Degradation Case Studies Samples For Students

Degrading Nature: Rising Sea level in Caribbean Sea

Lately, rising sea level is among the contentious environmental issues and has become more challenging in environmentalism. Rising sea level has various impacts on both the natural environment and human populations, more especially those living on islands and the coastal regions. It is estimated that the sea level rose by about 1.8 yearly in 1950-2010, and this rate keep on increasing with time. There are a number of factors that are associated with the rising sea level. The Caribbean sea-level rise serves as a good illustration of how the sea-level rise is an environmental challenge (Gallagher, 2006). This paper seeks to ...

REDD+ in Kenya

Introduction

The prevalence of deforestation and massive degradation of forests from around the world are considered as one among the primary root of global warming. According to reports, the destruction of forests accounts for about 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions that occur globally (Forest, 2015), and it was found that deforestation are generally caused by factors that motivate people to clear the forests (Chakravarty, 2012). As a means to combat the problem on global emissions, the REDD+ was created with the goal to reduce the impact of the environmental degradation as well as to foster activities ...

Introduction

There have been increased awareness on ethical business and environmental degradation within the recent decades. Just like human, organizations are held responsible for their actions. This paper explores the ethical theories and concepts as they apply to the case study of the OK Tedi Copper Mine. The new CEO of BHP, Paul Anderson had just come in office and faced with the task of managing what people had referred to as the world’s greatest ongoing “environmental disaster” (Velasquez, 2012).

Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is a normative ethical theory that places the locus of right and wrong solely on the consequences or outcomes ...

The struggle for sustainability in rural China

Evidence from scholarly material has shown that there is an assumption on issues concerning the environment in rural China. These stereotypic opinions have been largely generated by the general public as well as the aforementioned scholars. The first assumption being that the Chinese people do not care about their environment as they are more concerned about their economic development. Secondly, it is assumed that even if the people cared about the environment and were concerned about the pollution, there is little they could do to stop it because the central government has put more emphasis on economic development than ...

While sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present and future generations, and a focus on prevention of environmental degradation, several factors influence the attainment of these goals, specifically culture and organizations. Sustainable development as a concept first appeared in the Brundtland Report of the World Commission on Economic Development (Buchanan 29). The Brundtland Commission was established in 1985 to address environmental problems due to economic development. Atmospheric pollution, climate change and global warming, accumulated wetlands, decreased freshwater quality, topsoil degradation, endangered species of animals and fishes, and forest degradation were environmental concerns discussed in the Brundtland Commission ( ...

Introduction

Osteoarthritis of the knee also known as the degenerative arthritis is a major and growing problem for the elder population all over the globe. Approximately, 27 million individuals have been reported to suffer from osteoarthritis by the Arthritis Foundation in United States (US). Women have been more commonly reported to suffer from osteoarthritis as compared to men. The prevalence of developing arthritis has been found to increase after the age of 45 . Although, mostly elderly population are most affected yet there are few evidences of young people suffering from it. Osteoarthritis is also commonly defined as wear- and- tear ...

Multinational organisations present serious challenges in complying with international and domestic ethical norms. Particularly, multinational organisations currently experience various complications in assuming full responsibility of their actions to the society and environment. The manner in which an organisation can effectively foster a culture of ethical code in all its countries of operations, how to education employees on the importance of complying with the set regulations, and the most effective means of meeting the intricate legal and compliance obligations are some of the main challenges that face most multinational organisation. Even though all these challenges are independent, the solution to these ...

Environmental Studies

Deutsche Bank of Germany is a globally powerful banking and financial institution. It has been recognized in both the financial and the environmental sectors for environmentally positive actions. The eco-friendly activities include both internal and external ‘green’ actions. The Deutsche Bank’s mission statement claims that the goal of the company is to find long term financial solutions for everyone who needs financial services.
“The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions, creating lasting value for its clients, shareholders, people and the communities in which it operates.” (Mission Statement, Deutsche Bank, 2013)
Deutsche Bank ...

Readers Guide

According to Richard Stroup and Jane Shaw in their article How Free Markets Protect The Environment, it would be better for the government to allow the potential polluters to protect the environment based on the existing market conditions rather than put restrictions regarding environmental pollution.
Potential polluters only consider the potential cost of their costs of production rather than the cost of pollution (Stroup & Shaw, 1992). They therefore never take initiatives to control pollution especially when it is government regulated. Considering that most of the policies against pollution are politically instigated, the government thus is left in a compromising ...

1. A world View that is not already addressed in the book:
The case study on Religion and the State by Christine E. Gudorf describes several issues that arise during the meeting among officials from agriculture, health and population departments. The largest part covered in the case study is the issue of health and population. The characters argue about what should be done to control the rising population. Nigeria is one of the highly populated countries in the region and the State feels that the state law should be used to prosecute those who decide to give birth ...

As a reflection by

There are lots of discrepancies in what people say and what they actually do. The author has managed to bring this point home by taking an insight overview on the behavior of consumers and the factors that affects their behavior. This is the main message that the author sends to the reader. The author further adds that despite the fact that most consumers are aware of the ethical issues surrounding the products they purchase, most of the consumers are unwilling to model their purchasing behavior in order to conform to the ethical issue while on the other side compromising ...

Introduction

The charity organization has been selling donated products to the middle and low class people within its locality. Most of the operations in the shops are done manually. This leads to some items staying longer than they should in the shops thereby being scrapped. Determination of stocks has also been a problem as some shops are under stocked while others are overstocked. This results into goods being moved from one shop to another which is very costly. This has been attributed to the fact that there is any proper stock management system. The physical space for stocking the items or ...