In the day to day activities, human beings always come into contact with various things or objects, with some of them being things like water and food. A day rarely passes without an individual taking water or having a taste of some food. Therefore, these objects play some role or simply possess some implications on the issue of sustainability and the society. This simply means that, these objects affect the lives of individuals because of the effects that the former receives from factors like the environment around and the state of the economy. Some of the objects that human beings interact with on daily basis, or have in their possession include the quality of life, energy, water and food (Doppelt 78). This paper will then focus on providing a critical analysis on the sustainability implications that these objects cause to an individual and the society in general.
Analysis of the Sustainability Implication
While some of the individuals persevere and even go for a day without having a taste for food for the various reasons, a large number of the global population prefer to at least taste something because of the different exercises they perform and the jobs they do. Food is not only important for providing humans with the energy they need, but also for the purposes of growth and hence co-existence in the community. However, individuals should consider their best to consider consuming food that contain nutrients so as to add value to their lives and not only for the purposes of filling the stomach.
Therefore, applying the 3E framework, the paper will begin with analysing the issue of equity or simply equality when it comes to the implications of food on sustainability. Food, being an important factor in the society, greatly sustains a higher number of individuals in the world, if not all. Nonetheless, food can never in any way be equal among all individuals in the society. This then creates the difference between an individual that is stable and the one that is not. Food is always available in the market places or stores in plenty and at this point in time, everyone has an equal opportunity of getting it. However, the financial potential of individuals brings the difference to the society, making those who are financially stable to get enough food to sustain them while those with financial instability do not get enough food for their sustainability (Gray, Adams and Owen 28). For that reason, equality in place will pose a negative implication on individuals with lower income while it will have a positive implication on those with financial stability.
Secondly on the aspect of food, there is the environment. In one way or another, it will have some effect on the distribution of food. Some of the environments support the growth and availability of food while others do not (Stapleton 1). This then means that, an environment will determine the availability of food, with environments not supporting this making it really hard for people in that society hence creating a negative implication on sustainability, while those environments that support the growth and availability of food create more chances for survival hence positively impacting sustainability in the society.
Finally, economy plays some role on the issue of food in the society. A society with stable economy will have food in abundance because individuals will be able to easily access the product, due to even the fair prices. However, a society with an unstable economy will have insufficient food making it really hard for the individuals’ survival (Stapleton 2). Therefore, a stable economy will result to availability of food hence creating a positive implication on sustainability, while an unstable economy leads to lack of food hereafter generating a negative impact on the society.
Secondly, another aspect that individuals come into contact with is water. People not only use water for drinking but also in the process of cooking and cleaning, which involves things like clothes and the body. Water is an important element for the survival of any human being since loss of it in the body leads to dehydration, and more likely, death. Therefore, when it comes to the sustainability implications of water with regard to equality, the product is not always equal amongst everyone. Since water is not always in equal quantities, many individuals undergo the challenges of getting clean water, proving really difficult for them. Lack of access to enough clean water causes diseases in the midst of individuals, with some ending up losing their lives, therefore being the negative implication that water has on sustainability (Gray, Adams and Owen 102). However, water in equality brings about happiness among individuals in the society hence having a more positive impact on sustainability.
Also, environment determines the availability of water. Some environments are so dry making it difficult for individuals in the society to have access to water. These arid or semi-arid regions, often referred to as the hardship areas need individuals to apply unique techniques of survival hence creating a more negative impact when it comes to sustainability. However, some environments support availability of water, with rainfall also being in adequacy (Gray, Adams and Owen 150). This then creates a better outlook on in connection to sustainability among individuals in the society.
Thirdly, the economy plays some part in either making water easily available or making it to be in scarce quantities. With a steady economy, the government or rather authorities in the given society will be able to find some good ways to provide water for the citizens, making the product easily accessible. This will make a positive shift in the development of individuals hence creating an affirmative impact on sustainability (Doppelt 50). However, with an unsteady economy, authorities and other legal bodies will not be able to find any ways of providing the important product to the population, creating a deleterious impression on sustainability.
The final aspect under discussion here that human beings possess is the energy. Every individual has his own level energy, which most at times cannot be equal to anyone else’s in the society. Energy, which holds some simpler definition as being the ability to do work ranges from one person to the next depending different factors like age, exercise an individual carries out and many other things. Consequently, regarding the issue of equality in terms of energy people possess, we have seen that it cannot be the same at all. However, it can just be improved so as to help the wok on some important factors. Taking a range of individuals from the society in a random manner and measuring o rather calculating their energy, individuals with higher levels of energy will have an advantage, because it will help them for sustainability in the society (Doppelt 78). Nevertheless, those with lower levels of energy will have it depleted just after some short period of time hence making survival uneasy for them, which causes a negative significance on sustainability in the society.
Secondly on energy is the issue of environment, which will either have a positive or negative impact on an individual. This means that, environments differ, regarding the things they possess. Some of the environments are conducive and do not require the use of more energy while others are somehow not that much conducive hence require application of more energy (Doppelt 92). For instance, an environment that involves activities like construction of buildings or even roads consume a lot of energy compared to a place like a recreational site where individuals spend very little energy on their activities. For that reason, environments that require application of more energy create a negative impact on the sustainability of individuals in the society while those that need little energy leave an individual with some more energy hence a requirement for sustainability in the society.
Lastly, with the firmness of the economy, there is a flow of events hence little energy is required to achieve what an individual is targeting. However, with the economic instability in the society, more energy is wasted on doing things that do not even matter in the life of a person, leaving all the important stuff aside (Stapleton 4). As a result, economic stability promotes a positive implication on sustainability while economic uncertainty leads to an undesired significance on the sustainability of the individuals in the society.
Conclusion
Many aspects should be considered or simply put in place for the survival of human beings in the society. Aspects like food, water and energy should at no single time be assumed because they are significant for the sustainability of individuals in the society. Therefore, factors like equality of these aspects, the environment and state of the economy should also be put in mind so as to realize more success.
Works Cited
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