Showing posts with label philosophy and principle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy and principle. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Suitable technology-regional, distributed, life-size 1999.09.15

In the future, efforts in the local community will become more and more important to the resource cycle and the improvement of the natural environment. For example, waste. Waste discharged from the region is collected in the region, recycled, and the regional circulation that returns to the region is basic. It is the most efficient and can do the proper work.

In such a community, the important thing is the system and the technology which makes the best use of the characteristic of the region. Especially in the technology, suitable suitability technology of the region is necessary. If each effort is different depending on the region, the corresponding technology to be utilized there will differ. Such suitable suitability technology is developed in various places now, and it contributes to the region, and it is playing a part of the revitalization of the region as an environmental business in the region.

Various types of waste disposal and recycling technologies, natural environment purification and restoration, natural energy utilization, environmental symbiosis facilities, energy-saving related technologies, etc. The characteristics of suitable technology are regional, distributed and life-size. It is a small low-tech that is easy to manage and maintain in regional correspondence. There are many business opportunities in this area. The each province and municipal environmental action plans and ordinances are the clues. There are a few cases where it becomes a hint of business development to read them. The trend in the future is to transfer technology from a local university to technology development linked to business development. Toward the creation of regional environmental industry by industry-academia-government collaboration. As a result, it helps to circulate resources in the region and improve the environment.

Friday, May 3, 2019

What is the strongest volunteer group 2018.12.14

For me, I think that the strongest volunteer group that does not blur the axis with the foot on the ground is a group that the housewife in the 50s who finished raising a child participates.

There are not a few housewives who "are doing by the desire to raise my child" the volunteer group which participates.

On the other hand, the volunteer group of father was a warning and an accusation type of the lip, and it was not a little to have decomposed in the air immediately of "It is cool" if it said either. Such an impression remains strongly.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

”Learning from Ancestors”

The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) inaugurated the traditional Knowledge Initiative in 2007 to build further understanding and recognition of traditional knowledge and to convey initiatives by indigenous peoples, local communities and policymakers. The initiative studies the use of indigenous peoples ' current practices and the knowledge they have cultivated for many years. Research on the initiative is extremely important for a world where widespread development has caused so many problems.

In fact, modern society should be able to learn valuable insights and lessons from past indigenous societies on how to use resources efficiently and how to improve waste management systems. Between 2000 and 2050, the world's population is projected to increase by 50%, the world's economic activity is 500%, and the world's energy and resource utilization is 300%. These trends will stress more on the resources and Environment of the Earth, which is already multiplying a significant load. During the 1992 Earth Summit, world leaders warned that "the main reason for the constant deterioration of the global environment is the steady increase in the production and consumption and disposal of goods."

At the same time, the Rio Declaration affirmed that the "green economy" policy against sustainable development and the eradication of Poverty promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth and promotes sustainable consumption and production. Resource utilization and waste management tend to be significantly different in developed and developing countries. If human life and society have unlimited abundance, the resources consumed and the waste produced (solid and liquid) will be many. Therefore, developed countries consume more energy, water, metal and plastic than developing countries. In the data of the World Bank of 2012, it was seen so.
The average American resident is 3.5 kg of waste per day, but for some African urban residents, less than 200 grams per person per day. In the initiative, the rate of waste generation in developed countries also shows a trend of stabilization or gradual increase. This trend reflects the maturity of the economic system of the industrialized nations and reflects a gradual increase or decrease in population. In order to ensure that economic growth does not lead to an increase in waste as it is, advanced countries have proposed efforts to improve resource efficiency and maximize the use of waste countermeasures, reuse and recycling.

On the other hand, in developing countries, the rate of waste generation has increased rapidly due to economic growth and urbanization. According to the World Bank, the rate of increase in waste generation rates will be fastest in Africa and Asia in the near future. For example, the waste discharged from sub-Saharan Africa over the next two decades is expected to triple. China will overtake the United States in 2004.
It is now the world's largest solid waste emission country. In many cities in developing countries, it is still difficult to provide the people with waste recovery and appropriate processing systems. As a result, the atmosphere, water and soil are contaminated, and public health has a negative impact. However, proper waste management can create employment opportunities and reduce the ecological footprint of society.

Therefore, in the policy and institutional design of solid wastes, we suggest that we should aim to minimize the generation of waste and to make the best use of waste material reuse and recycling. Technological innovations are often seen as answers to modern waste problems. But what can we learn from the historical methods that the great ancient societies, such as the Aztec tribe of the Mexico, were taking advantage of? How will past systems, such as Aztec waste management and resource utilization, relate to the modern world?

Friday, April 19, 2019

2018 Nov Protests against the rise in tax hikes on the France

In my opinion, France has a traditional history of designing policies and systems in a consultative system by a partnership of about 200 years (government, citizens, universities, etc.). However Japan there is no such traditional partnership. I will advance things in the upper mind of the boss and the Japanese flag. There is a political shop looking for interest in Urochoro. In France case, people's riots would be a sound demonstration to the government that would discard and push the partnership agreement.

In the Japan, there is no such a traditional partnership, and the "parliamentary democracy" led by the number of politicians pushed by the diet is gone. By the way, the policy and the institutional design of the environment are always outside the mosquito net. If the recycling method is raised as an example, it is "cart before toppling" which says that the industry profit priority is made by each law of the European imitation, and the framework is created later. The system design of the boss and the Japanese flag is done.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Paradigm shift in the century of the environment

Environmental degradation rapidly advances in the 21st century. The Japan, which has reached the extension line of manufacturing, has become an environmental technology nation capable of exporting and transferring a variety of equipment and equipment.

This transition that has been traced can contribute to the Asian farming region and is fulfilled in the national interest. The current administration is trying to export a war-inducing weapon that inspires the "maximum incentive for environmental destruction" and a high environmental risk nuclear power plant as a national policy. Environmental and pollution problems are inevitable in developing countries such as China and Asia as industrialization and urbanization.

When we think about it, the standing position which should contribute naturally is clear, and the international credibility and the national interest of Japan can be demonstrated here. The twentieth Century is the "Century of the Environment" in which a sustainable economy and society are required to share the Earth's goods fairly in the days of the Territory, military alliance to delineate territorial waters, and trade treaties.

Environmental risk aversion is not merely a response to changes in the natural environment, but also a comprehensive view of the environmental risks of a highly environmentally-intensive war. The environmental industry is different from the weapons and nuclear power industries by some companies, and they are expanding to all industries and small and medium-sized companies in primary, secondary and tertiary industry.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Six factors for successful eco business 1999.10.15

Among the major companies, the company has expanded its share of the environmental business market by shifting its accumulated technology to the environment business from early on. It can be said that the business change by the foresight of management top and the idea of the environment consideration enjoyed pioneer profit if it says. However, even in the late-class environment business, there are now business opportunities all over the industry, and the number of successes in the entry case is considerable. Some of the unchanged have succeeded in rebuilding the business of the environment by environmental businesses.

When we look at the success stories of the environmental business, there are some similarities can catch.

1) The motivation and purpose of entry into the environmental business are backed by strong environmental considerations such as improvement of environmental impact.
2) The idea of environmental business on the extension of remedying. For example, when launching a recycling business, the idea is not to commercialize recycling but to commercialize a remedying business. The case of making use of smelting technology to advance to the consumer electronics recycling field.
3) Conduct marketing research to understand the needs of the market.
4) Conduct business development at the same time as technical development. We need to make a system to take advantage of technology. The technology does not move if the recycling technology is not established even if the recovery route and the recycle system are made.
Comprehensive management capabilities including system construction are questioned.
5) Introduce appropriate technology and business to meet the local community.
6) Ability to read policies and measures. Matching by collaborative research in the entry of public works.

Other factors include: 1) companies and Corporations-Consortium, 2) companies and administrations-PFI (Private Finance Initiative), 3) companies and universities-technical grants or alliances with industry-academia collaboration, 4) companies and public research institutes, etc.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

new economic indicators are required 2018.10.22

While the GDP (gross national product) is prevalent as a measure of economic growth in which new economic indicators are required, a new economic scale reflecting the "natural capital" incorporating the natural environment of the region has been attracting attention. "Environmental economy" is required to create a new indicator in view of the realization of a prosperous and sustainable society for future generations and people in developing countries. Some major telecommunications companies have begun trying to "visualize" the capital value of the natural environment, such as forests, farmland, and fishery resources.

Calculation of natural value natural capital is the capital that water, air, soil, flora and fauna form. The concept of capital, which is an important production element lined with land and labor in economics, has been widely amplify to natural objects. Based on public data such as government statistics, a new function service that evaluates the characteristics of each municipality from the environmental, social, and economic indices in addition to the capital value of the nature, inhabitants, and artificial structures of about 1740 municipalities around the country. Evasiva in the public. "Evasiva" has provided the ability to calculate the year's worth of forest and farmland to the inhabitants.

For example, the effect of the surface collapse and the avalanche prevention by the forest, the absorption effect of carbon dioxide (CO2), the farm products brought from the farmland, the influence of climate change, etc. are made possible quantitative evaluation by the index of 10 streets. In the new function as a new economic indicator, from the market outlook, such as shipping volume and transaction price of the forest area and timber to give an example, the total of the resource value that the forest owned by each municipality is calculated in the future as a regional capital is made visible. The municipality measures the amount of change in the forest capital, and can set up a measure to secure sustainable forest resources. Although many of the resources are imported for the Japan of small resources, the use of forest resources in the world's third largest forest area without relying on imports is an important issue. It is possible to quantify "natural capital" that the farmland and the fishery resource, etc. give to indifferent in addition to the forest at any rate in the future. It is possible to calculate the loss of quantity, deterioration of quality, and invisible wisdom and culture that are not physically monetary.

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Green consumer 3%, 7%, 30%

The green market has begun. Consumers who always prioritize environmental considerations for the purchase, use and disposal of products have emerged in this country. This consumer, called Green Consumer, is only two to three percent, in proportion to all consumers. However, it is very important that such a new type of consumption appeared rather than the unity of this number. This is because they have a core that is essential when things start to move.

There is a figure of 3%, 7%, 30% as a guideline for each stage when things evolve in stages. For example, when the first pioneering 3% mania began to move, and the spread gradually reached 7%, it accelerated at a stretch to 30%. Develop into a trend that can affect the market. In the present stage, green consumers may be "environmental mania" if you look at. However, given the incentives such as the uplift of the consumer's environmental awareness, the dissemination of children's recycling learning, and the progress of disclosure of environmental information toward corporate consumers, this trend is unwavering. By the way, the green consumer per Germany exceeds 60%. There are ten principles of green consumer purchasing. In summary, it can be recycled, energy-saving, and resource-saving.

It has a low environmental impact, repairs and repairs, and lasts for a long, safe and is a purchase standard. The growth of these green consumers has made it inevitable for the corporate side to develop environmentally-friendly products and environmental labels. It is not far in the future that the product produced from the production line of the sink and pollution is not environmentally conscious products will be expelled. Nasty, a Chinese product named nasty to the environment would not last long and read. Yen shops get harder too. On the other hand, there is a full-fledged turn of products and services that care for quality and environment. By the way, it is green consumer to buy and to support the environment of 15 to 20% high of the conventional price.

Friday, December 14, 2018

Green comsumer in Japan - from accusation to proposal 1998.03.15

The "boycott movement" was always at the root of the movement of the consumer group. However, a big change has occurred to the movement recently. By withdrawing the conventional boycott movement, the direction of intentionally buying environmentally friendly products (environmental products) has come out instead. It is the birth of a full-fledged green consumer.

The meaning of the conversion of this movement is large though it is the one which does the same current from "accusation type" in the environmental preservation movement to "proposal type". The standards for consumption behavior are being carried out by local consumer organizations.

For example, 

(1) the possibility of recycling.
(2) Possibility of environmental impact.
(3) safety.
(4) Use it to last longer. such as is the basis of the purchase.

These movements are reflected in the manufacturing of environmental products manufacturers and are the trigger to produce products with high environmental efficiency. On the other hand, it is a small and medium-sized company specializing in the environment business which offers many of the "sell" environmental products in the market now. Most of the companies have managers who have the idea of improving the environment. The delivery of the hit product is born only if there is a commitment to the environment, but there are not a few points to reflect on here. The management said, "There were so many products that only one agony product development was forgotten, and the business development with the needs of the market was kept in mind.

It came to be able to do the product planning that both sides finally matched. " The environmentally conscious consumer behavior of these products and the manufacturing and market research that complies with the environment of the selling side make the market of the environmental commodity a qualitative change and expand it. The environmental business market escaped the "cradle period" and entered the "growth period". On the other day, the environmental business Fair, held by 75 small and medium-sized companies in Tokyo, has further increased the items of environmental products reflecting the needs of the market. As a result, the good performance of the source company continues.

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Regional, distributed and life-size - strategy for circular economy 1999.09.15

In the future, efforts in the local community will become more and more important to the resource cycle and the improvement of the natural environment. For example, waste. Waste discharged from the region is collected in the region, recycled, and the regional circulation that returns to the region is basic. It is the most efficient and can do the proper work.

In such a community, the important thing is the system and the technology which makes the best use of the characteristic of the region. Especially in the technology, suitable suitability technology of the region is necessary. If each effort is different depending on the region, the corresponding technology to be utilized there will differ. Such suitable suitability technology is developed in various places now, and it contributes to the region, and it is playing a part of the revitalization of the region as an environmental business in the region. Various types of waste disposal and recycling technologies, natural environment purification and restoration, natural energy utilization, environmental symbiosis facilities, energy-saving related technologies, etc. 

The characteristics of suitable technology are regional, distributed and life-size. It is a small low-tech that is easy to manage and maintain in regional correspondence. There are many business opportunities in this area. The each province and municipal environmental action plans and ordinances are the clues. There are a few cases where it becomes a hint of business development to read them. The trend in the future is to transfer technology from a local university to technology development linked to business development. Toward the creation of regional environmental industry by industry-academia-government collaboration. As a result, it helps to circulate resources in the region and improve the environment.

Saturday, December 8, 2018

A new paradigm of public works in 21st century: Tokushima-Yoshino and Shimane-Nakaumi 2000.9.20

The idea of public works are facing a paradigm shift. In order to revive the scorched earth Japan after the war, and to put it to high economic growth, public works of various infrastructure maintenance were indispensable. In the future, public works will be achieved as a business to boost the economy or to develop various infrastructures. However, from now on, it is time to re-question the public works or the targeted business. Conventional public works are afforestation and flood control, it has been distributed to infrastructure development in the country, such as road maintenance, Gulf fishing port, airport maintenance, housing countermeasures, sewage and environment maintenance, and agricultural infrastructure development, but these public works have also played a role in the forefront that generally destroys the natural environment. 

In the 21st century, the proportion of public works with conventional ideas that lead to the deterioration of the natural environment in the recycling society is decreasing. The dole of the Tokushima-Yoshino River and the Shimane-Nakaumi reclamation business were the targets of public works. The re-evaluation system, which will re-evaluate such long-term businesses in the future, and review operations, including the discontinuation of business, would be introduced to other public works projects. Therefore, environmental consideration is being added as one of the evaluation criteria of the evaluation system that should be regarded. Even without seeking an example overseas, Aichi has been repeatedly examined from various perspectives over environmental conservation at the Expo venue. 

It is a business content according to the idea of a new conception of public goods (environmental goods) to be asked in the future though it is a business to do the maintenance of the public goods that the public service is literally in the past. Conservation of the natural environment is an important platform for the construction of a recycling-oriented society. When we look at the change of the idea from scrap & build to rebuild, partial revision of the River law, enforcement of the environmental assessment Law, and some amendments of the Ordinance concerning the Conservation of the natural environment of each municipality, conventional public works are no longer accepted. The foundation of Social capital development for the next generation is conservation of the natural environment.

Speaking of traditional public works, such as the development of infrastructure such as road, Bridge, Bay Harbor, fishing port, airport, sewage, housing, park, waste disposal facilities, afforestation, flood control, etc., but the change of the Times In recent years, priority shifts have been given to those contributing to the efficiency of logistics and the development of urban development, community development, and the infrastructure of advanced information and telecommunication societies in response to declining and aging societies.

In 2003, so far, Japan spent $208 billion a year on public works projects such as highways, tunnels, dams and bridges. Construction consumes 40 percent of the government budget.


Thursday, December 6, 2018

10 principles of green consumers 2001.10.20

In recent years, green consumers who are environmentally conscious of consumer behavior standards have been growing in the Japan of the young generation who are interested in environmental issues, as well as linkage with the consumer movement. In particular, we are accelerating our efforts to buy green (to provide products and services with as few environmental burdens as possible). Compared with the climate that 80% of consumers conducted environmentally friendly products like Germany in the environment-developed countries, green consumers are only a few percent and insignificant in Japan the environment-compliant consumer education is lagging behind.

The gradual formation of environmentally friendly products will exceed 10% in the last few years.It is said that there are approximately ten principles for the standard of green purchasing.

① buy only what you need.
②I choose the one that can be used for a long time not a disposable product.
③ packaging is the first priority, and then the minimum, the container chooses the one that can be reused.
④When you make and use it, you choose the one with less resources and energy consumption.
⑤Choose the ones with chemical substances that have less impact on environmental pollution and health.
⑥ choose things that don't detract from nature and biodiversity.
⑦I choose the one produced and manufactured in neighboring.
⑧ Choose what is guaranteed fair distribution to those who make.
⑨ Choose the one with the recycled and recycling system.
⑩ Choose the makers and shops that are passionate about environmental issues and are releasing environmental information.

Consumption behavior that satisfies these ten principles may not be possible at present, but the accumulation of such environmental considerations will change our lifestyles and make our corporate behavior and society as a whole sustainable. In other words, there is no doubt that products that meet the needs of the consumers of environmental considerations will form a market.

Green consumption, is based on the notions of sustainable development or sustainable consumer behaviour.  It is originated from the necessity to behave in an environmental-friendly way goes back to the 1960s and '70s and is aimed for the safeguard of the environment for the present and for the next generations.