Is it possible to state that in the modern U.S.system of disaster response and management, there exist specialists whose role is to bridge the gap between scholars and research users?
Hurricane Harvey is not the first and not the only natural disaster that hit the US in recent years. Money means everything to some people and the wealthier they become, the more their appetites grow.
The author states that there exist three main basic misconceptions about how the process of withdrawal occurs; there are two main images, one that of panic, the other of dependency; the third image, that of [...]
In general, in his article entitled "The consequences of excessive unrequested donations: the case of Hurricane Andrew", Neal tries to demonstrate how a great number of unneeded donations to regions where a disaster has just [...]
The introduction of the sociological component in the field of disaster studies has led to an emergence of a distinct approach to the issue.
This research is significant because it will provide answers to the set questions and contribute to the discussion of possibilities for Australian hospitals to implement green supply chain management based on ISO 14001 and 9001 [...]
Moreover, it is implausible that the collective use of cars should lead to greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent harm of global warming while the effects of individual driving should be close to null.
The present paper will explore the impact of solid waste on the ecosystem of the Arabian Gulf and possible solutions to the problem.
CO2 emissions are one of the critical problems of the modern age as this substance significantly impacts the environment and the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect.
One of the relevant technologies that are used in this industry today is the carbon capture process. The carbon dioxide transportation system is special and complex and requires appropriate design solutions because the gas can [...]
The cases as with the Zabbaleen people in Cairo show that there is an opportunity for the mutual benefit of the garbage collectors and the cities.
Climate changes are dangerous because they influence all the living creatures in the world. Thus, it is hard to overestimate the threat for humankind the climate changes represent.
Human activities, as well as rapid technological development, lead to drastic changes in the environment all over the world, and the United States of America is not an exception.
Therefore, traditional ways of desalinating water are not usually considerate of the well-being of the environment, focusing only on the outcome ensuring the steady supply of fresh, drinkable water.
In conclusion, it is a good idea to maintain ecosystems that support the thriving of the wild, as proposed by Williams.
On the other hand, although non-structural mitigation strategies are less expensive, they work alongside natural forces, through land acquisition and resettlement of people away from areas that have potential risks.
Given the negative impacts of developments along with coastal lands, sustainable strategies should be put in place to protect these areas.
Sugar production also leads to the consumption and production of other sugar-related products like tea, chocolate and coffee. On the list of environment and health hazard is sugar production.
Ozone hole is related to forest loss in that the hole is caused by reaction of different chemicals that are found in the atmosphere and some of these gases, for example, the carbon dioxide gas [...]
People all over the world suffer from many diseases which are the results of the dangerous situation in the world because of the problem of air pollution.
The origin of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico traces its roots off the coast of Louisiana back in early 1940's.
In the early 1950's to a decade later, most renowned ornithologist questioned question the ignored effects of the application of insecticides to the population of the birds in the western side states of the US.
The main reason of these problems is the canalization of the Kissimmee River which was organized after the serious floods in the 1940s by the US government.
Her article is insightful and full of sound reasons that people should learn to see beyond their quest to control the environment.
There is a possibility of evolution of the flora and fauna according to the needs of the organisms of the land.
As such, the earthquake resulted in the development of a large tsunami off the Sumatran Coast that led to destruction of large cities in Indonesia.
This means that the natural placements of things have great influence on the state of being. The destruction of some of the important ecosystems has led to the loss of important plant and animal species.
The effect was the greening of the environment and its transformation into habitable zones for humans The second system has been a consequence of the first, storage.
Hence, in conclusion to this effect, we can summarily state that the existence of non-human living things should enter into our deliberations regarding actions affecting the environment.
The City of Bridgeview lies to the west of Mount Olive and is located roughly in the middle of the country.
Humans need to understand the earth's system so that they can predict how their behavior change and the change of the environment can influence the system According to NCEAS, the change of human activities since [...]
Highlighted in the study is the problem evidenced by the lack of solutions implemented to combat the effects of these Zoloft on the organisms in the aquatic environment.
In that regard, the current paper takes the example of Iceland as a society that lives successfully and sustainably due to government practices, and contrast it with an example from the past, the society of [...]
In the US, through the help of the United Nations Organization in conjunction with the Red Cross, sited and established centers where people in the community would take their donations.
The primary used source of energy is the fossil energy which describes gases and fuel that are applicable in almost all sectors in our life.
An ecosystem is synonymous with the environment and simply refers to the ecological unit comprising of the fauna, floral and their physical surroundings and the interactions with each other and their environment, Park.
It is the expectation in this paper to address the topic of environmental politics in the totality of its sensitivity to objective peculiarities of the upkeep and fundamental reorganization of social and political predilections which [...]
The need for remediation of thousands of miles is evident due to the nice work of the director of the movie.
The issue of collisions between wildlife and motor vehicles is a major challenge in most countries owing to the unpredictability of the animals' closing in correspondence to the vast sizes of the parks and lands [...]
However, for the theory to be credible the volcanic ashes must be rich in iron and spread ashes to oceanic regions that have a limited concentration of iron.
The demand for electricity in India is increasing and there is a need to increase the level of supply to meet the demand and the best option is to invest more in nuclear power, considering [...]
This term refers to the intentional destruction of the forests through the logging process and the burning of the other remains of trees after the logs are gotten.
In the aftermath of the storm, some of the evacuees managed to return and rebuild their homes while others preferred to set up new residences in new regions away from the volatile area.
The paper will be focused on the fact that the government of the US had outrageously ignored the necessity of responding to the disaster that made the American citizens of the low-income literary fight for [...]
The spill was apparently a result of the containing dam wall being weak and the ensuing heavy rains rapidly increased the volume of the contents resulting in breaking of the reservoir.
Author, Elizabeth Arriero, in her article "City Switches to Plastic Bags on Pet-waste Cleanup," addresses the issue of recycling plastic bags for clean up of dog waste but still the problem is they will be [...]
Nevertheless, the blowout itself is stopped, and, in spite of the scales of the consequences, the well itself can not be regarded as the main reason of the disaster.
The background of the study is the necessity to find the optimal density of species of the trees within the planted areas, and suit the calculated density towards the climatic and geographic particularities of the [...]
Such pieces of equipment can make you have a very uncomfortable living in your beautiful home unless you know how to save energy, meaning you have to get energy-efficient appliances.
Being a rescue unit, the project is meant to provide the services of rescuing the ill and injured wildlife animals by offering them with veterinary services free of charge in all zoos of Australian territory.
Global warming is the increase in the temperatures of the earth's air surface and the subsequent increase in the water levels that is, oceans and sea levels increase.
The Baloney Detection Kit used in the series of discussions provides the guidelines for the arguments presented. Wherever there is a need to justify an argument advanced for the debate or against the drilling, the [...]
Regardless of the side that has the truth, it is very important to treat the issue of global warming with utmost attention given the potential it has for causing misery on the planet.
This issue becomes even more serious given the reality that the company that is responsible for the spill as well as the government has not managed to control the spill.
Two of the workers died that same day the accident happened and 28 others followed in a span of few weeks after the incident.
The present paper is devoted to the problem of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the way it is highlighted in the main media source, such as television.
The saving of lives during a disaster and emergency incident will depend on the proper coordination of the rescue team, delivery of the right skills to the scene which can only be achieved through the [...]
Additionally, the tsunami that hit the coastal area of the Indian Ocean in 2004 was one of the events that led to reconsiderations of the preparedness levels in dealing with catastrophes of such scales.
Tsunami emergency management system detects and predicts tsunami in addition to warning individuals and government in good time before the onset of the disaster.
In future books on history, the last decades of 20th century are going to be referred to as the time of 'environmental/politically correct craze', because during the course of this historical period, the enforces of [...]
Half a year after the publication of his book Earth in the Balance, Gore became the vice president of America, and as a part of the Clinton-Gore government, he got an opportunity to pursue a [...]
This focused meeting held in Port Au-Prince was to formulate the best strategies to help the people of Haiti anticipate, adapt and also recover from the impacts of earthquakes.
No doubt the tremors have taken a massive toll on the lives and resources of Haiti, but it was not only the tremors that caused the damage to such a massive extent.
The level of preparedness determines the level of the disaster and how much loss will result. The levees that were constructed to protect New Orleans did not work and 80 percent of the city was [...]
Review is an important component of the HSEMS in that it provides an informed basis of readjustment of the system to a structure that is most effective.
The impact of loss as a result of natural disasters can be perceived with focus on the examples of natural disasters that have occurred in the past with disruption and destruction of business activities.
Adoption of the environmental management systems by small and medium-sized enterprises are supposed to help them in managing, monitoring and have some efficacy in the improvement of the performance of the environment.
With the world having the capacity to predict and determine the volcanic activity of most mountains, there have always been early warnings to people and the government for a potential volcanic eruption.
This is due to the fact that man is evolving from the tendency of valuing long term benefits to a tendency of valuing short terms benefits.
One of the challenges that are recognized by Toyota concerns diffusive energy and the company is planning to rely on alternative variants of fuel, they are working in the direction of biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen [...]
The purpose of this study is to prove that the recycling of used tires can be financially and environmentally beneficial for the UAE.
The government should ensure that there is no further ingestion of contaminated water or food in the event of an outbreak of water-borne infections.
The strategy was to contain the air standards to be maintained, the objectives to ensure this and also the measures for improvement of air quality.
The environmental impact assessment should identify legislation; critically describe environmental baseline; classify areas deemed sensitive; assess the risks that are to be encountered; come up with the effects of the projects; attach value to the [...]
The government is not in a position to come up with specific costs that are attached to the extent of environmental pollution neither are the polluters aware about the costs that are attached to the [...]
The essay seeks to explore the roles played by the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership in the tragedy The terrible and devastating incidences of hurricane Katrina still linger in the minds of Americans and the [...]
The ecocentric view of the environmental conservation recognizes no basis for the argument that human occupies the apex of the pyramid and transcends his power of ownership of the entire species of the ecosystem.
In addition, an increasing number of countries would also be affected by the destruction of the Amazon rainforest due to the interrelationship between humanity and the general ecosystem Forest destruction in the Amazon has been [...]
The scope of this report is to bring out all sorts of features used for water purification in Saudi Arabia and their effectiveness in providing pure water in all regions of Saudi Arabia. Desalination is [...]
In 1989, planning of a conference on environment and development started, while realization of the amount of poverty and pollution catalyzed the situation.
Soils, oceans, forests, dunes are small pieces of the natural environment we all live in; human beings were created to live in fruitful lands and forests rich for food and things that can be used [...]
They also contain hydrologic statistics which are commonly used in the study of limnology because of their great relevance to ecology.
The scope of this concern can be evident in the fact that the position on global warming was an issue in the US presidential election, and still an issue of dispute between the leading parties [...]
Among policy-makers, the level of attention given to the concept of the saving national environment by the major powers has fluctuated with the degree of concern over their clarity of thinking in foreign policy.
A sustained increase in the surface temperatures of land will lead to the melting of the Arctic Ice. This will lead to the formation of a new trade route that will cut the cost of [...]
In a bid to mitigate possible risks to the ecosystem as well as humankind due to the aftermath of global warming, a majority of the countries have thus far implemented various policies designed in such [...]
The topic of the contamination of food and water by migration of chemicals from plastic material and other products has generated a lot of debate on the global scale and consequently some countries have established [...]
Independently on the technologies and international conventions, the problem of the hazardous wastes and the pollution of the environment will not be resolved until people change their attitude towards these issues.
Therefore besides the failure of situational awareness, the answer to this natural disaster lies not in the improper handling of the operations, but it seeks to address the incompetent structure of the governmental response system [...]
"The countries of India and China have a right to pollute the environment until they catch up with more industrialized countries". To summarize, India and China need a better way to grow for the sake [...]
A risk assessment method showed that the current population could persist for at least 2000 years at hatchling sex ratios of up to 75% male.
Moreover, since environmental refugees have to leave their homelands, the developed countries are responsible for their relocation; thus, have to provide refugees with all the necessary financial and emotional support to ease their adaptation process [...]
In addition, crisis workers could try to validate the emotional responses of the victims and train them on the appropriate coping strategy.
Kind of like a cross between the observant nature of the cat and the playfulness of the dog. In fact, it would be safe to compare most of the qualities that we find endearing in [...]
A good example is the analysis of the ash that was found in certain layers of the ice that enabled a team of scientist to identify the type of volcanoes that were involved.
The theme of this paper is to discuss the coral reefs ecosystem and the favorable environment required for the growth and maintenance of the corals.
Emissions from cars are also damaging to the environment, destroying the surrounding through adding to the green house effect damaging the quality of the air as well as depleting the ozone.
According to the United Nations Environmental Program, environmental degradation is the term used to refer to the destruction of the environment through the exhaustion f natural resources such as air water, and soil along with [...]
In the 1970s, scientists revealed that chlorofluorocarbons which are used in refrigeration, coolants, and aerosols since the 1930s are the major cause for the ozone depletion in the stratosphere.
As far as the latter is a traditional worldview for the numerous generations of people, it is the task of the environmental philosophy and environmental ethics to overcome the stereotype that nature is the raw [...]
In the first article, the author expresses his concern with the problem of data utilization on climate change and negative consequences arising from this.
The accounts in the books explore the influence of religious, ethnic and class conflicts in the region to the famine. Relationship between the Ethiopian government and USSR led to influx of weapons and money that [...]
Maize farming covers 58% of the crop area in South Africa and 60% of this is in drier areas of the country.
The benefits of RO include the need for minimum maintenance and its ability to separate all kinds of contaminants to a certain degree.
The endorsements are in place for the permission to discharge a precise quantity. The outcome is a big setback to the main objective of safeguarding the conditions of our planet.
Continuing the idea of interconnection in the nature, Wordsworth demonstrates the situation of competition between the dancing daffodils and the "sparkling waves" of the lake all of them are characterized by the poet as gleeful, [...]
The federal government through the Department of Energy should invest in hydroelectric energy generation as a measure to increase the amount of renewable energy in the country.
For example, take the case of the launching of missiles by some nations; nations believe the only way of stopping them is by launching too many missiles, to counter the launch, hence effects of national [...]
The essence of the issue associated with the Blackbird Mine is in the fact that this currently inactive mining facility has a long history of open-pit mining procedures that involved extraction of cobalt, copper, and [...]
Parks and green spaces are the key to successful restoration and the people responsible in Kelowna take any available opportunity to ensure the maintenance of the standards of the open spaces. It's the responsibility of [...]
The story gets to be very interesting and creates a lot of anxiety to know what it could be like without the beautiful things that man has built.
First of all, In the article "Are Human Beings Hard-Wired to Ignore the Threat of Catastrophic Climate Change?" Bennett says that psychological wire and social conditions make people ill-suited to respond to the ambiguous and [...]
Poverty is the great cause and consequence or effect of the degradation of the environment and depletion of the resources that pose threats to the present and future growth of the economy.
Countries should therefore put up measures to ensure that the type of fertilizers used do not pollute soil, water and the environment in general.
According to Nelson, wave length is the distance between similar points of the wave; the concepts of tsunami wave height and amplitude are interconnected, as the height is the distance between tsunami's trough and peak, [...]
The Chicago metropolitan area has been mentioned quite a number of times in American Lung Association's State of the Air 2008, an annual report that grades the quality of the air across the different cities [...]
In this modern era, going green is the main concern of companies and thus a stance for competition for the majority.
Whether it is the melt down of Arctic ice, the damage of the Ozone layer, extra pollution in developing countries; all sums up to one thing in common and that is global warming.
So, the only solution to the problem of making people understand the value of reusable bags is to bring the consumers face to face with the problems they would have to go through if they [...]
The centre has a large gate at the entrance to enclose the centre and a medium sized fenced play yard with a sand pit and a small garden for gardening activities of the children. There [...]