.1 Cost……………...……………………………………….20 7. Total Cost Breakdown……………………………………………………………….21 8. References……………………………………………………………………………22...
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...|SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY MEDICINE | | |UNSW BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET | | |FAMILY NAME: |HENDRAWIJAYA |GIVEN NAME: |FELYA | |STUDENT NO: |3360382 |EMAIL: |Felya.hendrawijaya@hotmail.com | |PHONE (H): | |PHONE (W): | | |MOBILE: |0425067879 |FAX: | | |COURSE NO: |GENM0510 |COURSE NAME: | MANAGING MEDIA | |LECTURER: |DAVID THOMAS |DUE DATE: |21 December 2012 | |ASSIGNMENT: |FINAL ASSIGNMENT |QUESTION NO: | | For group assignments, please submit one cover sheet for the group, and list members of your group here: |Name |Student ID Number ...
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...KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN PREVENTING FOREST FIRES IN INDONESIA Introduction Indonesia is a republic country, with Jakarta as capital city, and Indonesia one of the country in South East Asia which crossed by equator line, located between 2 continents (Asia and Australia) and between 2 oceans (Pacific and Indian oceans). Furthermore, Indonesia also the largest archipelago in the world, which consist of 13466 islands, where Java, Sumatera, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi and Papua (Irianjaya) are the big and main island in Indonesia. By having strategic geographical location and condition, Indonesia have very wide forest land even Indonesia known as the country with the largest tropical forest in the world after Brazil and Zaire. There are many function of forests in our life, forest becomes valuable factor to human survival as well as the life of flora and fauna. Forest can absorb carbon dioxide that is harmful for human life and produce oxygen which indispensable to humankind. Just imagine if all our forest destroyed or damaged, where we will get the clean and fresh air ??. Furthermore, forest also as water storage in big volume, rain water that fall to the earth will be stored in the roots of trees, these benefits are felt when rainy season, the forest can be used as flood control and it is also during summer or dry season where many dry land can be streamed. Lately, forest and plantation fires become major issue in Indonesia and government announce it as national disaster...
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...the impact of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) on the environment and society. The methodologies used to carry out research on this topic include collecting information on HEVs, their components, pollution caused by the manufacturing of their batteries, their economics, and their safety. The conclusions of the report are that HEVs adversely impact the environment and society. iii Table of Contents Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... ii Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... iii Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................. vi Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Definition of the Problem ........................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Fossil Fuels ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Air Pollution .......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2.1 Particulate Matter .............................................
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...they plant for more than 20.000 trees in each country (First direct 2010). They also encourage their customers to switch to use online banking. More than one million of HSBC and First Direct customers switch to use online banking. On the other hand, there is a risk of doing this system. More than 3.1 million customers are left from the HSBC members (Espiner 2006). This is caused by a hacker attack on its servers (Espiner 2006). As a leading bank name, HSBC seeks to improve the security of online baking by cooperating with independent association. South Africa is facing problems such as hunger and children abuses. There are also environmental problems that happened in Africa such as difficulty to get clean water and high rates of air pollution. Moreover, by...
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...analysis Political Factors Indonesia has undergone a political transformation since the upheaval of 1998 which saw the fall of General Suharto after 30 years of authoritarian rule and a collapse of the Rupiah. The country is now a vibrant democracy that is continuing to strengthen its political structures and deepen the enfranchisement of the population. In Indonesia, there are parliamentary and presidential elections every five years. After every five years, election is being contested for president and vice president post by direct vote of the citizenry. In 20 October 2014, Joko Widodo has been elected as president and Jusuf Kala is the vice president. However, corruption and slow-moving bureaucracy continues to be a persistent issue. The government faces great challenges in consolidating Indonesia's democratic transition, restoring the country's economic momentum, and in bringing the benefits of development to all Indonesia's citizens. Among the key political issues with economic implications are periodic outbreaks of communal violence around the country, particularly in Central Sulawesi; demands for greater autonomy or independence in Papua; the presence of the regional terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI); and deep-seated weaknesses in the rule of law at all levels throughout the country. Economical Factors Indonesia is considered as a developing country. They have hub of natural resources such as in oil production. The top exports of Indonesia are Coal Briquettes ($22...
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...PEST AND DISEASES OF PLANTATION CROPS PLP 5003 TITLE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL PALM AS THE MAJOR PLANTATION CROP IN MALAYSIA GROUP 7: MOHD HARLIZAN BIN MOHAMAD DARUS GS32853 ADIBAH NOOR BINTI KHAIRUDDIN GS36223 SHAHFAHZIELAH BINTI SHAMRAN GS36066 SITI NOR ANIZAM BINTI ZAMRI GS38320 1.0 INTRODUCTION The oil palm, Elaeis guineensis was brought over to the Bogor Botanic Garden in the Island of Jawa, Indonesia from West Africa in 1848 (Polunin, 2004). It has been planted in almost 43 countries in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. It was planted in Malaysia in 1896 much later after Indonesia (Yacob, 2005). Now, this crop has become major plantation crop in Malaysia contribute to palm oil industry. Palm oil industry is one of the most traded agriculture commodities in the world. In Malaysia, this industry has been an important agriculture in the economy for the past three decades. Malaysia is one of the major producer of palm oil in the world which contribute17.6 million tonnes respectively in 2009. Recently, concern over the environment impact people around the world keeps on talking about global warming, greenhouses effect, deforestation and other environment impact caused by human activities or improper development. Government and private sectors are being urged to commence all agriculture activities include oil palm within the concept of sustainable development. Therefore, sustainability becomes the main word uses...
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...market entry strategies 10 Conclusion: 11 Final remarks 11 Bibliography 12 Introduction As a second year Marketing student from the Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, I wrote this paper in the context of the comprehensive assignment II. This assignment is an educational subject that belongs to the fourth semester of the bachelor Businessmanagement in Marketing. This comprehensive assignment was given to the students to learn and understand about the basic principles of international marketing. Each student was assigned to make a plan for a Belgian company that wants to export its product to another country. I recently got back from a long stay in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. During this stay, I was confronted by the biggest problems of Jakarta. Which is traffic jam, pollution, parking and high car expenditure. Jakarta has a bad reputation for having some of the worst traffic-jams in the world. (www.thejakartaglobe.com) Belgium on the other hand is more environmentally friendly than ever. Smart mobility solutions have expanded in the past couple of years. So I decided to write an export plan for the Belgian company Zen Car. It’s a company with a new concept of green mobility. Its system of sharing electric, silent and non-pollutant cars is simple and practical. Zen car in Jakarta is the topic of this assignment. This might be one of the answers to Jakarta’s transportation problems. This paper starts with an overview of Jakarta and its international...
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... When writing the article you should remember: - to lay out the letter carefully - to use paragraphs - that you letter is to the press Haze: A Danger to Health By: Kelly Soo The haze is a constant phenomenon faced by Malaysia and her neighboring countries. The haze is basically pollution of atmosphere, which is clogged 阻塞 with pollutants and other substances from forest fires. The haze is a direct effect of forest fire in Kalimantan and other parts of Indonesia due to slash and burn method of farming. The Indonesian authorities appear to have no power to control farmers from practicing such methods. The haze is further worsened 恶化 by open burning practiced by most Malaysians. Open-field burning of rice straw by the rice planters and open burning of dried leaves and garbage...
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...of waves which are caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. The water is usually from oceans or lakes and do not resemble normal sea waves, because their wavelengths are very long. Tsunami is a Japanese word, which means harbour wave. One of the most well known tsunamis was located in parts of Southern Asia and Indonesia, on the 26th of December, 2004. It is commonly known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and was listed as one of the most deadliest natural disasters recorded in...
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...ea REGIONAL HAZE ACTION PLAN Introduction Smoke haze had affected Southeast Asian countries during the dry seasons in 1991, 1994 and 1997. From July to October 1997, ASEAN countries in particular Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, were badly affected by smoke haze caused by land and forest fires. The Philippines and Thailand were affected to a lesser degree. The severity and extent of the smoke haze pollution was unprecedented, affecting millions of people across the region. 2. The economic loss suffered by countries during this environmental disaster was enormous and has yet to be fully determined. Several economic sectors, including air, water and land transport, shipping, construction, tourism, forestry and agriculture, have been severely affected. The haze pollution has also resulted in considerable health impact on the people of the countries affected and the long-term health effects have yet to be determined. 3. ASEAN Environment Ministers had in June 1995 agreed on an ASEAN Co-operation Plan on Transboundary Pollution. The Co-operation Plan contains broad policies and strategies to deal with transboundary pollution. In light of the latest haze experience, the ASEAN Environment Ministers have agreed on this Regional Haze Action Plan, which sets out co- operative measures needed amongst ASEAN member countries to address the problem of smoke haze in the region arising from land and forest fires. Objectives 4. The primary objectives of this Plan...
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...French used to get 38% of the total benefice, 20% was for the British and 4% for the Spansih The first flight of an Airbus plane was on May 12th.1979 with Air France. The plane made a return trip Toulouse-Paris. The most famous plane was A320. There were 10,994 orders for this plane and only 6,285 of them are delivered for the moment. The last plane Airbus launched is the A350 XWB. There are already 750 orders from 39 customers worldwide Airbus usually sales its planes to normal flight companies like Air Austral, Air France, Amedeo, Asiana, Emirates; but also Jetliners and private owner (Arabic prince …) and the industry. II. Boeing The first plane of Boeing was a Seaplane, the Boeing Model I, on June 15th, 1916. The New-Zeland Flying School was the first company to pilot the plane with two crews at a maximum speed of 121 km/h. 2 The most famous plane of Boeing is the B-737. The first flight was in 1968 with Lufthansa Company. Nowadays, 8237 plane were sell and this plane is used by Southwest Airlines, Ryanair, United Airlines... Their last plane is the B747-8. The newest and most modern plane. The first flight of Boeing was on 2010 and the first company who used this plane was Cargolux in 2011. Some companies and luxurious companies fly with Cathay Pacific Cargo, Lufthansa, Atlas Air or Cargolux Airlines... The clients of Boeing are so various. The first client was the US Navy. Nowadays,...
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...Management’ on the right bottom; Entire presentation time must not exceed 20-minutes at the maximum. 3. Report and PPT in soft-copy to be mailed into: Mmsem201213@gmail.com, with a CC to priyakenkare@rediffmail.com On or before : 1300hrs of Saturday 5th January, 2013; Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface and is a very important resource for people and the environment. Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. This consequently harms human health and the natural environment. Here we attempt to find out more about water pollution and what we can do to prevent it. Water pollution can come from a number of different sources. If the pollution comes from a single source, such as an oil spill, it is called point-source pollution. If the pollution comes from many sources, it is called nonpoint-source pollution. Most types of pollution affect the immediate area surrounding the source. Sometimes the pollution may affect the environment hundreds of miles away from the source, such as nuclear waste, this is called transboundary pollution. | | | | | | | Indian and American Water Regulation 1.0 WORLD WATER OVERVIEW - UN REPORT According to a recent United Nations report, about one-third of the world’s population lives in countries with...
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