GEOG1003 Contemporary Global Environmental Issues (6 credits) Course Teacher: Dr M Hart Office: Room 218‚ Hui Oi Chow Science Building Phone: 2241 5459 Email: mhart@hku.hk Objectives This course introduces a number of major global environmental issues and links them to contemporary socio-economic and political considerations while maintaining a geographical perspective. Course Synopsis Recent decades have been characterized by increasing awareness of environmental issues and the need to come to terms
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Climate ChangeEnvironmental EconomicsInternational Issues | | | Johannes Jandrisevits Christina Pauschenwein | Autumn term 2010 | | Climate change is becoming an ever more important issue in our lives. We have come to realise that the modern ways of man place an enormous amount of stress on the Earth that nature simply can’t handle. Some of the climatic problems that are developing today‚ such as global warming‚ ozone depletion and El Nino‚ will have severe effects on our ecosystem
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Root Causes of Environmental Issues Kendele Sitter SCI/275 Environmental Science 02/28/2015 Maria West One root cause that I agree with is that we‚ as a country have become obsessed with economic growth. We have completely lost sight of our environment because of greed. Like stated in our readings this week (chapter 3)‚ people are more worried about how big their homes are or what the latest fashion is. Everywhere you look‚ be it on billboards or in the magazine you’re flipping through in
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persuasive speech on recycling. Recycling is such an important environmental issue‚ and yet it seems as though there isn’t much done about it as a community. If you ask a random person on the street what they think about recycling‚ nine times out of ten they’ll smirk and tell you it’s good for the environment. But‚ really‚ they don’t understand the significance of recycling. Recycling is plainly returning an item back to its original condition so that it can be reused. Recycling is so important
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Environmental Issues in SINGAPORE: AIR POLLUTION In 1984‚ there were health concerns with the great number of pig farms in Singapore. They were deemed to have contributed to the pollution of the country‚ namely to the air. This problem was solved by reducing the number of such farms. 65.8 metric tons (64.8 long tons; 72.5 short tons) of carbon dioxide were emitted in the country in 1996‚ ranking among one of the highest emission levels in the world. Air polluters in Singapore are mostly‚ but
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF COAL MINING INTRODUCTION Coal is the most abundant fuel resource in India. It is the prime source of energy and perhaps the largest contributor to the industrial growth of the country. It is a crucial and enduring element in a modern‚ balanced energy portfolio‚ providing a bridge to the future as an important low cost and secure energy solution to sustainability challenges. Some important facts about coal industry in India are as follows: •India is
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1) On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmental issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. A stakeholder framework helps identify the internal stakeholders and the external stakeholders. Internal stakeholders such as: employees‚ boards of directors‚ and managers. Customers‚ special interest groups‚ regulators‚ and others who agree are external stakeholders
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TOP 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1. Population Explosion Whether we like to admit it or not‚ our very own rapidly multiplying presence on this planet is the biggest environmental problem there is‚ and it’s getting bigger by the minute. We voraciously consume resources‚ pollute the air and water‚ tear down natural habitats‚ introduce species into areas where they don’t belong and destroy ecosystems to the point of causing millions of species to become endangered and‚ all too often‚ go extinct. It
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An ecosystem is a group of connected elements (biotic and abiotic) that are formed by interaction of the community with their environment. A community is living organisms (biotic) that share a common environment. It doesn’t include abiotic or environmental factors. An example of Adaptations Other than the fact that fish could breathe underwater‚ the gills that fish have are able to separate the salt from the saltwater‚ enabling them to be able to drink clean water. Animals deep in the ocean
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BIBLICAL MANTRA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES[1] Text: Letter to the Romans 1:8 Synopsis: It is an ecological reading of Romans 8: 19-22 for a relevant biblical solution to the present ecological issues especially in India. It also provides praxis for present day Christians to have the vision of sustainability and preserving for whole creation. It begins from a wider ecumenical perspective Introduction What you mean by theology? Now- a- days theology is defined as sensitive towards creation
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