Environmental Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

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.

In the absence of such efforts, it is impossible for global leaders and stakeholders to guarantee formulation and propagation of an appropriate climate control regime.

The developers and the investors made the decision to persuade the residents to accept their position regarding the importance of the wind turbines.

Known as the country that has the richest oil deposits in the world, Saudi Arabia is going to transfer to using solar power as the key source for its energy production.

The preservation of the "environmental commons" is advantageous to the people that are living nearby, and those that have easy access to the said living system.

As a result, the individuals that own several canines of the "banned" breeds are to pay a lot of money to keep their dogs.

There are several characteristics that can be associated with environmental education as a learning process, with the most significant being the unit's predisposition to enhance the knowledge and responsiveness of individuals about the environment and [...]

To the rest of the world, America's national parks, as well as other national monuments, are a clear reminder of the beauty that nature holds.

One of the major concerns involves the effect of energy development on wildlife and natural ecosystems. It is important to lessen the effects of energy development on wildlife and natural ecosystems.

Chul and Majumdar1 critically discuss the importance of reliable energy resources in the growth and development of a nation. The main purpose of the authors is to discuss the available opportunities and prevailing challenges that [...]

On the whole, the sophistication of forestry in the country can be explained by the growth of the industry involved in the processing of wood.

Also, the experiment is designed to strengthen the theoretical opinions that explain the ideology of the ecosystem's responses. This temperature was similar to the natural ecosystem that portrays a uniform distribution of the worms.

One of the major concerns of the XXI century, the shrinkage of the Atlantic Forest, will inevitably trigger the disappearance of an even greater number of species populations.

Environmental stewardship refers to the act of protecting and conserving the environment. According to Aldo Leopold, environmental stewardship is promoted through the improvement of the relationship between humans and the environment.

The article "Hose Tripe: Banning Hosepipe Use is a Poor Solution to a Water Shortage" explores the issue of water shortage in the U.K.and measures taken by the government to end the crisis.

The constantly increasing amount of e-waste depends on such causes as the technological development and growth of population in the context of the consumerism tendency, and the effects of e-waste are the spread of toxic [...]

Moreover, the industry has embarked on the use of advanced technologies to ensure the safety and efficiency of the extracted gas through fracking.

Free market refers to a market where prices are derived through competition among the individual businesses and not under the regulation of the government.

The author in conjunction with a team of other researchers used a modelling study to illustrate the fact approximately 2 percent of global energy is currently being deployed in the generation of wind and solar [...]

A table showing the number of devices that were plugged to the wall sockets in my home for a period of one week.

Arguably, the population of the UAE has been growing at the expense of the environment. Because of the high population in the UAE that has led to increased demand for land and water resources, land [...]

Oil spills cause water pollution, which affects birds, sea creatures, and other animals that make up the food chain. The first method involves the use of cold water to "wash off the oil and recover [...]

In this regard, the flow of energy and the biological pump of marine life depend on the whales' survival. Some of the species like the blue whale play a crucial role in regulating the population [...]

Understanding the seriousness of the issue and the importance of the correct policy applied towards such aspect of work as hazardous waste management, I have read the policy Arizona State University presents.

Sustainable development links with the concept of ecological footprint in desiring to make development sustainable for both the present and future generations.

The sheer frequency of occurrence of the disaster shows that it is almost an annual event and therefore, requires a high degree of preparedness on the part of the country to counter it. Therefore, the [...]

This paper discusses the effects and hazards of excessive use of plastic products and strategies to solve the issues related to plastic usage.

Another issue that worsens the problem of electronic waste dumping in China is that the recycling of electronic waste is labor intensive, and this has fostered the establishment of a black market concerning the dumping [...]

Population density is the number of people residing in an area depending on the size of the area. Urban planning is, therefore, a vital element in ensuring a sustainable future, and safeguarding of the environment [...]

Environmental degradation may be defined as the weakening of the environment through the exhaustion of resources as well as the devastation of the ecosystem.

Consequently, the concept of system, enable development seeks to lessen the greed of the current generation which is manifest in the way the environment is over-utilized to achieve short term goals giving little thought to [...]

In the given paper, the positive and the negative effects of the newest technologies in developing countries are compared in order to consider the possible outcomes of the future advances and come up with the [...]

One of how animal cruelty is exercised is in the way they are used to obtain meat and eggs. Various strains of diseases arise in these areas and have the potential of becoming lethal to [...]

The main determinant in the case of environmental assaults is the aspect of 'slow violence.' Slow violence refers to the way factors such as oil spills, deforestation, and toxic drift gradually and invisibly degrade the [...]

The main thrust of the reading is the comparison of modern day fires and the ancient fires in Australia. The old day fires in Australia, which the author refers to as Aborigines bushfires is depicted [...]

The generated electricity is proposed to be used for the Eden project, and the surplus electricity shall be transferred to the national grid.

On the other hand, opponents of global warming squabble that global warming is harmful to all the living creatures in the world.

Transportation processes have led to the prevalence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as the fuels used to power most modern forms of transport are carbon-based.

These tanks are used for the storage of flammable liquids, and are designed with internal pressures of up to 1 bar.

The pressure by the public administrator compelled the staff to adopt guerrilla tactics to ensure responsibility, credibility, and justice. According to O'Leary, EPA's staff members believed that they were being used to serve the regional [...]

The main objective of this move is to mitigate the problem of shortages of natural resources such as water, oil, animal-based resources, and coal among others, and promote healthy living and avoid extreme weather for [...]

Of the Australian capital cities, Darwin, Australia is the smallest and is located in the north-most part of the country. The following is the analysis of the factors to be considered.

In essence, the paper seeks to find out the effects of population growth in relation to human health through the comparison of population growth between the two countries.

A highlight of the modules intended for the provision in the courses builds on the relevance and practicality of the proposed MOOCs.

The invention of cheaper means of mining shale natural gas has resulted in an increase in production of gas in the U.S.

The Pneumatic Waste Transport System can address such challenges by providing cost-effective method of waste management, safe and healthier processes, operational efficiency, separation of wastes because of load stations, and enhance sustainability of the environment. [...]

Faud, who is the major stakeholder in this program and conducting research on the effective ways of reducing energy consumption, the following tips were identified to be very essential.

Dissatisfaction among the staff due to the lack of comfort in transportation; Drops in the speed of the product delivery, as well as the transportation of raw materials and, thus, the overall reduction in the [...]

The different people who do the trade in the regions need to understand the existence of the rivers, which allowed the people to settle along the cities.

Thus, it is crucial that the company observes the necessary environmental factors and policies in order to remain relevant and competitive in both business and environmental orientations. It is the mandate of the organization to [...]

An organisation is able to evaluate the impact of its practices on the environment in a consistent manner. The standard encourages organisations to implement appropriate practices which improve the awareness of the employees of the [...]

This is in the advent of the global warming. This is bound to continue in the near and distant future.

The chief research objective will be the strategic management in the enhancement of the geothermal electricity production in the country. What challenges are facing geothermal electricity generation in the country?

According to Porter and Cramer, the concept of shared value can be defined as "policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the [...]

The different classes of fires are on the basis of the fuel that ignites the fire, a factor that further gives the criteria for choosing the most suitable agent to be used in extinguishing the [...]

Other researches focus on the "the translation of the global debate on tourism and climate change into the discourses of local tourist stakeholders" and "importance of the Tourism and Hospitality sector for American economy".

In addition, the critics of the merger argue that the amalgamation would hinder the prevention of the America Airlines Group Inc.'s anticompetitive consequences. On the contrary, the proponents of the merger argued that the amalgamation [...]

The basis for the calculation of the economic ramification of the environment and the resources via the multiplier effect is an example of the output-input model.

Just as the company has grown and continues to grow in size and grasp of the industry, McDonald's has also had impressive results and performance which have earned the admiration of investors and the envy [...]

This has been done through consideration of both statistics and trends in the number of deaths related to fire as recorded in death certificates as either smoke inhalation or burns.

The coal firm will make a series of payments to the Council in order to facilitate some of the regulatory requirements, and this will also be a source of revenue for it.

The results of the investigative study into the daily water usage within households in Abu Dhabi show a mean average of 135 gallons/per day for the 15 households that were involved in this project.

The environmental value of the forests in Thailand is evident in the efforts the government and other stakeholders undertake to conserve the environment.

Moreover, the authorities must have facilities that can be used to remove snow in major facilities such as roads and airports.

Indeed, "energy harvested from water, wind and sunlight are generally known as renewable energy due to the fact that they are never exhausted".

The fire extended to the lobby, casino and blew out through the main entrance due to the speed at which it was spreading and also due to the fact that the walls were coated with [...]

As a matter of fact, the fire fighting department in this city ran out of water that was necessary to calm the fire.

Waste compactors are the machines that make use of electromechanical hydraulics to minimize the wastes generated and package it in smaller amounts.

Through this division of labor it becomes very easy to offer quality fire fighting services to the residents of The New Haven town in terms of public awareness on fire fighting equipments and the steps [...]

Due to the popularity of solar energy and its domination in the world market, it has been the most appropriate option for the country.

The researcher seeks to determine the magnitude of this effect and its general effect on the society in general and the firms affected in specific.

These fires have brought substantial impact on fire services requiring the need to rewrite the fire codes. This is essential in order to minimize the time required put off the fire.

The business will be called "Greensipi" - a plastic recycling firm that will be responsible for number of products and services.

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.

To assess the eventuality of an occurrence of a natural disaster, policy makers should access the geological and/or hydro-meteorological hazards to which a particular country or region is exposed; the location of Monroe County is [...]

In this case, climate change is an economic problem because it has increased the costs of energy and we all know that energy is used for production activities.

Many countries in possession of natural resources are at the risk of conflicting within themselves as every group in the society fights to get its cut of the revenue obtained from the export of those [...]

Some of the effects that may come up owing to the reduction in the tundra vegetation and the expansion of the forest cover is the reduction in the level of the ratio of the reflected [...]

Proposals on the economics' of water resources FAO states, the escalating responsiveness that water shortage has brought forth the acceptance of the opinion that "water is an economic good" as one of the four Dublin [...]

The environment movement of the 1960's led to major environmental changes to address issues of water, oil and air pollution. Another incident that contributed to the awareness is the pollution of the Great Lakes.

The proponents would argue against that by indicating the fact that deposition of these chemicals would not cause direct threats to the ecosystem.the US efficiency policy was established to guide the utilization of the country's [...]

To begin with, increase in human population has negatively affected natural resources in various parts of the world. The rapid increase in human population has led to increased industrial production in nearly all countries.

Specifically, the essay shall explore the impact of increased population on natural resources, energy availability, food production, and the environment. A rapid increase in population has overstretched our natural resources and at the same time, [...]

The government is setting up strategies that will ensure that the support accorded to the poor families will still be in the spirit of environmental conservation and support carbon price policy.

The beginning of the twenty-first century reflects the concerns of people about the sources of energy, lack of power supply, and importance of reconsidering values and sources of energy that have been established in the [...]

The environment has to be protected not only for the purpose of the current generation, but also for the benefit of future generations. It is important to note that oil is one of the most [...]

Because of the unreasonable use of the natural resources, environmental pollution and inadequate protection, people have led a number of species to extinction; moreover, due to the increasing rates of consumerist approach towards the food [...]

The sole purpose of this paper is to promote awareness on the effects of the use of inefficient sources of energy and inappropriate consumption of energy on social development, the economy and the surrounding at [...]

Thus, the threats of the climate change can be overcome with references to resolving the economic crisis with the help of orientation to the new sources of renewable energy, which can be discussed as beneficial [...]

In addition, global warming increases rate of precipitation thus reducing rate of exchange of water between water surfaces and the atmosphere.

The greenhouse gases from such emissions play a key role in the depletion of the most essential ozone layer, thereby increasing the solar heating effect on the adjacent Earth's surface as well as the rate [...]

In this framework, the environmental assessment and auditing are applied in order to identify benefits of conducting Environmental Impact Assessment and auditing on the main ecological elements of pollution.

This will go hand in hand with the fourth long term effect which will be as a result of the setting changes due to the alteration of the dam surrounding and even to the larger [...]

The writer argues that to some point, the environment should be treated in the same way human beings are treated meaning that companies polluting the environment with emissions should understand that the environment feels the [...]

Growth of solar will be expected to contribute about 8% of USA's energy by the year 2020; solar energy has seen growth from 785MW in the year 2002 to current capacity of 1.4 GW.

It is possible to predict that the developing countries with the population who have low income will suffer the most people will not be able to buy food for prices that will grow because of [...]

The climatic conditions are arrived at as a result of several factors such as nearness to large water bodies, latitudinal factors, the altitude patterns, human activities, the relief, and distance from the equator, direction of [...]

Immediately after a volcano, dust released to the atmosphere causes a cooling effect; the level of cooling depends on the size of dust particles released and the amount.

The contrast between the desert and glacial landscape is the extreme weather conditions and landforms dotted across the surface. The rotational speeds of the wind depend on the distance from the equator.

The volcanic ranges in Costa Rica include the Guanacaste Range, the Central Volcanic Range and the Talamanca Range. The country receives a lot of rains and has many rainforests.

This implies that the United Nations amiss' the population estimation "of 28 million, which is more that all people in Saudi Arabia".

The REDD partnership between Norway and Indonesia is an outcome of the pressing need to reduce carbon emissions resulting from deforestation.

This was a wakeup call to the federal government, as it was able to put adequate measures that would make the management of such a disaster effective and efficient in future.

A significant note to be taken concerning overpopulation is that it does not just refer to the density of the population, but it is a comparison of the density as a ratio of resources.

The construction of the Bonneville and the Grand Coulee were initiated in late in the 1930s and this was followed by a marked increase in the number of dams and their storage volumes in Oregon, [...]

The paper also gives the reasons as to why the Corps of Engineers came up with the idea of building the locks and dams and thus their main mission and reasons for the facilities and [...]

This is considered to be amotorized urban sprawl' which is the cause of social and ecological problems. This is because of the use of cars that emit dangerous gases to the environment.

It provides an investigation of possible causes of the occurrence and particularly forms a critical view of the effects of population growth to global warming.

Globalization is the integration of trade around the world to form an international marketplace where goods and services produced in one continent go to another. Moreover, diversion of these resources leads to the reduction in [...]

He suggests that proper education based on the right content, that seek to create obligation on the part of the human community and the devaluation of the primacy given to economic determinism are the ultimate [...]

In regards to the control of fires, the standards were set to consider the recommended heights of buildings, the ventilation of the same, the availability of exits and the use of non flammable materials during [...]

Fishing, especially recreational fishing, is considered to be one of the most famous activities all over the world: people like to spend the vast majority of their time in order to use their imagination, attract [...]