There have been many ongoing debates over the definition of ecological restoration. While there are still many definitions that people use to define this term‚ ecological restoration is generally defined as “the process of returning‚ as nearly as possible‚ a biotic community to a condition of biological integrity” (Callicott‚ 577). This term‚ however‚ means different things to different people. It not only encompasses the environmental aspects‚ but the cultural‚ social‚ historical‚ political aspects
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Cause of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 During Asian Financial Crisis‚ the Thai baht devaluation‚ the Malaysian ringgit was "attacked" by speculators. The overnight rate jumped from under 8% to over 40%. The factors that triggered the 1997 crisis was negative perceptions of the Malaysian economy following the dramatic collapse of the Thai economy. Foreign investors and international rating agencies had failed to consider underlying risks in the Thai economy‚ and spurred by fear that
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1. What were the major causes of the global financial crisis (“credit crunch”) starting in 2008? Examine the progress made by one country of your choice in its attempts to recover. Outline the nature of the measures it has taken‚ and provide statistical evidence of the extent to which it has recovered. Introduction According to Debonois et al(1999(‚ a financial crisis can be described as a combination of various disturbances‚ among them the failure of financial intermediaries‚ sharp decline
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1. The nature and causes of the global economic crisis What is global economic crisis? – The nature thereof. Global economic crisis refers to an economic situation in which most of the countries of the world go through a period of economic breakdown called contraction or recession or slump‚ which manifest itself in the decline in aggregate output‚ usually for two consecutive quarters. During this contraction period‚ the structure of the economies change‚ resulting in economic hardships such as
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Ecological Restoration Week 10 Regina Morin Ecological restoration is an intentional activity that initiates or accelerates the recovery of a damaged‚ degraded‚ transformed or entirely destroyed ecosystem‚ mainly to its structural and functional integrity and sustainability‚ as a result of direct or indirect human activities which may involve physical‚ chemical or biotic challenges. Ecosystem can benefit from ecological restoration. There are a few ways it is important to the ecosystem
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Ecology is the study of the relationship of between organisms and their environment‚ including both the living and nonliving compounds. Some of the ecological concepts include succession‚ energy flow between trophic levels‚ limiting factors‚ and carrying capacity. First‚ succession is a change in species structure of an ecological community over time. Over time species in the community become more and more abundant and may not be present at all one day. Also‚ sometimes new species might invade the
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Introduction The financial crisis that began in 2007 spread and gathered intensity in 2008‚ despite the efforts of central banks and regulators to restore calm. By early 2009‚ the financial system and the global economy appeared to be locked in a descending spiral‚ and the primary focus of policy became the prevention of a prolonged downturn on the order of the Great Depression. The volume and variety of negative financial news‚ and the seeming impotence of policy responses‚ has raised new
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What Caused Economic Crisis? Readers Questions: What are the factors that makes today’s economic crisis? Which of them are the most important in today’s economic crisis? Some of the most significant factors in causing today’s economic crisis: · A glut of saving from Asia. A glut of savings poured into US and similar countries like UK. This kept US interest rates low and encouraged high levels of consumer spending in US. It encouraged a large current account deficit in the US. It also encouraged
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countries by ecological footprint. This table is based on 2007 data from the Global Footprint Network published in 2010. Data is given as global hectares per capita. The world-average ecological footprint in 2007 was 2.7 global hectares per person (18.0 billion in total). With a world-average biocapacity of 1.8 global hectares per person (12 billion in total)‚ this leads to an ecological deficit of 0.9 global hectares per person (6 billion in total). If a country does not have enough ecological resources
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Federalism – A Legitimate Crisis Solution Jonas Hirschnitz Maastricht University‚ B.A. European Studies candidate For: Montesquieu Institute‚ Den Haag J.Hirschnitz@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl Final Version: 31.05.2012 1 Montesquieu Institute Den Haag – Masterclass Programme – Final Paper 31 Mai 2012 Introduction 1. What is the Euro-Crisis? – Finding the gist 2. Does an “Optimal Solution” Exist? 3. EU Initiatives and Shortcomings 4. A Fiscal Federalist Solution? a. Fiscal Federalism
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