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Bst 2104: Sustainable Development Question Paper

Bst 2104: Sustainable Development

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Sustainable Tourism And Hospitality Management

Institution: Dedan Kimathi University Of Technology question papers

Exam Year:2012

DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
BST 2104: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
SECTION A: COMPULSORY
1. (a) Define the following terms
(1) Sustainable development (2 marks )
(2) Environmental Impact Assessment (2 marks )
(3) Climate change (2 marks)
(4) Kyoto protocol (2 marks)
(b) List four millennium development goals (4 marks)
(c) Explain four sustainable development national policy measures put in place by the
Kenyan government to address effects of climate change to promote sustainable
development in cities (8 marks )
(d) State four ways in which Kenya Vision 2030 is likely to contribute to sustainable
development (4 marks)
(e) Analyse two outcomes from the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit 1992 on poverty
eradication, citing challenges facing their implementation (6 marks)
SECTION B: ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS
2. (a) In reference to a developing country, explain five causes of the widening gap between
the rich and the poor and ways through which the gap can be reduced (10 marks)
(b) Explain five ways in which host community participation in socio-economic and
environmental development can be enhanced (10 marks)
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3. (a) Explain the roles played by Environmental Impact Assessment (E.I.A) in ensuring
environmental sustainable development (10 marks)
(b) Trace and explain the origin of the concept “sustainable development “
(10 marks)
4. “If we destroy nature, nature will destroy us “A statement by the late Nobel peace prize
winner Laureate Wangari Maathai regarding sustainable development. Discuss
(20 marks)
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