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Global Warming and Effects Within 50 Years

Global warming by few Scientists is often known as "climate change" the reason being is that according to the global warming is not the warming of earth it basically is the misbalance in climate.
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3220

Tokaimura Accident: Violation of Ethics

  A foreign specialist commenting on the safety measures put by the JCO factory after the Tokaimura accident said that the plant "had the safety standards of a bakery and not a nuclear facility".
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2329

Science, Technology, and the Environment

The environmental challenges largely determine the development of technology and science as a way of adjusting to new conditions. In other words, the very idea of a state that aimed at the expansion should be [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 603

Marine Degradation and Solutions in the Pacific Region

The second issue related to the degradation of marine resources in the Pacific region is the unsustainable use of marine resources, including destructive fishing, which leads to changes in the number and health of species.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1426

Climate Change: Reducing Industrial Air Pollution

One of the most effective measures of air quality in the USA is the Air Quality Index, which estimates air conditions by concentrations of such pollutants as particle solution, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, [...]
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1385

Deforestation and Its Man-Made Causes

The process of deforestation can be justified as a possibility to meet the needs of the population, including feeding or manufacturing.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3471

Cancer Alley: Environmental Justice Analysis

The name "Cancer Alley" was created, due to the exceptionally high number of industrial and toxic facilities that are located in this area."The seven-parish industrial corridor has the highest density of petrochemical industries in the [...]
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2091

Personal Environmental Sustainability Action Plan

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion and contamination of resources such as air, water, and soil, which leads to the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 963

The Sustainability of Lifestyle

The sheer convenience of the machines that I use as well as the attitudes I bring towards utilising water in general have made it so that I think nothing of the amount of water that [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1993

Integrated Sustainable Water Resource Management

The major problem associated with understanding the future demand and supply of water is centered on the failure to comprehend the uncertainties associated with socioeconomic development in many countries and the influence of climate change [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 80
  • Words: 19260

Best Water Management Practices

The use of spray irrigations to water gardens contributes to the loss of water. The government has invested in the creation of public awareness of the various water conservation strategies.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2740

Petroleum Industry, Ecology and Economic Feasibility

The oil industry is the largest supplier of energy in the world. The purpose of this paper is to provide potential solutions for the oil industry based on the criteria of ecological safety, sustainability, and [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 2553

Coal-Fired Power Plants and Counterarguments

The rise of the level of interest to these issues is not accidental as now we can observe the gradual worsening of our environment and the appearance of numerous problems related to it.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2555

Tsunami’s Reasons and Effects

Therefore, it is essential to know how to anticipate the place and time of the occurrence of a tsunami and to determine which factors are the main in assessing the potential wave's power and the [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

Water Pollution in the Philippines: Metropolitan Manila Area

In this brief economic analysis of water pollution in Metro Manila, it is proposed to look at the industrial use of waters and the household use to understand the impact that the population growth and [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1123

National Parks in the US: Existing Issues

The main goal of this paper is to discuss the existing issues related to national parks in the United States, highlighting environmental policies.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 580

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

The reason for this is the reaction between the specific components of the chlorofluorocarbons, mainly chlorine and bromine, and oxygen. Despite these countries having later abolished the use of chlorofluorocarbons around 1996, the rate of [...]
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 848

The Importance of Saving the Environment

Toxins and contaminants pollute the environment and consequently interfere with the health of man and other animals. In other words, the future is guaranteed if the environment can be safeguarded and preserved at the current [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1407

Earthquake as a Unique Type of Natural Disaster

Earthquakes are believed to be one of the most dangerous natural disasters, and they can have a lot of negative effects on both the community and the environment.
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  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature

The main idea or aim of biomimicry is that nature is able to provide humanity with brilliant solutions that can and need to be used.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1969

2011 Tsunami in Tohoku and Its Effects on Japan

In this instance, the geological origin of the tsunami has to be discussed due to the fact that it plays a significant role in predicting the presence of a tsunami in the future.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

Climate Change Governance: Concepts and Theories

The present paper offers an overview of CCG and includes the relevant definitions, describes the complex relationships between the relevant actors at different levels, and discusses theoretical perspectives and conceptual difficulties related to the topic.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1763

Healthcare Waste Management and International Pacts

Where a private contractor is involved in the collection, transportation, and disposal of the waste, the duty of care principle requires the health care facility to conduct supervision to ensure that the processes are carried [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3670

Transportation Impact on Climate Change

It is apparent that the number of motor vehicles in the world is increasing by the day, and this translates to an increase in the amount of pollutants produced by the transportation industry annually.
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  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 833

Deforestation Effects and Solutions

Excessive clearing of vegetation on the earth's service results to an alteration of the equilibrium in gaseous volumes in the atmosphere, and the current levels of greenhouse gases are alarming, especially in the urban areas.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Overpopulation Effects on the Environment

In comparison to the population in 2000, the population in 2050 is predicted to rise by 47 percent. The aim of this research is to describe the effects of overpopulation on land, air, and food [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1179

Spent Caustic’ Disposal and Recovery

Spent caustics are known to be the most problematic of all industrial wastes in terms of disposal. In this case, the product becomes refined oil while waste is in form of spent caustics.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1656

Biodiversity Benefits for Ecology

This variation of species in the ecosystem is a very important concept and factor that indeed is the basis for sustaining life on our planet. Moreover, the most important supporter of life, which is soil [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 873

Environmental Studies: Green Technology

Skeptics on the other hand state that such an assumption is inherently fallacious in that it has been shown by various studies that the oceans and the rapid proliferation of algae have in effect enabled [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3081

New York City Air Pollution Problem

One positive impact of technological advancements on the environment in New York is the ability to provide communication options that are friendly to the environment.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1394

The Human and Mother Nature

However, this kind of interaction affects the integrity of every natural environment. That being the case, human beings should deal with the problem of global warming.
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

Plastic Waste Materials Recycling

Recycling of plastic wastes reduces the effects of plastics on the environment and promotes economic gain. It notes that we cannot sustain the current trends observed in plastics production, usages, and disposal due to the [...]
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  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1790

Conservation and Preservation Ethics

Therefore, man is a manager of the environment in conservation while the environment itself is its manager in preservation ethics. The challenge with preservation and conservation ethics is that these points of view tend to [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

Waste Management in Australia

Numerous materials that end up in landfills determine the types of waste-to-energy management practices that should be executed to save the environment from pollution and devastation.
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1851

Managing Environmental Sustainability

With reference to the above purpose, the scope of the report will be around the stakeholders as well as the reasons behind managerial consideration of stakeholders' views, the monetary and non monetary incentives for going [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3331

Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Disaster

The investigation team on the Chernobyl accident established the four major causes of the disaster, which comprised communication failures, architectural errors in RBMK nuclear reactor, violation of technical guidelines, and the lack of safety principles [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 594

“Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson

In perspective, the author inspects the areas of the environment that have been affected adversely which include the earth's water sources and atmosphere among others. Several impacts of degradation have been identified in the societies [...]
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

Green Buildings and Environmental Sustainability

This paper scrutinizes the characteristics that need to be possessed by a building for it to qualify as green coupled with questioning the capacity of the green movements across the globe to prescribe the construction [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1945

The Impact of Logging and Deforestations on an Ecosystem

Finally, using the market to address the problem of deforestation and logging, the paper indicates the opportunities that can be assimilated to promote sound environmental practices that are equally sustainable while maximizing the returns to [...]
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2755

Lifelong Learning Plan

However, I believe that this plan will serve as a blueprint to guide me in the pursuit of knowledge for both personal and professional reasons.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1295

“Greening the Ghetto” by Majora Carter

She argues that poor zoning laws by New York City authorities allow business firms which pollute the environment, to operate in South Bronx.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

Importance of Environment

Schlosberg believes that all the terms has only led to confusion with little help, he says "Yet all of these developments in justice theory, very little has been applied in environmental justice movement".
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 838

Effects of Oil Spills on Aquatic Environments

It is however important to mention that the severity of the damage caused by oil spills depends on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the season and weather, type and quantity [...]
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2767

History of the Great Chicago Fire

Ethington posits in his article The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory that the spread of fire was enhanced by the nature of buildings that were erected those days in the city.
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  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4054

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission

The use of incentives to increase carbon credits is also a powerful tool in controlling the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted to the atmosphere.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1099

Water Scarcity and Its Effects on the Environment

The core objective of this research paper is to examine water scarcity and its effects to the environment. This is because sufficiency of water supply depends on water conservation methods, distribution channels available in the [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1822

Air Pollution Sources, Effects and Ways of Minimizing

This paper discusses the various sources of air pollution, the effects of air pollution, and ways of minimizing air pollution. Definitely, the destruction of the atmosphere is a serious issue of concern to many people, [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1444

Ethanol as an Alternative Energy Source

The fuel has the backing of some of the influential figures in the automobile industry. Ethanol has the capacity to absorb water in the engine such that one eliminates the need for addition of such [...]
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1364

Green Power, Its Merits and Demerits

The renewable energy sources used to provide green power can guarantee energy security in the world. Green power produces energy without subjecting the environment to the hazards posed by the traditional sources of energy.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1383

Campus Waste Management

The current agreement with the surrounding community on the problem of waste management is based on such principles as the reduction of the waste and its division according the recycling standards.
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Plastic Ocean Pollution on Ocean Life in U.S.

Ocean plastic pollution has had a great impact on a minimum of two hundred and sixty seven species across the world and these include forty three percent of all of the sea mammal species, eighty [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2715

History of the Nile River

Nevertheless, the development of the Egyptian civilization was as a result of the nation's capacity to acclimatize to all the conditions of the Nile, especially to flooding, and then use the advantages of the fertile [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2493

Car Air Pollution

Further, NO2 can prevent the flow of oxygen in the blood to other parts of the body like the brain. These toxic substances settle in the lungs and disrupt the normal flow of air in [...]
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2467

Pricing Gouging: Is it Justifiable?

Particular focus of the research paper will be dedicated to introspection of the perception of the business owners on the purpose for existence of their businesses especially on aspects of profit making endeavors showing how [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2228

Green Building in the United Arab Emirates

Consequently, the government in the United Arab Emirates resolved for the implementation of better and advanced construction strategies that would ensure energy was conserved therefore providing a solution to the increased rate of pollution that [...]
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1135

The Business Link to Sustainable Development

The focus on eco-business stems from the understanding that the transformation of our environment brings with it intricate relationships bearing both enterprise and livelihood opportunities.[1] Consequently, the project we came up with, as Spedding advices, [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1082

Tornado’s Variations and Formation

As a result, the formation of tornadoes can be affected by Bernoulli's principle since most tornadoes show a local vortex flow whereby the velocity of the flow is greatest at the center of the vortex.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1253

Is Taiwan Urbanization Rate Growing? Urban & Rural Areas

The ratio of the urban population to the total population determines the degree of Taiwanian urbanization. There has been a decline in the agricultural industry and this could be one of the ways to revive [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1889

The Impact and Lessons of Hurricane Harvey

Due to those damages, it is essential to apprehend the HH's causes, the degree of its destruction, methods for preparing for such events in the future, and a reflection after the event.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1198

The Crash of Flight 965: Disasters

It is required to discuss in detail the points of the flight and analyze the violation of the principles of CRM, which in this case is obvious.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Impact of Food Waste on Climate Change

In conclusion, I believe that some of the measures that can be taken to prevent food waste are calculating the population and their needs.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 298

Environmental Sustainability on a Global Scale

Compared to the world at the beginning of the 21st century, it required perceptional changes toward nature, biodiversity, and ecosystems, as well as reforms in agriculture and management of water, energy, and waste.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 945

Climate Change, Economy, and Environment

Central to the sociological approach to climate change is studying the relationship between the economy and the environment. Another critical area of sociologists ' attention is the relationship between inequality and the environment.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 828

Integrated Pest Management Strategies

The final step is to evaluate the outcome to identify unforeseen risks and confirm the effectiveness of the strategy chosen for the endeavor.
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 866

Air Pollution and Impact of Transportation

Emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollution, the release of ballast water, aquatic invasive species, and oil and chemical leaks are only some of the environmental problems that marine transportation continues to cause.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

Are Electric Vehicles Better for the Environment?

This article reviews and evaluates the energy efficiency and environmental impact of electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries. Electric cars meet these requirements and provide opportunities for people to create transport that is safe for the [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 359

The Water Treatment System Project

The purpose of this project was to create a water treatment system that will allow for establishing and maintaining the provision of high-quality drinking water. In turn, the second part of the project includes information [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 330

Singapore Green Plan 2030: Analysis

Singapore's commitments to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda are strengthened by the Green Plan's ambitious and specific aims for the coming ten years.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 659

Sustainable Waste Management Benefits

In this study, the scholar's aims include: to know the impacts of workable management of leftover in project-based corporations, including how it profits organisations and the various methods firms use to sustain the environment.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2016

Ocean Sustainability and Human Economic Activity

The world economy and the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people depend on the ocean. It is important to remember that the misuse of water resources and the effects of global climate change will [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 301

Wildfires and Impact of Climate Change

Climate change has played a significant role in raise the likelihood and size of wildfires around the world. Climate change causes more moisture to evaporate from the earth, drying up the soil and making vegetation [...]
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 275

The Issue of Waste Management at Events

This paper considers the importance of gradually reducing the volume of waste generated at events and the possibility of attracting investors to the field of waste recycling at events.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3201

Environmental-Panic Policy and Eco-Pocalyptic Predictions

The main aim of such debates is to attract the audience through the particular information pieces. The alarm is spread through the mass media which is the reason for inconsistencies in climate prediction.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 293

Concrete Waste Effects and How to Manage Them

The energy created in the process and the chemical reaction contribute to the emission of carbon monoxide. One of the recommended practices to manage waste from cement manufacturing plants is using alternative fuel sources to [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 908

Environment: Endangered Species

Global warming also increases the risk of storms and drought, affecting food supply, which may cause death to both humans and animals.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 674

Global Warming and Climate Change

The author shows the tragedy of the situation with climate change by the example of birds that arrived too early from the South, as the buds begin to bloom, although it is still icy.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 617

Natural Disasters: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

In addition, the paper will outline some of the similarities and differences between tsunamis and floods. Similarities between tsunamis and floods: Both tsunamis and floods are natural disasters that cause destruction of properties and human [...]
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  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

“Plastic-Bag Ban” Law Overview

This paper offers a critique of the article "An Appraisal and Analysis of the Law of 'Plastic-Bag Ban,'" focusing on the quality of the presented information and its interpretation.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1186

Dangers, Causes, and Effects of Wildfires

Deforestation, as the aftermath of wildfires, causes forest watersheds and lower drinking water quality. Wildfires impose severe short- and long-term threats to human lives and the planet.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 398

Research Driven Critique: Steven Maher and Climate Change

The ravaging effects of Covid-19 must not distract the world from the impending ramifications of severe environmental and climatic events that shaped the lives of a significant portion of the population in the past year.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1158

The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

However, the move to introduce foreign species of grass such as Bermuda grass in the region while maintaining the native grass has been faced by challenges related to the fiscal importance of the production.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3514

The Aral Sea Problems, Their Causes and Consequences

To identify and analyze the problems of the lake, its basin, and the entire region To discuss the causes and consequences of the lake's destruction To evaluate the solutions proposed for ameliorating the consequences The [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2262

The Concept of Thrift as a Solution to Waste

The TED Talk under the headline "To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift" given by Andrew Dent covers the issue of excessive waste and potential solutions to it.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 476

The Impact of Human Activities on the Soil Erosion

Activities such as mining contribute significantly to soil erosion which is experienced in most parts of the globe. The soil is likely to be exposed during the process, thus making them readily available to agents [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 371

What is Disaster Risk Reduction?

Disaster risk reduction exists in various approaches, according to the urgency and nature of the disaster itself. The severity of the disaster also determines the strategy to be employed.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1208

Preserving the Habitat of Kingston Harbour

The Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce even conducted a research, where the scientists determined the number of chemicals in the water in order to calculate the area [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 876

Carbon Capture Technology Importance

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.
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 283

Natural Disasters and Businesses

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.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1418

Human-Made and Natural Disasters Comparison

Victims of a technological disaster on the other hand may start feeling guilty and humiliated especially if they are not in a position to offer help.
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  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1328

Water Purification in Saudi Arabia

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1958

Plastic Manufacturing Process and Innovations

In the context of the explored topic, the technological process of plastic productions should be discussed to enhance the explanation of how human activities influence the environment.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 598

Contemporary Environmental Issues on Hospitality Industry

To begin with, saving of energy and water resources is one of the most vital issues in the hospitality industry. Location of the building belonging to hospitality industry is one of the key factors responsible [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2793

Preservation vs. Conservation

Due to the complex nature of the relations in ecosystems, the disturbance of one of their parts or the removal of one of its objects can influence the functioning of many other components.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 904

The Dynamics of Ecosystem

For example, the process of human migration, and the subsequent urbanization of the population, cause changes in the population of a region.
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832