Natural environment

These valued natural areas are well preserved and protected against pollution and environmental decline. 2- Protection of historical buildings: Income generated from tourism helps in protecting historical buildings and repairing monuments such as paintings, wall decorations… benefiting both tourist and resident. B- I will be elaborating below on the negative impacts as follows: 1-Pollution:Tourism causes all kinds of pollution such as water, noise, air, wastes….Degradation of natural…

Volkswagen violated two parts of the federal Clean Air Act and could face fines of as much as $37,500 per car, or more than $18 billion (Boston et al., 2015). This is very relevant to sustainability because of the huge effect it would have on the environment. Volkswagen’s decision to use software that cheats emission test suggest that it would not matter if its cars poisoned the planet by emitting 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen oxide, as long as the company became the world’s leading car…

imagined, we cannot deny that the polar ice caps are melting, weather patterns are shifting, trash is mounting and the earth’s natural resources are being consumed at an alarming rate. I’ve been known to scream at a person for attempting to throw away a soda can then recite recycling facts to them in order to shame them into recycling. I am extremely passionate about the environment; therefore, one of my lifetime goals is to travel to environmentally unhealthy countries and assist them by all…

attention to their water usage, raw material sources, and energy consumption as a core concern of their business values. (Elks, J., 2013) The industrial take on sustainability focuses on striking a balance that is good for the company as well as the environment, and vice versa. The Environmental Protection Agency of U.S.A. offers a simplistic view to the term “sustainability” with regard to corporate operations. The…

with current technology and innovations, in every decade different thoughts and concepts have been raised with the definition of the sustainable city. Turning over cities to a sustainable cities, is a long-term investment, for example the built environment, as well as enhancing a stable infrastructure for a long term environmental achievement. If we talk about the Utopia and the definition, Utopia means a better life, and it came since 1516 from Thomas more. Let’s picture…

The idea of an ecological footprint is becoming a popular topic among advocates of sustainability. An individual’s ecological footprint is the coined phrase that relates their use of the Earth’s natural resources to the amount of land needed to support their current lifestyle. When calculating ecological footprint, there are several different factors that are taken into account. These factors can range from the amount of locally grown foods consumed to the average number of miles driven on a…

Your Career Zoologist and wildlife biologist study animals and wildlife habitats and how they interact with the ecosystem. They also study the physical characteristic of animals and their behavior and the impacts humans have on the wildlife and natural habitats. They perform a variety of scientific tests and experiments. For example, they take animals’ blood samples to check their level of nutrition, for disease or even parasites, and they tag animals in order to track them in the wild.…

Provide a brief introduction about the city and why you chose it. The city of San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley in Northern California. San Jose has the third largest population in California. San Jose is unique because it has a very congested high rise city area as well as suburban and small communities within the city. During my research, at Building Resilient Regions Institute of Governmental Studies, I saw that San Jose was ranked 87th on the RCI list. (RCI) I chose the city of San…

resources for personal benefit. People are accused of destroying innocent nature for corrupt and selfish purposes. However, to only label mankind as predatory is mistaken: nature ruthlessly preys upon humanity. People are rendered helpless by cruel natural disasters, violent weather, and extreme temperature. Mankind is arguably the true victim of cruel nature. Thus, nature is the villain of Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" which follows a man's trek through the frigid Yukon in pursuit…

the jobs of these volunteers range from cleaning the gift shops to preparing food for the wolves. Finally, the two sanctuaries provide, “Educational guided tours are fun for children and adults of all ages, with a chance to view the wolves in their natural habitat and to learn about their behavior and biology.” (Discover Lancaster. “Wolf Sanctuary of PA”) In return for helping provide these wolves with the sanctuary they need, people can continue to marvel and learn about these creatures that…