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Sustainable Communities Essays and Term Papers
The Role of Poverty in Environmental DegradationRunning head: Poverty and Environmental Degradation
The Role of Poverty in Environmental Degradation.
Culture & Development
James Nash
Introduction
As of 1989, of the world's 5.6 billion people, about 1.4 billion live in ...
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Transportation And Community DTransportation affects every aspect of our lives and daily routine, including where we live, work, play, shop, go to school, etc. It has a profound impact on residential patterns, industrial growth, and physical and social mobility. Roads, highways, freeways and mass transit systems do not spring ...
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The CabinetThe Cabinet Gov. and Econ Caleb Shively
~Vice President: Joseph R. Biden
Job: The Constitution limits the formal powers and role of Vice President to becoming President to acting as the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate. Other statutorily granted roles include membership of both ...
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National Wildlife FederationThe was founded in 1936 by editorial cartoonist J.N. Darling. It was founded when President D. Roosevelt convened the first North American Wildlife Conference to stimulate public interest in America's land, water and natural resources. After that the General Wildlife Federation (later changed ...
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Green Aid in India and Zimbabwe - Conserving Whose Community?Green Aid in India and Zimbabwe - Conserving Whose Community?
Abstract
What happens when global institutions try to assist community conservation in some of the world's least industrialised areas? Among the `cutting edge' projects grant-aided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF, a World ...
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Situational Analysis - Ethopian River BasinSource: nowethiopia.com/images/blue_nile.jpg
Contents
Executive Summary 1
1 Introduction 2
2 Overview 3
2.1 Historical and Geo -Political Setting 3
2.2 Politics and Governance within Ethiopia 4
2.2.1 National Level 4
2.2.2 Regional Level 5
2.2.3 Local Level 5 ...
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Quintana Roo, Mexico has become an internationally acclaimed tourist development area over the past six years. This may be a difficult concept to grasp considering the states economic condition at the end of the 20th, and the first decade of the 21st century. The current status of a tourism haven was not ...
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Critical Analysis of HIE and HIDBThis essay will discuss and evaluate the economic and social regeneration of the Highlands and Islands region. It will pay particular attention to the strategies and philosophies of the Highlands and Islands Development Board and its successor, Highlands and Enterprise with some examples from each ...
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Appalacian Regional Commission & Poverty In AppalachiaTHE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
By Brent M. Pergram, Master of Arts in Sociology
I. INTRODUCTION
Appalachia, as defined in the legislation from which the Appalachian Region Commission derives its authority, is a 200,000 square mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains ...
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Buying LocalAs the world continues to evolve, new obstacles are created, ones that society must work together to solve. The current environmental issues we are facing as a society have the potential to have major implications globally, nationally and also locally. Creating timely and efficient solutions to ...
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Impact of TourismTable of Contents
Part A
* Introduction
* Internet and Information Communication Technology
* Climate Change
* Culture
* Marketing and Advertising
* Attractions, Events and Festivals
* Conclusion
Part B
* Introduction
* Impacts of Tourism on the people and destination
* Economic ...
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Technological Development And The Third WorldI wonder if people in Third World countries know that they are considered
the "Third World?" Do they use that term in reference to themselves? Do they
have any perception of the comparison, judgment and bias that goes into that
statement? I'd like to think that they don't. In the film about the ...
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Causes and Solutions To Urban Pollution Of The United StatesCAUSES AND SOLUTIONS TO URBAN POLLUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of urban pollution in the United States. Specifically, it will examine information about the growth of cities and this growth's affect on the ...
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Tourism Impact on Mediterranean Sea EnvironmentTourism Impact on Mediterranean Sea Environment
Tourism throughout Mediterranean Sea becomes one of the main sources to contribute great income to the country and surrounding area. In Europe, this industry has been known long time, also in marine tourism as nature-based destination will always ...
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African CultureWhen W.E.B. Du Bois announced in his marvelous work Souls of Black Folk, that the "problem of the 20th Century is the color line . . ." immediately he set out a social and analytical paradigm that instantly recognized that the major racial problem in America was that existing between Blacks and ...
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RainforestsThe are very important to the world for many reasons, most of them being very simple. One major reason is that the plants in the forest turn carbon dioxide into clean air, which helps us fight pollution. Also, by absorbing carbon dioxide, the help deter the greenhouse effect. The trees of the ...
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Rural HealthcareIn 1976 over 53 million Americans lived in roughly 900 rural counties, which together make up about 40% of the land mass of this country. These areas are characterized by low population density, a disproportionate share of the country's poor and elderly, and shortages of all kinds (Bayer, Caplan, ...
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Role Of Government Intervention In Environmental IssuesIn environmental cases, a policy framework is sometimes more effective
when there is less government intervention. As the level of government
intervention diminishes, this allows more flexibility for corporations to
achieve efficiency. Furthermore the traditional command and control ...
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TemagamiTable of Contents
Introduction 2
The History of the Forest 2
The Forests of Canada 3
Part One: The History of the Logger 5
The Canadian Forestry Industry 5
The Ontario Forestry Industry 7
Part Two: Forest Conservation in Ontario 8
Political Activity 8
Temagami 9
Part Three: The ...
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Business And The EconomyDiscuss whether firms like Rechem should be allowed to "import" chemical waste from overseas to be disposed of here in the U.K.
Rechem have thirty years of experience in solving environmental problems caused by a wide range of hazardous and toxic materials. Their range of services included the ...
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