Sentences with phrase «of societal demand»

As a result of inappropriate management and rising levels of societal demand, in arid and semi-arid regions water resources are becoming increasingly stressed.

Not exact matches

What is remarkable is the human capacity — in spite of this intensive societal indoctrination — to perceive where justice demands change, to discover that one's society or one's peers are morally wanting.
Many renowned writers have made the case for more stringent societal acceptance of the rampant anxiety and demands of motherhood.
Much of the existing legislation is simply failing to keep pace with societal demands and methods of electronic communications.
She stressed the need for periodic review of curriculum of Nigerian universities to effectively tackle the growing societal and industrial demands from higher institutions.
Although both approaches to eliminating discarding satisfy the societal demand for reductions in waste of natural resources, the conservation benefits are quite different, the study authors found.
Demands for scientific knowledge that makes a real difference to real peoples» lives grow as the consequences of global environmental changes become a reality for communities across the world, and societal risk profiles become increasingly complex.
Genuinely acknowledging and rewarding these other key impact factors, such as societal engagement, teaching excellence, and input and deliberation at key meetings and conference participation could go a long way toward balancing the demands of academic output to publish alone, thus lessening the pressure to spend endless weekends and vacation time writing for quantity rather than quality.
In somewhat ambiguous language, the law demanded that CANU allow as members all those who joined DANU before September 2011 and «whose results in scientific or artistic endeavors have an extraordinary importance for the science, culture, or art of Montenegro and its general societal development.»
Apply multidisciplinary approaches to the creative problem solving of complex scientific green chemistry and sustainable industrial technology related challenges resulting from societal and industry demand for cleaner processes and safer products
«With the amount of distractions and societal demands, sleep deprivation has become a significant problem for all age groups.»
RELAXATION: We live in an extraordinary time in history that requires us to be highly competitive in order to keep up with the demands of our careers, families, and societal expectations.
To so many educators and myself, the current societal diminution of accountability and the reluctance of educators to demand it of our students and parents is our greatest challenge.
Young people in the 21st century must learn to balance and navigate multiple social dynamics, societal demands, and a myriad of choices about their futures (Larson & Tran, 2014).
Although it is true that serious societal problems severely limit the ability of schools to perform their primary function, most schools are ill prepared to meet these demands.
However, monetary concerns and declining rates of teenage pregnancy are not the only reasons for the closing of many of these programs: changing societal norms also affect the demand for alternative schools for pregnant students.
Extensive Federal requirements and guidance call for transportation planners to evaluate potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of transportation programs; examine past trends and future projections for travel demand for people, goods, and information; and address societal issues such as community values and goals.
Drawing upon extensive research and many years as a thought leader in environmental and sustainability issues in Japan and internationally, Hiroshi Komiyama analyzes the most pressing challenges to the attainment of sustainability of economically advanced nations and argues forcefully for Japan to lead them out of the present dilemma through active promotion of creative consumer and societal demand.
With that much demand on a societal level (even the government pretty much tells you that you should be going to college no matter what) and loans that are subsidized so that the lender faces minimal risk in case of a default, even state and city public schools are priced at a ridiculous premium.
Both roles help fill a societal need brought on by increasing demands for medical care unable to be met by the number of physicians entering the field.
The omnipresence of substances in our everyday life demands a revision of the societal view on them.
In light of recent events in which the demand for societal reform has become an urgent issue both abroad and at home — from the Arab Spring to the Occupy movement — Ezawa's portrait of democracy could not be more timely.
The North Atlantic only represents a 1/10 to 1/8 of global hurricane energy output on average but deservedly so demands disproportionate media attention due to the devastating societal impacts of recent major hurricane landfalls.
To imagine that some kinds of geoengineering research can be quarantined from societal concern and demands for regulation, as Parson and Keith do, requires a belief that pure research can somehow be precipitated out of a social solution using the power of «objectivity» as the precipitant.
It underscores the critical impact of societal changes on forests, particularly demographic changes, globalization and increasing demand for food, fiber and fuel.
• «Decreased water availability due to increased temperature and longer periods of time between rainfall events, coupled with an increase in societal demand is very likely to affect many sectors of the Southeast's economy.»
However, the Committee believes that the nature of the IPCC's task (i.e., in presenting a series of expert judgments on issues of great societal relevance) demands that the IPCC pay special attention to issues of independence and bias to maintain the integrity of, and public confidence in, its results.
The pace of agricultural intensification is, therefore, also likely to remain a major determinant of future land change and our ability to meet societal demands for food, feed, housing, and energy (104).
If the cost of FF's are allowed to go up resulting from supply and demand and the government permits alternative energy technologies (maybe thorium reactors or possibly Venter's promising biotech) to enter the marketplace, then we'll be weaned off oil over time and avoid the inescapable societal crash if alarmists have their way.
'» Forrest Mosten pointed out, «market demand rather than societal policy has been the source of [the] growth of new service products and opportunities to improve legal access.»
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