Evaluate economic and environmental issues involved with farming practices that increase productivity. Farming is considered by many as the first major step towards civilisation. Without it we would all still be hunter-gatherers. Over the millennia farming has become steadily more efficient and productivity has increased. Better productivity is constantly sought after in an effort to reduce losses so more money can be made. Better productivity is defined as an increased rate of biomass creation
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1. "The traditional view of environmental economics is that environmental problems arise as a result of the presence of externalities". The term environmental externalities refers to the chemical and biological wastes that are created as by-products of otherwise purposeful human activities‚ as opposed to effects or processes that occur in the natural environment. For example‚ power plants contribute heavily to emissions but while there is demand for their products and services they will carry
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hegemony of racial injustice. These communities are frequently targets of environmental racism because they are often times smaller‚ less accessible and poorer than those in more affluent or white neighborhoods. Because of this‚ large corporations and [white] politicians find it easy to place facilities in these neighborhoods with little to no resistance. This also demonstrates that political hegemony also influence environmental racism. Most of the top councilmen and politician in government are white
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1. Environmental crime refers to crime committed against the environment. Environmental crime relates to corporate and state crime through primary crimes‚ which are crimes that are currently legal under international law. These crimes cause long lasting damage to the environment such as pollution and deforestation. One example would be the explosion in the factory in Bhopal. Emmons argues that an environmental crime is an action that breaks the national or international law. 2. Differential
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Questions for Critical Thinking 1. Explain the importance of making environmental security a key priority of governments. The government should give importance in making environmental security for the benefits of its countryman. The people should make feel secure and aware if they live in a protected place. One of the important security awareness that the government have is having the geo hazard map. Geohazard map is a geological state that represents or has the
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Environmental differences affected social‚ political‚ and economic institutions in the Delhi Sultanate‚ the Swahili city-states‚ and Mali. Many of these differences helped the civilizations‚ but some affected them badly. Mali had abundant rainfall and a very tropic climate which helped with the fertile soil in the area for farming. Although there was also high mountain ranges and plateaus that had cooler weather and shorter growing seasons. Malians adapted to this tropic climate by using their positive
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Environmental Fortitude Western society is founded on a principle of convenient consumerism; however‚ this easy living comes at a high environmental cost. Individuals today are pushed to buy the latest fashions‚ the newest electronics‚ and the best imported foods the world can offer. Consume‚ consume‚ consume! In recent years‚ a growing focus on global warming has brought discussion of the effects of such lifestyles into the focus of mainstream media. This new emphasis on “going green” has opened
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Environmental scanning is a key activity that begins a company’s strategy planning process. The scanning must include both external forces like economic‚ technological‚ political-legal‚ and sociocultural as well as internal competencies such as value‚ rareness‚ imitability‚ and organization in order to be effective (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2010). This thorough analysis will provide a foundation for a company to build their plan upon. Environmental scanning provides a company their strengths to build upon
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Environmental Law; BP &Deepwater Drilling BP P.L.C. is a company that has been in the energy business for more than a century. This corporation has been improving its operations in different parts of the world thanks to its constant research‚ and it has become a world leader as an oil and gas producer. Also‚ it is one of the pioneers in deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico‚ and it is the largest lease holder in the United States with more than 650 lease blocks in waters greater than 1‚250 feet
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Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota University of Phoenix Strategic Management MGT/498 November 28‚ 2014 Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a leading automobile manufacturer in the world due to its unique principles and successful strategic management. Apple is an American company specializing in consumer electronics. The paper highlights the internal and external business environment of Toyota and Apple. The internal and external business environment
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