EC 307: Resource & Environmental economics Unit 6: Air Pollution Lecturer: Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez gonzalez_r@usp.ac.fj Room S239‚ School of Economics‚ Laucala Campus‚ USP‚ Suva‚ Fiji Islands. Introduction • Both consumption and production of energy produce a considerable amounts of air pollution. – – – – – – CO2 CO SO2 NOx PM VOC (Carbon dioxide) (Carbon monoxide) (Sulphur Dioxide) (Nitrogen oxides) (Particulate matter) (Volatile organic compounds‚ e.g.‚ CH4) EC307
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The racial injustice tied to environmental hazard zones is not a new phenomenon however the mainstream environmental justice narrative consistently overlooks this reality. The authors Bullard and Johnson‚ Miller et al. and Greenberg explain how people of color‚ specifically black women‚ created the environmental justice framework and movement. Bullard explains the environmental justice framework as‚ "developing tools and strategies to eliminate unfair‚ unjust‚ and inequitable conditions and decisions"
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Environmental poetry expresses emotions and ideas about the surroundings and conditions to the readers and listeners. Three different landscapes are illustrated‚ by poets of different eras‚ with the use of sensual imagery‚ sound techniques and allusions. Robert Gray presents a post apocalyptic future of the impact of cities‚ through the didactic poem “Flames and Dangling Wire”. A subjective view of the environment is conveyed in “William Street”‚ Kenneth Slessor reveals that beauty lies within. In
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Safeguarding our EARTH‚ our HOME. VIRONMENTAL EDUCATI What do I need To Gain a basic understanding on environmental education. Acquire skills to be actively involved in investigating environmental issues and concerns and respond to them. Develop with ethics so that they can actively participate towards environmental improvement and protection.. What do I need to International Earth Day was proclaimed in 1970 by its founder‚ John McConnel. The biosphere continues to suffer from
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2012-2013‚ TERM 7 Foreign Laguage Faculty Name: TRAN THI THUY Campus: 28-30 Ngo Quyen‚ District 5 Student Code: 09072836 Module: US CULTURE Class: NN09-AV MID-TERM TEST Date 11/29/2012 TOPIC: Research both sides of the issue: the environmental value of the rain forests and the need of the people who are cutting them down. Also looking for what experts are recommending should be done. TROPICAL RAINFORESTS Tropical rainforests are important to everyone‚ not just to the plants and animals
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Environmental Determinism Naturally‚ you don’t expect that the early people who lived in the far north of the globe to be black skin color or the people who lived near the equator to be white skin color. As well as sea people to be skilled hunters and people living in the woodlands to be skilled fishers. Our social and cultural development is affected by the weather that surrounds us and also the geographical position that we live in‚ this is this belief is called environmental determinism. Although
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The environmental movement‚ a term that includes the conservation and green politics‚ is a diverse scientific‚ social‚ and political movement for addressing environmental issues. Environmentalists advocate the sustainable management of resources and stewardship of the environment through changes in public policy and individual behavior. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in (not enemy of) ecosystems‚ the movement is centered on ecology‚ health‚ and human rights. The environmental
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Definition of environmental degradation Environmental degradation describes the erosion of the natural environment through the depletion of resources‚ the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of plant and animal species. It is caused by direct or indirect human activity‚ and has increased significantly since the Industrial Revolution. The United Nations has listed environmental degradation in its top ten list of high level threats faced by the planet to date. Environmental degradation is
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sustainable‚ and the first university in North America to be “green” from top to bottom. While many buildings in Ontario have aimed to be environmentally qualified‚ Lakehead has made it their goal for the entire campus to be sustainable and built to environmental standards that will make the campus the greenest in the country. The university has strived to make every aspect of the building environmentally safe‚ from the roof the parking lot‚ as well as the interior of the building. As a student I have experienced
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Weâ ve all heard of environmental preservation‚ but understanding the field of enviro nmental psychology relates to so much more than just keeping the grass green. En vironmental psychology studies how humans relate to one another as well as their surroundings‚ so it can refer to man-made environments as well as natural ones. Environmental psychologists try to determine what makes humans comfortable and h ow we can adjust our surroundings to reduce stress and enhance quality of life f or as many
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