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eco-efficiency due to their lack of awareness of its benefits and the dangers
of the sustained level of environmental degradation. Unfortunately, the ben-
efits arising from environmentally polluting activities are more obvious since
they take place in the short run but the damages can be irreversible. Without
strong efforts towards increasing awareness, people’s selfish behavior and
short sightedness will continue to obscure their devastating activities.

Questions

1. Discuss the LCA based on cradle-to-grave versus cradle-to-cradle. Can
a cradle-to-cradle concept be practically implemented.
2. Develop a formula for sustainability in your country.
3. What are the facilitators for sustainable development?
4. Develop a detailed road map for sustainable development in your
community.
5. Compare between the proposed framework for sustainable development
in this chapter and the sustainable development framework in your
country.
6. How does environmental reform relate to political, economic, social,
and cultural reforms?
7. How does environmental degradation relate to environmental reform?
Compare between the proposed environmental reform discussed in this
chapter and the environmental action plan in your country using a gap
analysis approach.