Environment Research Papers Samples For Students

Islamic Environmental Ethics

Introduction
The new technological developments increase mobility as well as comfort, but might have major harmful effects to the environment besides risking human health. The harmful effects of technological developments to the environment have resulted in what many have termed as environmental crises. The environmental crises are a threat to human beings as well as other living organisms. The existing evidence shows that the technical solutions have essentially not been resulting in outcomes that are satisfactory. Thus, it is critical for us to know how we should behave towards the environment. It is worth mentioning that, among the theoretical Continue reading...

UAE presents Cleveland Clinic with a good business opportunity for its services. The evidence that people move from Abu Dhabi to New York for treatment clearly shows that there is a great need for quality health services in the region. Ideally, these present Cleveland Clinic with a good opportunity to extend its services to this region. There is ready market for health services in UAE and calls for Cleveland Clinic to take the initiative and exploit the underlying opportunity early in advance. My opinion is that, Cleveland should expand its services to UAE (Kotler 364).
UAE has a good Continue reading...

a) Return on investment relative to industry The J.P Morgan Chase and Co. Investment banking division provides a variety of investment banking services and products such as security's underwriting in debt and equity markets, structure advisory services and corporate strategy, risk management, trading platforms for institutional clients in cash securities (Behery and Tarek 131). Its client base includes governments, corporations, institutional investors and financial institutions. b) Board issues The company Board provides experience, judgment, independence and accountability for its shareholders. Director independence is upheld in several ways, including restraining the number of officers sitting on the Board. Ten of Continue reading...

Anderson Air Force Base – Guam is a military port based in the United States of America located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo. Along with the Naval Base of Guam, they were placed under the Joint Region Marianas on the late 2009 that was in October. Anderson Air Force Base was established in 1944 as North Field and was a posthumous recognition in the name of the late of Brigadier General James Roy Andersen (Mulligan and Gibbs 2005). This base was built to serve as a bomber forward operating locations of the United States Air Force, which provides back-up Continue reading...

Religion has been seen as disempowered and in decrease in the cutting edge world, its implications no more applicable inside the overwhelming mainstream perspective and institutional temples losing control of social life to common bodies (i.e., secularization, privatization). However religion (or secularization) may not be so static or bound together a marvel as awhile ago thought (this may be an outcome of advanced Western inclination, as, for instance, Talal Asad contends; of the (liberal) separation of social order, dividing the religious and the common, characterizing the previous as bound together conventions concerned with profound, private convictions, not handy, open Continue reading...

Richard Nixon’s five year reign in power as the president of the United States continues to raise all manner of responses from all walks of life. A brilliantly gifted and equally heavily flawed Nixon was a political giant credited with being in the era that redefined the American political scene in terms of American democracy. The presidency of Nixon elicits mixed reactions and arguments. His success and achievements seem to vary with every other individual that is asked. Various people hold a myriad of arguments regarding his achievements; the field of domestic and foreign policy seems to be Continue reading...

List of Figures

Figure 1 Torrey canyon supertanker and surrounded with oil spills 6
Figure 2 A-Geographical location of the disaster. B-Route at the time of accident 9
Figure 3Torrey Canyon and Air strike: World’s first ever environmental disaster 11
Figure 4 :The Renown Torrey quarry 11
Figure 5: Dead bird in Torrey Canyon query 12
Figure 6Plumes emitting from burning Torrey Canyon 13

Abstract

On 18th March 1967, the ship Torrey Canyon, carrying a load of 120000 tons of crude oil dashed against Pollard's Rock of the reef of Seven Stones near Cornwall, England. The resultant oil spill contaminated beaches, caused Continue reading...

Today, one of the global issues people face to is different types of pollution. With human development, pollution is becoming worse, and as a result, other issues appear. Among them are global warming, new diseases, deforestation and many others. But, it was not like this all the time, as at the beginning the level of pollution was not so high. Otherwise, it would have been an apocalypse already. That was the industry development that caused global pollution.
Even in the late 13th century, people knew about air pollution. For instance, King of England Edward I punished every Londoner, who Continue reading...

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The importance of environmental concerns on the 21st century primarily lies on the lingering effects of climate change caused by unhealthy industrial practices. Aviation, in particular, is a heavily industrial field known for its various potential environmental effects, especially as its facilities emit greenhouse gasses. Therefore, unsustainably operated airports pose open risks to the environment, as their extensively industrialized nature cause air and water pollution to their immediate surroundings. Adverse environmental consequences arising from the operation of airports may become irreparable for the long term without the application of proper sustainability measures.
Sustainability measures enable harmonious relations Continue reading...

I have chosen to discuss Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner says that intelligence is the ability of a person to understand the world around them and also to solve all kinds of issues including environmental, cultural social ones. According to his theory, "we have eight different forms of intelligence, each relatively independent from the others: musical, bodily, kinesthetic, logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic"(367). There is also the 9th intelligence that he presents. It is the ability to be sensitive to have a deeper devotion to understanding the tenets of human existence. This intelligence goes Continue reading...

Conclusion

Target Corporation is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States of America. It is of the largest companies, which deal with vending and discounting services. One of the key competitors of the corporation is Walmart. Some of the products that Target retail business offers include electronics, clothing, groceries, and foodstuffs. Because of the spread of the services of this organization, today it is one of the rowing and most liked business for its services. The techniques and practices, which the management of this organization has adopted today, stem from several decades ago. The founders, Dayton brothers, developed these Continue reading...

Executive summary

This paper purports to dig into affordable, sustainable housing through a project in which both the environment and affordability are key factors. In an all-encompassing effort to abridge the environmental impact of building, this paper assays that both affordability and sustainability can complement each other in a project to establish an eco-friendly environment.
Part one of this paper, “Sustainability and affordability in the design” lunges a functioning distinction between affordability and sustainability and proceeds to proffer a fabric of green building objectives. Additionally, it is discovered that the green building program excels in the following areas: durability, indoor environmental Continue reading...

Landfill has for quite some time now been an economical and simple way for several countries to dispose of their waste materials. However, many things have changed over recent years and there is increased interest in landfill mining. Landfill sites are overstretched and exceeding their capacity at an alarming rate. Consequently, environmental awareness and safety concerns have taken center stage. Land mining refers to the excavation of old landfill sites and re-processing their contents. There are various explanations for this newly-profound interest that transcend the technological, economic and social dimensions of landfill mining. Landfill sites comprise of materials which Continue reading...

Technology and other advancements have caused the deterioration of the environment in which we live. Governments across the world are taking preventive and corrective steps to ensure the environment is preserved for future generations. Since, all living things are dependent upon their environments it is essential to ensure the negative impact of human activities is minimized. One of the methods that environmental managers are using is the use of the geographic information system (GIS) that helps them monitor the environment from different perspectives. The GIS system is not only used by environmental specialists but there are several users of Continue reading...

The corporate reputation of any company is significant in determining the role concerning the social responsibility and organizational performance of the company. A corporation’s complete achievement or failure mostly depend on the reputation it creates among its clients and the society in overall. Definitively, in corporate philosophies, the company reputation can be demonstrated as, “one of the establishment's paramount intangible assets with tangible, significant value” (Ferrell, 2011). This emphasizes that even though an enterprise’s status may be accepted to the public, the company’s public image is obviously more important to the stakeholders than any other thing. Continue reading...

4 Mile Creek Ecosystem
The 4-Mile Creek Ecosystem refers to a community or group of living things such as animals, plants and microbes (Bailey et al., 12) that depend on the 4-Mile Creek for survival. These living things interact with the non-living ones such as air to complete the ecosystem. This gives rise to the existence of biotic and abiotic components in a given environment, which are in a way linked together by the energy flow and the nutrient cycles. Different ecosystems take different sizes. However, they usually take a specific space that is limited in nature.
The 4-mile Continue reading...

Countries are actively increasing their efforts to instill environmental awareness among their people. One major and physical proof of such is the numerous bills in congress that are relevant to the environment. In the United States Congress alone, there have been 162 bills sponsored relevant to environment protection starting 2013 to present (govtrack.us). This is just one indication of the seriousness of several countries to preserve the environment. However, much as the government wants to come up with all of these policies which in the end has the same goal, and that is to environmental protection, there a need Continue reading...

Introduction

The earth is operating in specifically complicated but fully effective procedures that enable it to withstand lengthened time of being reused over and over by humans from one generation to another. For centuries, the earth has proven itself full of vibrancy; an evident element that leaves humans in awe as they discover procedures and natural systems that make the world ‘go round’. However, an alarming series of data has been collected by scientists and environmental experts that create a distinct source of concern for people living within the present conditions of development (Choi, et al, 2005). The existence of Continue reading...

Human Impacts on Salt Marshlands

Salt Marshes
Although less regarded by the public as an important ecosystem, salt marshes are among the most fertile and abundant coastal habitats on earth. According to Bromberg Gedan, Silliman, and Bertness from Brown University and University of Florida, Gainesville (2009), salt marshes provide more ecosystem services (anthropogenic benefits from nature) to coastal populations than other ecosystems. These intertidal habitats are composed of salt-tolerant grasses, herbs, and low shrubs, in great depths, and serve many functional dynamics. Salt marshes are located in a range of climates, from arctic and subtropical regions, and are always found along global coastlines. The Continue reading...

Introduction

China’s air pollution crisis is currently a topic of concern at national and international based. It is indicated that the growing stages of pollution, more than 24 times the WHO-suggested limits, make long and short-term health threats containing of high sterility rates, and make threats to both the internal city areas and external neighboring state’s solidity. Growing fears on the impacts of pollution grows a new query: will China’s air crisis directed to more enclosed cities.

Discussion

Nowadays pollution arises from day to day. Air pollution is very awful for our well-being so illnesses increase gradually. In Continue reading...

Introduction

Everyday, people around the globe dispose tons of waste material that are harmful to the environment. The amount of waste released to the atmosphere on a daily basis is high, yet there are other ways of ensuring that the environment is safe. This can be through recycling or proper disposal of these wastes. Architectural firms play a key role creating waste products that are then emitted to the environment. This paper looks at various ways of obtaining raw materials to be used in architectural firms, the manufacture of primary raw materials to secondary raw materials and the manufacture of Continue reading...

Dorothy Johnson, born in 1919, graduated from nursing school in 1938. Since then, she has published several books and journals to enlighten more on the nursing profession. It is in one of her editions that she came up with the behavioral system model widely consulted by scholars in nursing. To be precise, development of the model by Johnson was in progress for almost all of her professional life (Johnson 1990).
According to Johnson’s model, a person is comprised of several related behavioral components (Claywell). The person is regarded to as the system, while, the behavioral components are the Continue reading...

Coca Cola Company has shown concern to the environment and people in the world. This is achieved through its marketing, production and other ways of transacting business. Coca Cola is mostly honored for its brand name and heritage. The company focuses at meeting the demands of people in the entire world. Coca Cola is one of the representatives of companies that focus on socially responsible marketing. One of the examples that Coca Cola has successfully engaged in socially responsible marketing is by addressing health issues that affect people today. Some of the diseases include tooth decay, diabetes and obesity ( Continue reading...

Introduction

Neighborhood study is the examination of the amenities, living conditions and the general environment of a residential estate from a critical perspective. Sheepshead Bay is a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn in New York. The neighborhood features low and medium rise residential apartments ideal for families. The most outstanding feature in the neighborhood is the bay where fishing activities and water transport facilities are available. The critical review of the neighborhood will be tempered by concepts of architectural design and the effects of their interaction with the environment. These are concepts defined by David woods and Gary Hack in their Continue reading...

BACKGROUND

The Individuals with disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the principle federal statute that has been mandated to authorize federal aid for the education of more than 6 million children with disabilities nationally (Huefner, 2008, p.371). IDEA guarantees eligible students a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), therefore, education becomes free to both the child and the parent in the sense that, the school, insurance company or any other specified state agency will incur the costs of education for the child. The IDEA statute is made up of two components: The due process provisions that detail parental rights and the permanently Continue reading...

The historical trajectory of technology has been amazing. The human species has gradually moved from the days when a lot of force was used to do very little work to the present age when all a person requires is the click of a mouse or even the touch of a screen and everything is done! Going to the future, one will wonder what could be the 'next big thing' in terms of technology. Over time, human activities have shaped the direction of technology and at the same time technology shaping human activities. Human activities and advancement in technology have Continue reading...

Since its inception, the management of FedEx has been focusing on provision of a suitable working environment, which encourages employees to come up with innovative solutions. There are both internal and external factors that can influence the day to day operations of FedEx. It is therefore, very necessary for the management and leadership of FedEx to negotiate with these factors in order to ensure that they are able function effectively. The external factors include government agencies, customers, the weather and the economy. Internal factors include management, stockholders/investors, and the employees (Barrett, 2003).

External environment

The first external environment factor is government Continue reading...

Introduction

At the centre of the solar system is the Sun. The nearest four planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars these are terrestrial and rocky worlds. The next four are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune these are gas giants. Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars lies an asteroid belt that includes the dwarf planet of Ceres. After the orbit of Neptune, a disk shaped Kupiter belt exists where the dwarf planet Pluto exists and further beyond that there is a giant spherical Oort Cloud and the heliopause that is teardrop shaped (Choi).

History and Discovery

Many ancient astronomers thought that the Continue reading...

The National Australia Bank is one of the largest banks in Australia in terms of customer base and market capitalization and the sub-continent’s largest business bank. With operations spanning across ten countries, the bank boasts of close to 8.5 million customers both at consumer and business banking levels as well as more than 2.3 million wealth management customers. Due to its exceptional professionalism and expertise, the bank attained international recognition including an AA- rating by Standard and Poor. The bank has featured prominently among the most ethical companies globally. It has always endeavoured to improve its relationship with Continue reading...

Introduction

Technological advancements have facilitated the design and building of ad hoc sensor networks that have uses in a range of applications. Due to their low power processors, inexpensive nodes, modest memory and wireless capability, ad hoc sensor devices have been used in a number of novel applications such as habitat monitoring, target tracking, smart building failure detection and even in military. These applications necessitate require accurate orientation of the nodes with respect to the global coordinate systems in order to derive meaningful data. This paper attempts to explore some of the localization techniques that have been adopted including Monte Continue reading...

Introduction

American Airlines is the leading U.S. airline that is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The Airlines operate a wide variety of both domestic and international flights. Americans Airlines company serves four continents. Primary maintenance base of the Airlines is situated at Tulsa International Airport (Oklahoma). The former airline holding company of the Americans Airlines, AMR Corporation applied for Chapter 1 bankruptcy protection, provided for by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Thereafter the U.S. Airways expressed interest towards merging the U.S. Airways and the U.S. Airlines in order to create largest air carrier in the world. In 2013 the merger was Continue reading...

How nurses can use the change process effectively to promote positive outcomes in healthcare environments

The current healthcare environment has a number of challenges that are affecting the nursing profession. According to Tomajan (2012), rising cost of healthcare, shortage of nurses, technology and increasing patient population are among some of the challenges that are affecting the healthcare environment. However, these challenges present an opportunity for nurses to develop and promote the nursing profession through advocacy. Advocacy can only be effective if nurses work in collaboration with one another and other professions, which influence the healthcare environment. For instance working in collaboration with the information technology sector can greatly help in improving the development of Continue reading...

TOYOTA

The advent of new age technologies has brought a change in numerous aspects of people lives.
Similarly the systems and procedures that the organizations now adopt is more geared towards using methods and materials that are more environment friendly and don’t harm or deplete the natural cycles in any way.
Toyota is one organization which shown a great commitment towards a sustainable environment in terms of manufacturing plants and products designs in view of sustainability, besides Toyota is actively engaged in programs to improve the environment ranging from, eco driving, vehicle recycling to name a few (Toyota Production Continue reading...

Introduction

Defining biologically, the reaction of a person in response to his/her environmental condition or towards a stimulus is termed as stress. At work, a person faces stress when there is a mismatch between the resources or capabilities and the demand of the job. However, certain stress at workplaces is normal, but when it exceeds the limit, stress affects a person’s professional life as well as personal life (Jones & Bright, 2001). It reduces the productivity of the employee and often affects the health condition (Jones & Bright, 2001). The paper reflects on the reasons behind stress at the workplace. Then Continue reading...

Sector 1: Analysis on Real Estate

The survey ha 190 questionnaires issued to the people in real estate and the result findings shows that only a few women were interested real estate as men were leading with 60%. More of the surveyed people were Arabs with the majority of staff being youths. Those in the real estate seem to have been schooled properly as about 70% are graduates and above. The real estate seem to be doing well as the most people are paid above 5000diarham. A larger percent of 70% were not informed about the social environment accounting resulting to over 65% of the Continue reading...

Sustainable organizations have minimal impact on the local and global environment and the sustainable practices depend on the nature and vision of leadership. Richard Branson of Virgin Group is a very good example of how visionary and transformational leadership increases the sustainable practices of a business. Branson has a large business empire comprising of more than 400 companies but his dedication towards environmental sustainability and climate change is commendable. His commitment to sustainability is evident from $ 3 billion he pledged to spend over a period of ten years for sustainability. Starting from 2006 his aim was to invest in Continue reading...

Introduction

Is the fish population close to extinction? This could be addressed by taking a look at the present trend in the marine and aquatic population. The marine and aquatic habitat house more population and species than the terrestrial. The researches have proved, and made it obvious by the fact that water bodies take up 70 percent of the earth surface. Fishes are the most common species in the aquatic and marine habitat. There are various types of fishes, and each species is important in the food chain. In fact, the depletion of one species can create incredible consequence and Continue reading...

Athens is a great destination to be considered for business, this is because it is ranked as one of the richest cities in the world. It is also known for having low crime rates compared to most cities in the world. It has a rich history in which the first philosophers hailed from their and they are Plato and Aristotle. It is also considered to be the first place to have democracy. Its museums have some of the largest collections of Ancient Greek artefacts (Founda).

LANGUAGE/LANGUAGES SPOKEN - Use of English language?

The mostly used language for speaking especially in the working area is both Greek Continue reading...

The New Belgium Brewing Company was founded in the year of 1991 by As Jeff Lebesch, an American electrical engineer. The company has since grown to mature and attain nationally recognition among its competitors. The New Belgium Brewing Company is well known for its environmental efficiency and concerns for social responsibility within the community which the brewer operates. The statements of the company highlight simplicity and aid better communication between the firm, the customers and other stakeholders (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2013).
The environmental issues that the Company aims to address in its daily operations comprise of the environmental stewardship Continue reading...

Introduction

The environment of operation is one of the most significant factors that companies focus on when they are seeking to be established in a given area. The environment may be either in the form of external or internal factors. External factors are the ones that are outside the business, and it may be hard to control while internal factors are the factors within the company and may be regulated by the company. The environment may influence business in different ways following consideration of various elements in the environment that may have extensive, impact on the operations of the company. Continue reading...