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Topic Sustainable Development in Singapore
should demonstrate your ability to identity a sustainability problem based on the concepts learned This essay allows you to build your expertise as a future sustainability
professional — here, you demonstrate that you know how to differentiate between sustainability problems and other problems.
develop a problem-solving strategy over the course of the semester (and present it in Essay #3). In selecting a case that is related to ongoing activities, you can actively
contribute to the mitigation or solution of the problem!
Subject> Environmental studies
ou need to select a sustainability problem from around the Singapore. I strongly encourage you to select a case that is relevant to you (you should be highly motivated to
ork on the problem), as well as important in practical terms; that means, try to link your problem to an ongoing initiative, program, or project! Remember that you will
Content and Structure
For this essay, you should select a sustainability problem from around the Singapore provide basic information about the problem, and elaborate on why it is a
reason you would like to change, you must get approval from me, your instructor, prior to writing Essay #1.
ollowing four parts:
etc.). This should include any relevant background information.
he second part of the essay should explain the sustainability features of the problem (why this is a sustainability problem):
Is the problem significantly harmful over the long term— does it threaten collective goods (ecosystems, human wellbeing, livelihoods, justice)that are essential for the
long-term viability, vitality, and integrity of the society in question? A problem is significantly harmful when it threatens the majority of the following goods:
(1) Viability or Integrity of Ecosystems.
(2) Human and Social Wellbeing.
(3) Equitable Opportunity for Livelihood and Economic Activities.
(4)Justice across Societies (Inter-regional Justice).
(5) Justice from one Generation to the Next (Inter-generational Justice).
Is the problem urgent? Does it display features of irreversibility in the short-term.
he third part of the essay should explain the need for sustainability problem solving:
company, or the like that might be interested in your work!
Important Note: This essay should NOT describe necessary transitions or solutions. It should SOLELY focus on the problem at hand.
ontent and Structur
sustainability problem. Your problem should be focused on a specific location. Ideally, you have already chosen your topic and location in Discussion Post #1. If, for some
our essay should apply the concepts we have covered in this course. Pay dose attention to the following criteria as the essay should be structured according to the
he first part (introduction) is only 1-2 paragraphs: briefly describe the manifestation of the problem and the context of the problem you selected (extent, location, history,
• e there dispersed effects? Do the adverse effects of the problem spread across different sectors and across different spatial levels (from local to global).
Are there complex causes? Are the underlying causes of the problem manifold and characterized by long and indirect cause-effect chains.
Is the problem contested? Is the problem controversially discussed and even willfully obscured.
Does a group of legitimate stakeholders recognize and judge this situation as negative or adverse, in terms of sustainability, on justifiable grounds.
Is a group of legitimate stakeholders honestly interested in doing something to resolve and mitigate this situation.
Is there a demonstrable lack of intervention capability to develop and implement a solution that mitigates or resolves the identified problem.
At the end of the essay, the fourth part should describe in one short paragraph who can benefit from your essay series (who will be interested in the results of your analysis
and solution study). It is not sufficient to use general categories such as °the public.’ Instead, you need to identify a specific group, organization, association, agency,