4 Overview • Syllabus & course expectations • Ch. 1: Science and the Environment – The State of the Planet – Environmental Science • The Environmental Movement – 3 Unifying Themes • Sound science • Sustainability • Stewardship – Moving Toward a Sustainable Future 13 Exercise 1 • Think‚ Pair‚ Share – Think about the topic – Write down your ideas on a sheet of paper • Write your name & date at the top of your paper. Turn it in at the end of lecture. – Break into pairs – Share
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4. Describe the role of fishing communities and individual consumers in regulating fishing and coastal development. Fishing communities can regulate fishing by using allotment and enforcements systems for controlling fish catches (catch-share systems) Individual consumers can boycott companies who do not participate in environmentally conscientious practices and buy instead from those who do. 5. Describe and discuss the limitations of three ways to estimate the sizes of fish populations Maximum
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Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help
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Selected Issues Research Project The economic and environmental impact of growing tourism on local populations and resources at Galapagos Islands December 11‚ 2011 Ecotourism‚ one of the most important and stronger trends nowadays is rapidly growing at Galapagos Islands in Ecuador‚ since we can now refer to Galapagos’ tourism as “mass tourism” there are now several consequences that need to be taken care of. Certainly it has become in one of the most important profit maker for the country
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Three Main Effects of the Dual Revolutions The French Revolution of 1789 and the Industrial revolution were important milestones on the timeline of world history. Many changes‚ radically new ideas‚ and progressive thinkers emerged from these essential revolutions that sparked a metamorphosis of Europe. The creation of liberalism‚ conservatism‚ and the extension of railroad lines are the lasting products of the Dual Revolutions that will echo in eternity. Liberalism is an important concept that
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Assignment We have seen many variations of the similar theme the American Dream in novels and plays read this year. The American Dream can be defined as working hard to earn a living‚ support a family‚ and to achieve a desired wealthy and long lasting happy lifestyle. Based off of the literature we’ve read this year‚ the American Dream isn’t actually achievable. In the novella “Of Mice and Men”‚ the main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ pursue the American Dream. After getting jobs working on
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criminal justice policy. This is because the issues are really straightforward and the issues at hand are serious. The use of taser should be permitted to extend that such use is necessary to police officers should have some understanding of the effects that using weapon is likely to have upon a suspect before using the weapon. I do agree that police officers should be authorized to use a taser on a suspect. But the question is when and under what circumstances‚ a jail guard or a correctional officer
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PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Copyright © 2003 Caribbean Examinations Council St Michael‚ Barbados All rights reserved 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 INTRODUCTION Environmental Science is a two-unit course‚ each unit consisting of three modules. Unit I‚ which consists of Fundamental Ecological Principles‚ People and The Environment and Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources‚ was examined on open syllabus for the
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Environmental Science |What is ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE‚ and why should we care?? | |The goal of the Environmental Science course is to provide students with the scientific principles‚ concepts‚ and methodologies required to | |understand the interrelationships of the natural world‚ to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made‚ to | |evaluate the relative risks associated with these
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due to the pollutants flowing from mainland China to Hong Kong. The recent global environmental issues such as Bonn and Durban Climate Change Conference displayed by the media have deeply captivated my interest in studying environmental science. I believe that the importance of protecting our environment is crucial for the survival and existence of our earth. This has especially driven me to study environmental science in hopes of making a difference on our environment in order to provide a better
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