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Sustainable Development and Environment Management - Regional Development - Couverture souple

Abraham, Akampurira

 
9783656371434: Sustainable Development and Environment Management - Regional Development
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3656371431 ISBN 13 : 9783656371434
Editeur : Grin Verlag, 2013

Synopsis

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2013 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS), course: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Development aspects, language: English, abstract: Man is dependent on the physical environment for his survival. He has however failed to tame it controllably. Man's desire to satisfy his needs have led to increased human use of the environment. Human negligence in addition to collective actions for economic gains has put the environment at a disadvantage. Many of the natural ecosystems have been interfered with. This has been through encroachment on forest reserves, degradation of wetlands, uncontrollable expansion of agricultural land leading to soil erosion and soil exhaustion, overgrazing and burning of grasslands leading to bear soils that are susceptible to erosion agents. A sustainable situation occurs when man's ability to use natural resources can be replenished naturally. Man's activity has outstretched the ability of these resources to replenish naturally. The interactions of man's current processes with the environment have strained it. The man's disturbance affects the interdependence of the atmosphere, that is, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere which leads to environmental degradation. It has caused negative impact in several ways such as such as global warming, acidification, fossil and resource depletion, photo chemical oxidation, human toxicology, and fresh water aquatic pollution. 1.2 Purpose of the study. - To aid the people to be aware of the objectives of the principles and perspectives of sustainable development and environmental management. - To be able to identify the linkages between environment, society and development. - To develop environmental planning skills. [...]

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Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2013 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS), course: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Development aspects, language: English, abstract: Man is dependent on the physical environment for his survival. He has however failed to tame it controllably. Man¿s desire to satisfy his needs have led to increased human use of the environment. Human negligence in addition to collective actions for economic gains has put the environment at a disadvantage. Many of the natural ecosystems have been interfered with. This has been through encroachment on forest reserves, degradation of wetlands, uncontrollable expansion of agricultural land leading to soil erosion and soil exhaustion, overgrazing and burning of grasslands leading to bear soils that are susceptible to erosion agents. A sustainable situation occurs when man¿s ability to use natural resources can be replenished naturally. Man¿s activity has outstretched the ability of these resources to replenish naturally. The interactions of man¿s current processes with the environment have strained it. The man¿s disturbance affects the interdependence of the atmosphere, that is, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere which leads to environmental degradation. It has caused negative impact in several ways such as such as global warming, acidification, fossil and resource depletion, photo chemical oxidation, human toxicology, and fresh water aquatic pollution. 1.2 Purpose of the study. - To aid the people to be aware of the objectives of the principles and perspectives of sustainable development and environmental management. - To be able to identify the linkages between environment, society and development. - To develop environmental planning skills. [...]

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Éditeur
Grin Verlag
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3656371431
ISBN 13 
9783656371434
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
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GRIN Publishing GmbH
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