GDSS 1066 Issues and controversies in Modern European History 1st Semester 2016/2017 Major Essay Assignment 14221020 Leung Lai Chong 1. Explain the conception of human security. Does human security raise a challenge to traditional conceptions of national security? The Historical background and development of the Concept
Introduction In this essay, it is going to analysis the environmental citizenship with two articles. The first one is Linking Environmental Citizenship and Civic engagement to Public Trust and Environmental Sacrifice in the Asian Context written by Jin & Shriar (2013) which mentions the relationship between civic participation on environmental issues and public trust. The second one is Shifting the Balance in Environmental Governance: Ethnicity, Environmental Citizenship and Discourses of Responsibility
Environmental injustice is caused by a plethora of environmental problems. From a global perspective one can look at the real life examples illustrated in Christian Parenti’s Tropic of Chaos. This region of the world gets its name from the violence that takes place as a result of environmental problems. Parenti asks the question, “Who killed Ekaru Loruman?”. Loruman lived in Africa, the Pokot killed an area greatly affected by Peripheral status, in a raid. In an attempt to replenish stocks the young
Abstract There is an utmost need today that the children must be made aware regarding the present state, protection and preservation of the environment. Children’s literature is funny, interesting, informative, and imaginative. Picture books are a very effective tool to promote environmental literacy. Eco-writing, in the form of children’s literature can enhance environmental literacy. Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s book Horton Hears a Who! raises questions about the theory and nature of knowledge
as to reduce their operating costs and offer lower prices to consumers. At the same time, global consumers are also highly interested in the extent to which companies are socially responsible, mainly as far as business honesty, safety, and environmental protection are concerned. Technological conditions The shipping industry is characterized by rapid advancements in technologies. Such technologies mainly refer to new sailing and safety technologies and equipment, which give shipping companies the
Population growth and environmental policies have been a global controversial concern, due to fear of the world being overpopulated. An argument that continues to be debated is whether the world has enough resources to support the entire population and the approaches that can be taken now before the world becomes a future chaos. This essay will argue that the world needs population control in order to inhabit the earth comfortably. The environment and resource depletion will be the biggest challenge
Worster’s essay calls for historical analysis of environmental and social conflicts. In combining these two works with Hobsbawm’s book The Age of Empire, it becomes apparent that imperialism, and the elites that facilitated it, both historic and modern, play an adversarial role in the environmental challenges faced by the people of the underdeveloped world; only by developing a thorough understanding of diverse global environmental challenges can the protection of the common people’s environmental needs
Evaluation of the establishment of the Hong Kong Geopark in promoting environmental sustainability in Hong Kong and possible solutions to the park Introduction Hong Kong is not only a shopping paradise, but it is also a city that has many parks and nature reserves. In fact, about 70% of the land in Hong Kong is a green area (HKSAR, 1976). Apart from country parks, there are also eight geosites in Sai Kung and the Northeast New Territories. These officially became the Hong Kong Global Geopark in
According to Kenchington et al (2003:4), a marine protected area (MPA) is an area of sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biodiversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means. MPAs include marine parks, nature reserves and locally managed marine areas that protect reefs, seagrass beds
THESIS: There are multiple health-related and moral benefits of going on a plant-based diet when compared to a carnivorous diet. Clement, Grace. “‘Pets or Meat’? Ethics and Domestic Animals.” Journal of Animal Ethics, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 46–57. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/janimalethics.1.1.0046. In the article "'Pets or Meat?' Ethics and Domestic Animals," Grace Clement addresses a topic that surfaces in the minds of many: are loveable house pets and the "meat" animals people