Reflective Journal on Sustainable Development

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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 2
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
At the beginning of the semester, our lecturer introduced a topic on sustainability. At
first, I did not get the essence of studying that topic because I thought it was not related to my
career. The topic did not seem to be interesting at the introduction and felt as if the whole
semester would be like that. The lecturer gave all the importance of studying the course on
sustainability. My full concentration came immediately the lecturer started on the themes of
sustainability. I was focused and strived to understand all the content that was taught during the
course. The themes and their applicability in life were very clear to me and I really enjoyed the
lecturers.
To start with, the theme of transportation focused on the way goods and people moves
from one place to another. I was able to understand the dynamic concept of transportation.
Transportation is one of the things that a company or any other business cannot do without.
Transportation acts as a supplement to any other activities in a company (Bernes, et al 2018). For
the company to be convenience they have to improve on the way goods and services move from
one place to another. Transportation sustains different process involved in manufacturing. It
enables movement of raw materials and labor from one place to another.
I also learned about how design may act as a sustainability aspect in development. The
way the urban center is designed will have a great impact on quality of life and sustainable
development. For instance, a well-designed city makes walking easier and mass transit more
viable. Good designing involves reduction of automobiles in the city that will increase the safety
of the neighborhood. On the other hand, I came to understand that when natural raw materials
such as wood and stone in the building may reduce pollution and save a lot of energy.