All of these things we do everyday produce greenhouse gases, specifically carbon dioxide, which is the main contributor to global warming and climate change. Individuals are emitting more greenhouse gases into the air than the natural carbon cycle can manage and we don't even notice because it is a part of our everyday lives. ... To give good reason for my point that people solely depend on anyone or anything to solve their problems, Pollan states "but in fact it's one of the most powerful things an individual can do- to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to...
Third World development is something which is affected by many things directly, as well as indirectly in our world. One thing which affects Third World development greatly is the issue of environment. The negative affects of the environment and its rising concerns and impacts on our world are bein...
Introduction Environmental geography lies between environment and society, in other words environmental geography is a combination between human and the environment. Environmentalism is defined as ˜the ways in which the relationships between people and their surroundings are understood and acted ...
The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development has identified four aspects of sustainable development: social, economic, environmental and institutional. In this paper the environmental aspect of sustainability will be of primary concern. # Ancient Problems of Sustainability The first problems in dealing with the environment - which one would now qualify as sustainability problems - occurred in Mesopotamia. The dangers inherent in the delicate irrigation system that was used there ultimately caused its collapse. ...