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Dec. 15, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: It is estimated that by the year 2050, virtually 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total global population will increase by approximately 3 billion people. An enormous amount of farmland…

Nov. 20, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: A green roof system is an extension of the existing roof which involves a high quality water proofing and root repellant system, a drainage system, filter cloth, a lightweight growing medium, and grasses / plants. Green…

Oct. 29, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: Aquifer Diagram Impervious cover, also known as impervious surface, refers to any surface that water cannot easily penetrate. Ranging from roads, parking lots, driveways, patios, walkways, curbing, building rooftops, public buildings, and commercial structures, impervious cover prevents moisture, rain,…

Sep. 22, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: The process of urbanization is a dramatic transformation of land from a natural, agricultural, or rural state, into a built environment of human habitat. In a rapidly urbanizing country such as the Republic of Panama, the combined impact of…

Aug. 27, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: Similar to most creatively new ideas, nearly all sustainable real estate development begins with inspiration or a vision. This is not necessarily a vision of what the finished development will look like, but rather what it…

Aug. 2, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: I encourage you to read this clear and concise paper which emphasises that a meaningful concept of sustainable development necessarily must be holistic in nature as the economic, environmental and social aspects of human behaviour and quality…

Jul. 18, 2011

John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: Do those living today owe anything to the future? If answered, “Yes”, then we must now determine what and how much we owe future generations, since continuing our present course unabated too far into the twenty-first…