A megacity is an urban area with a population of over 8 million; examples include Sao Paulo‚ Mumbai‚ Los Angeles and Beijing. However these megacities face problems‚ for example Mumbai is a megacity which is facing problems as a consequence of rapid growth. Within Mumbai there is a slum area‚ Dharavi which houses 600‚000 people in only one square mile land. This has come as a consequence of rural to urban migration; the rural people are attracted to the city by the “bright light syndrome” and the
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During the 90’s many American multinational companies put down roots in the Republic of Ireland‚ creating thousands of jobs for the local people in the areas. For the first time in Irish history people such as the Polish were coming to Ireland to look for employment. Between 1995 and 2007 Ireland prospered into a very wealthy country‚ this period became known as ‘The Celtic Tiger Era’. Around 2007 the economy crashed and by 2008 Ireland was no longer in what was known as ‘the boom’‚ and the country
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Lecture 1: The Idea of Conservation: Humankind’s knowledge brings responsibility and manages human use of the planet earth. Topics: what is conservation‚ history of resource conservation movements‚ approaches to natural resource conservation management “The Great Resource is: Education”; the knowledge also brings responsibility not borne by the bacteria-the responsibility to manage the human use of the planet earth argues that both the creation and decline of civilizations is related to more
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2a. What abiotic factors might account for any differences between different types of habitats‚ such as disturbed and less disturbed hillsides? Explain. Abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect ecosystems. These include temperature‚ light (sun exposure)‚ soil composition‚ rocks‚ water‚ air pollution‚ humidity‚ radiation‚ and wind that can influence a species’ ability to survive. In each case the impact on the ecosystem will depend on the intensity
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Monarch Butterfly Habitat The question that I will be answering in this paper is‚ “Should maintaining monarch habitat and resources outweigh human activities affecting monarch resources?” In my opinion monarch habitat shouldn’t outweigh human activities. I have read a few articles and understand the pros and the cons. How can a butterfly outweigh any human activity? Without the trees we would be losing resources in which we need to survive…who is more important me or a butterfly…simple me. First
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STUDIO HABITAT CASE How to help low income houses clients while followed the architecture business ethics in Indonesia Everyone deserves a comfort‚ save‚ and beautifully well-designed house to live in. Unfortunately‚ there hardly ever an architect who is willing to get involved in a low budget house design project whereas in fact‚ an architect support is extremely needed in one. People need a particular architecture solution for their lack of budget‚ space‚ material‚ and opportunity in building
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Introduction1 Habitat and Environment2 3 Type chapter title (level 1)4 Type chapter title (level 2)5 6 ................................................................................................. 7 I am writing this report to show information and to show how the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat survives in an Environment and Ecosystem. During this report‚ I will be discussing information about The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus Krefftii) and its habitat‚ its ecosystem
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This group of parrots is unusual‚ retaining more primitive features lost in most other parrots‚ because it split off from the rest around 100 million years ago[1]. The calls include a harsh ka-aa and a whistling u-wiia.[2] [edit] Distribution and habitat The New Zealand Kaka lives in lowland and mid-altitude native forest. Its strongholds are currently the offshore reserves of Kapiti Island‚ Codfish Island and Little Barrier Island. It is breeding rapidly in the mainland island sanctuary at Zealandia
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Congo are the latest African countries added to long list that have lost all their lions‚ and Nigeria‚ Kenya and Uganda predict local extinctions in the next ten years. The population of the African Lion is decreasing because of trophy hunting and habitat destruction. However‚ you can help save the African Lion. The African Lion is a mammal and is a carnivore. They measure around 4.5 to 6.5 feet from their head to their body. They can weigh from 265-420 pounds. Currently‚ the African Lion
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HOW POLLUTION DESTROYS THE ATMOSPHERE AND HABITATS Introduction “Nowadays‚ industries‚ automobiles‚ power stations‚ etc. have become indispensable in our daily life.” ( Science Level K page 242) Have you ever wondered what causes pollution? Forms of Pollution Pollution is the process whereby various harmful substances are added to the environment (land‚ water‚ air etc.) by human and natural activities. The main various types of pollution that exist are: Air Pollution Air pollution is
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