Sustainability of the Irish3D Journeys: A Preview

Jon M. Ernstberger

LaGrange College

September 26, 2011

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What is Sustainability?

Sustainable

“...capable of beingmaintained at a steady levelwithout exhausting naturalresources or causing severeecological damage”

Wellness of the population

PhysicalMental/Spiritual

Social and cultural issues

DiversityGovernment/Politics

Financial well-being

Environmental/ecological.

EnergyResource/waste management

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Not about Ireland, but...

Courtesy of obesity-project.blogspot.com (left), http://www.publicradio.org/

(center), and openlibrary.org (right).

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Irish-Specific References

Courtesy of us.macmillan.com (left), hnn.us (center), and wantitall.co.za (right).

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Additional Links, Irish Specific

Irish Obesity: http://www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/pub/

factsheets/obesity_fact_sheet.pdf

A living countryside?: the politics of sustainable development in ruralIreland [McDonagh et al., 2009]

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland http://www.seai.ie/

Energy Ireland: http://www.energyireland.ie/

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Geopolitics of Ireland

Republic of Ireland (DarkGreen)

Officially “Ireland”Formed (officially) onDecember 6th, 1922.Covers approximately 83% ofthe landmass.

Northern Ireland (Light Green)

Established on May 3rd, 1921.Part of the United Kingdom.Remaining 17% of land.

Although governmentallyseparate, the island remainsconnected in many senses.

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Comparison

Ireland US GA

Pop. (millions) 6.2 (2008) 312.2 (2011) 9.7 (2010)Area (sq. mi.) 32,595.1 3,794,101 59,425Pop. Dens. (sq. mi) 190.1 87.4 141.4

Height, Male (in.) 70 (21-25 yrs.) 70 (20-29 yrs.)Lifespan (M/F) (77/82) (76/81)Obesity (%, M/F) (25.7/23.3) (30.2/33.2)

Adult Mortality Rate 77 106per 1000 (15-59)

Data provided by Wikipedia, World Health Organization, and others.

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Climate of Ireland

Images borrowed from http://www.met.ie.

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Climate of Ireland, cont.

Ireland LaGrange

Rainfall (in.) 31-80 58Temp (F) 43-51 49-73Sun (hrs) 3-4.25 10-15

Note: These are gathered usingan “average of averages”.

Not indicative of extremeconditions.

Serves for comparative purposes.

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How do the Irish Energize?

How do the Irish currently createand moderate usage of energy?

How does their geographicalposition (coupled with politicaldivision) challenge energy creationand management?

How are the Irish looking towardthe future (concerning their energyneeds)?

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References I

(2010).Tobacco Control Factsheet 2010.

(2011).National Income and Expenditure.

(2011).Tidal and Current Energy Resources in Ireland.

(2011).The World Bank Data by GNI.

Economic, T. and Institute, S. R. (2011).Irish economy.

Ehrenreich, B. (2008).Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America.Holt Paperbacks.

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References II

Fanning, B. (2002).Racism and social change in the Republic of Ireland.Manchester Univ Pr.

Hawken, P. (1994).The ecology of commerce: A declaration of sustainability.Harper Paperbacks.

Heffernan, B. (2012).State did nothing for jews in wwii.Independent News & Media PLC.

Institute, M. (2011).Tidal Energy.

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References III

McDonagh, J., Varley, T., and Shortall, S. (2009).A living countryside?: the politics of sustainable development in ruralIreland.Ashgate Publishing.

O’Brien, M., O’Brien, C., and O’Brien, C. (1972).A concise history of Ireland.Thames and Hudson London.

of State, U. D. (2011).Notes on ireland.

Roberts, A. and Churchill, S. (2008).A history of the English-speaking peoples since 1900.Harper Perennial.

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References IV

Schlosser, E. (2004).Fast food nation: The dark side of the all-American meal.Perennial.

Schwartz, N. D. (2010).Europe’s web of debt.The New York Times.

Tennyson, D.Electricity generation in ireland.Irish Energy News.

Wikipedia (2011a).The Economy of Italy— Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Wikipedia (2011b).Economy of the Republic of Ireland— Wikipedia, the freeencyclopedia.

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References V

Wikipedia (2011c).History of the Jews in Ireland— Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Wikipedia (2011d).The Republic of Ireland— Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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