Environmental Studies Essays

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• Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) to Assess Climate Change ImpactsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Recently, the increasing intensity of climate change is putting a negatively pressure on the human life, ecosystem, and socio-economic factors leading to a devastation on rural livelihoods (Burton et al., 2016, pp.152) that live and rely on activities in precarious environments (DFID, 2004, pp.1). Several researchers, such as Elasha & Zakieldin 2005, Iwasaki & Shaw […]
• Incentives and Enforcement in International Environmental AgreementsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Incentives and Enforcement in International Environmental Agreements   Many environmental resources represent global public goods. Individuals cannot reasonably exclude others from using a given environmental resource and the use of the resource by one individual does not diminish it for another (Bodansky, 2012). Due to this feature of environmental resources, their management often requires international […]
• Environmental and Soil Benefits of Mangrove Forest Blue Carbon SinksPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Environmental and Soil Benefits of Mangrove Forest Blue Carbon Sinks: Management, Policy and Climate Change Introduction With modern society’s reliance on climate changing chemicals and greenhouse gasses leading to an increase in sea level, hurricane frequency, and other possible environmental disasters as climate change worsens. Management principles will need to be established to help minimize […]
• Devil Facial Tumour Disease: The Disease Decimating Tasmania’s Largest MarsupialPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Devil Facial Tumour Disease: The disease decimating Tasmania’s largest marsupial. INTRODUCTION Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrissii) are the largest extant marsupial carnivore and are endemic to the island of Tasmania off the coast of Australia. Found throughout the island range, they inhabit open eucalypt environments, coastal scrub and pasture mixed with native sclerophyll forests (Jones and […]
• Impact of the US Leaving the Paris AgreementPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Task 1 Reasons why the world needs and has an agreement like Paris Agreement According to Brundtland report of 1987, sustainable development is the developments that enable the present generation to meet their own needs, but at the same the same time, the development does not compromise of the ability of the future generation to […]
• Population and Community Ecology Estimation StudyPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Population and Community Ecology Intro: Population ecology is the objects of study of which are the change in the number of populations, the relationship of groups within them. Within the framework of population ecology, the conditions under which populations are formed are being ascertained. It describes fluctuations in the numbers of different species under the […]
• Water Pollution and Healthy Risk in ChinaPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Water Pollution and Healthy Risk in China Introduction     China has accomplished a remarkable transformation over the past half-century. China used to be one of the world’s poorest countries, but it has seen sharp increases in productivity and wages that make it become the second-largest economy. China’s rapid and sustained growth since the start […]
• Development of Solid Waste Management SystemPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Module: Urban Environmental Planning and Management in Development FOREWORD The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo announced government’s budgetary commitment of GH¢200 million to address waste management in Accra in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA).[1] This is part of the President’s broad agenda to make Accra the ‘cleanest city in […]
• Potential Negative Effects of Mining the Paramo de Santurban on the Sustainability of ColombiaPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Potential Negative Effects of Mining the Paramo de Santurban on the Sustainability of Colombia Table of Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Method 4. Case Study 4.1 Background 4.2 Current state 4.3 Future impacts 5. Conclusion 6. Recommendations References Introduction The purpose of this report is to show how mining can affect the main source of water in Colombia, Páramo the Santurbán, resulting in […]
• Air Pollution Through Transportation in KootenayPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Air Pollution Through Transportation in Kootenay Abstract This report has focused on Kootenay that is a region in Southeastern British Columbia. In Kootenay, air pollution is getting higher due to transportation systems along with off-road vehicles and mobile equipment. The situation recently got worse when the emissions from transportation systems combined with wildlife fire created […]
• Introduction of Energy Efficiency Policies and TechnologyPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Introduction In the past few years, legislatures in nearly all states have considered a variety of energy efficiency policies. While states have made noteworthy headway in increasing energy efficiency, study indicates that there is still room to develop. Policymakers have invigorated statewide initiatives to modernize efficiency efforts, target particular sectors or demographics and boost economic […]
• Presence of Zebra Mussels in VermontPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Presence of Zebra Mussels in Vermont Introduction  I remember looking intently at the small trick bike hanging on the wall covered in what appeared to be mud and shells. I ran my hands over it, even though there was a sign that said, “Do not touch.” The bike was rusted and covered in what I […]
• Effectiveness of Prospective Methods to Prevent Human-wildlife ConflictPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Research topic   Examining the effectiveness of prospective methods to prevent human-wildlife conflict: A systematic literature review   Introduction   African elephant, loxodonta africana, is listed in the category of vulnerable animals with an estimated population being below 415,000 (WWF Website, 2019). The situation is even more severe in the case of Asian elephant, alphas […]
• Sudanese Scientist Battle Climate Change in Africa” by Ismail KushkushPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Climate Change  Climate change is when weather patterns change and they then can lead to or cause disasters such as droughts, hurricanes, floods and more. It is important to understand climate change as it can worsen the already damaging effects of current weather patterns. I chose to write about climate change specifically because I had […]
• Causes and Impacts of Ocean AcidificationPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Causes and Impacts of Ocean Acidification   Co2 What impacts will this have? Co2 absorbed into ocean Ocean Acidification 1                    Overview 1.1 What is ocean acidification?        2                How it affects marine animals…………………………… 2.1             Calcification 2.2             Olfaction 3               How it affects marine plants     Bleaching of coral reefs                              4                  Conclusion 5                  References 1         […]
• Risk Assessment of Environmental Pollution From ArsenicPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: CH 515: Risk Assessment Paper Abstract/Summary: Environmental contamination related to arsenic is a global issue. Arsenic is toxic contaminant and carcinogen. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and can be found organically in shellfish and fish, and inorganic arsenic can be found in compounds in minerals and is released into the environment by certain industries. […]
• Intensified Poaching in African Nations: Social Motives of PoachersPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Intensified Poaching in African Nations: Social Motives of Poachers Introduction     Today, species extinction is more than 1,000 times the historical average- the worst since the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event 65 years ago when the massive collision devastated the global environment and led to the end of dinosaurs (Falbab-Brown). This environmental catastrophe is largely in part due […]
• Developments in Public Interest Towards Plastic PollutionPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: How public interest towards Plastic Pollution changed through time: a Google Trends data analysis Abstract Plastic pollution is a very hot topic. Many documentaries and media are starting to communicate the problem to the public. But has the public an increasing interest in it? We analysed worldwide data from Google searches in a 15-years span. […]
• Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Nuclear Power PlantPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: A LITERATURE REVIEW REPORT ON SEISMIC PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1Background 1.2 Scope 2. Literature Review 2.1 Conventional Method of SPRA for Nuclear Power Plant 2.2 Huang et al. Methodology 2.2.1 Sample Nuclear Reactor (Huang et al. 2008) 2.2.2 Plant System and Accident-Sequence Analysis 2.2.2.1  Event […]
• Fracking in the United StatesPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Fracking in the United States We have reached a point in time where the fundamental backbone of our entire society is fossil fuels. They are the fuel of our electricity, methods of transportation, and the most revolutionizing material yet: plastic. However, we as humans often forget that this miracle fuel is a finite resource and […]
• Defining Climate Change and its ImpactsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Defining Climate Change Throughout history, the Earth’s climate has changed drastically with as many as seven cycles of glacial movement occuring in the last 650,000 years. These individual cycles represent the varying phases of climate change, all of which can be attributed to small variations in Earth’s orbit. Furthermore, small variations as such change the […]
• Adapting Conservation Practice In The Face of Climate ChangePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Adapting Conservation Practice In The Face of Climate Change Colloff et al., 2017 remark on how lack of stakeholder engagement in many conservation initiatives can setback Transformative Adaptation. There is much literature to support this statement. For example, regarding species reintroduction, many stakeholders fear a radical change to the status quo (Arts et al., 2011) […]
• WaveSub WEC Devices Site Resource Characterisation and AssessmentPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Site Resource Characterisation and Assessment for Deployment of an Array of WaveSub WEC Devices. Summary The project is a part of the group proposal for the deployment of a 50MW array of Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub devices at one of the three sites: AMETS, Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone and WaveHub, with consideration of the potential device […]
• Comparison of National and International Efforts to Mitigate Climate ChangePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: What can national efforts to transition to renewable energy-based economies contrasted with international agreements to mitigate climate change tell us about the potential for collective solutions to a collective problem? The relevance of the topic of renewable energy sources taken on a national scale can be justified by the intensification of demand for alternative energy […]
• Perennial Rye GrassPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Perennial Rye Grass Skills Demonstration Section A) Each blade of grass only lasts on average 40 days if the paddock is untouched. If there are animals in it the blade will last less. On the diagram we can see a basic overview. Below the ground we have the root and above ground the shoot which […]