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Interpret and apply the legislative requirements of EIA and SIA.
Critically evaluate the methods used in predicting social and environmental impacts.
Assess the quality and the validity/uncertainty of environmental data in decision making. Prepare mitigation plans and predict residual impacts.
PROFESSOR’S INSTRUCTIONS:
– Explain, in your own words how nature has followed the Laws of Conservation of Mass and the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.
-How nature has managed to save its matter and get a never-ending supply of
energy?
-What are humans doing to follow nature?
-What are we doing that completely ignores these principles?
-Give specific examples, including some from your own life.
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS SEPARATELY. NO PLAGIARISM.
The review will address the success or failure of the book as an academic source relevant to the respective course themes and as resource in general. Discuss the authors reason for writing as well as the authors thesis, key arguments, methodology, writing style, research/factual resources as well as the format. Make sure that your introduction provides your thesis statement on the overall success or failure of the book. The word count does not include the cover page, an endnote page or the bibliography.
Students may choose ONE of the two following course texts for review:
Klein, Maury. Rainbows End: The Crash of 1929.Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 9780195158014. (Paperback)
Russell. James W. Class and Race Formation in North America. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009. ISBN 9780802096784. (Paperback)
Research unique facts about the “Blair Hills” community in Culver City. By searching the web, you will find L.A. Times articles, a Community web site, Next door website. Peoples relationship to their physical space and community.
Type One page notes on “natural ecology” research
Based on Chapter 1 reading and lecture, answer the following questions based on the image of Earth at the beginning of the chapter (p. 2).
1) Which of the Earth’s environmental spheres are evident in the image? For each sphere identified, you must include specific examples from the image. In other words, just stating hydrosphere, for example, is not enough. What evidence is there that suggests the hydrosphere is present in this image?
2) Based on the circle of illumination, is it late afternoon or early morning in Spain?
3) What might cause the different colors of the ocean areas AND the colors of the land areas?
4) What relationship might exist between the color of land surfaces and the presence or absence of cloud cover?
Each question must be included with its corresponding answer.
After reading Chapter 1 and watching the narrated lecture, discuss why physical geography is considered a science. Your initial post must be in your own words and at least 5 sentences; free of spelling and grammar errors.
Brown et al. (2003) describes and optimum range of CWD. Do you think this is beneficial as a manager? Do you suspect that the forested areas around you fall within the optimum range? What could be done to improve them?
I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.. EVERGLADES AREA
The reading reflection 3 covers Guha’s 63-124 and the Martinez Alier article. It is due Thursday prior to lecture.
You must discuss these two questions in your reflection:
1. Put Guha (63-124) in dialogue with Martinez Alier to discuss what environmental justice is and how it differs from other kinds of environmentalism.
2. Why, according to Martinez Alier, is it important to consider environmental justice and economic degrowth together?
The reading reflection 3 covers Guha’s 63-124 and the Martinez Alier article. It is due Thursday prior to lecture.
You must discuss these two questions in your reflection:
1. Put Guha (63-124) in dialogue with Martinez Alier to discuss what environmental justice is and how it differs from other kinds of environmentalism.
2. Why, according to Martinez Alier, is it important to consider environmental justice and economic degrowth together?
There are several rules you have to follow for submission:
1- Your essay should be original.
2- Total essay should not exceed 2.5 pages of Duble-spaced, font size 12, no cover page with name or ID should be included.
3- The citation should not exceed 1 page (thus 1.5 page essay [ 400+/- 50 words]. and 1-page citation)
4- Everything you quote or borrow must be cited accurately and properly using AIP (American Institute of Physics) citation style[1] . You must use AIP style for citation method (see the link in a footnote).
5- Acceptable citations include: books, published peer-reviewed articles, movies from official links
6- Links to Wikipedia and blogs are not acceptable for citation but you can use Wikipedia to find good resources.
7- You must submit your essay only and only in pdf format (convert Microsoft Word format to pdf) into Turnitin course Moodle. You can get a free word 360 from the York University website. (Other formats cannot be read by Moodle)
8- If using software like; Pages in Mac OS, convert your essay to pdf then submit the pdf to the Moodle.
9- You will get zero on the essay part if you submit your essay in any format except for pdf or Microsoft word.
2 pages, double spaced, 12 point
The reading reflection 3 covers Guha’s 63-124 and the Martinez Alier article. It is due Thursday prior to lecture.
You must discuss these two questions in your reflection:
1. Put Guha (63-124) in dialogue with Martinez Alier to discuss what environmental justice is and how it differs from other kinds of environmentalism.
2. Why, according to Martinez Alier, is it important to consider environmental justice and economic degrowth together?
3.Using 2 or more writing tips from the file uploaded.
