Essays on Overpopulation

Diets with the least environmental impact - Carbon is the main component of the building blocks of living organisms which are carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. The composition of carbon in the three biomolecules is relatively comparable, but carbohydrates have a higher composition of oxygen occupying about 50% of the carbohydrate molecule while proteins have higher concentrations of nitrogen due to the amino acid building blocks. The animal kingdom has the highest concentration of proteins as their building blocks while the plant kingdom is basically made up of carbohydrates. There are three main diets in the world with many other ...

A general move to broaden the security agenda occurred during the 1980s by expanding the focus from the security of the state or the nation to an alternative focus on the security of the people, or the global collective. The human security can be affected by economic welfare, environmental concerns, cultural identity, political rights, and military issues. In recent years, environmental degradation is increasingly being considered as a security problem by not just the environmental activists but also the security establishment as they have become more responsive to the idea. In late 1989, the journal of the International Institute ...

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On the one hand some of the animals look exactly into the camera lens and it seems as if they know how to pose for nice photos. On the other hand some of the animals do not look into the camera at all or even show their backs. It gives the impression that animals do not like additional attention and to be in the zoo at all. As if they are too tired of their everyday activities. To my mind some of the photos show that some of the animals have to little place for them in the zoo. ...

Thesis and Outline: Industrialization after the Civil War

Thesis Statement An analysis of the period that followed the American Civil War reveals changes in the economic, political, and social spheres as the country shifted from an agrarian society to an industrial one.

Essay Outline

Factories emerged as the people shifted to an industrialized society. Before the American Civil War, industrialization was most prominent in the Northern States while the Southern economic backbone encompassed plantations. With the end of the war, the country’s economy changed as the Northerners’ influence spread beyond their States: “canal companies and later railway companies provided transport infrastructure” to aid the spread of businesses (More, ...

Overpopulation is the most serious problem faced by humans today. Population continues to expand at an alarming rate forcing depletion of natural resources. The demand for food, shelter and water causes havoc on the natural biodiversity of the Earth. Many species of plant and animals are eradicated and the freshwater resources are drained beyond recovery. The existing resources are not sufficient to sustain the increasing population. The increase in the demand for consumption of goods has led to a change in the cultivation pattern resulting in biological imbalance. Changes in the size of population affect all issues which range ...

Human overpopulation presents one of the most pressing social, political and environmental issues in the modern world, dramatically aggravating the forces behind environmental pollution, global warming, mass extinction, loss of natural habitats and overexploitation of finite natural resources. According to McKibben (34), fresh water is the most important finite natural resource with no immediate substitute for most uses. Yet, this resource is being depleted at a higher rate than is being replenished. As the human population expands, the amount of fresh water available decreases, which puts the human species at a great danger. It is estimated that by 2030, ...

Introduction

Human activity on the natural resources causes threats to the land sustainability either directly or indirectly. This paper examines soil erosion, genetically modified grains and overpopulation as the main threats to land sustainability.

Soil erosion and how it impacts the global food supply

Soil erosion is the washing away of the earth’s topsoil by agents such as wind and rainwater, and it occurs mainly due to human activities. Agriculture is the primary cause of soil erosion. When people clear natural vegetation to create framing fields, the topsoil is exposed to erosion agents such as the wind. Deforestation is also a leading contributor of soil erosion. As people cut ...

Overview

Stray animals often refer to cats and dogs that were once domesticated and have wandered from their abode. According to the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society, “there are approximately 70 million stray dogs and cats in the US.” (Animal Overpopulation) These animals can often be seen wandering in neighborhoods or on busy streets. Animals become strays for a number of reasons. This may include; loss or abandonment by pet owners, animals who are not neutered reproduce, insufficient shelters and animal care centers, lack of financial support from the government and so on.

Increase of stray animals in neighborhoods

(a) Stray animals in neighborhoods often increase when ...

Issue of overpopulation or urban sprawl?

The increased promise of jobs, prosperity and improved quality of life has resulted in an increase in the migration to urban centers and the increased population of people in cities. Currently, 50% of the population in the world occupies urban centers, and it is anticipated that the urban coverage will increase to 67% by 2050 (Un.org). However, environmental degradation and poverty are primary problems in the urban setting due to poor city planning. The movement of people into cities has resulted in the increased provision of both skilled and unskilled labor. It is imperative to note that most industries ...

In most cases, wars serve a collective purpose. Conflicts emerge due to the interaction of people concerning the available resources. This paper seeks to establish how wars arise from an evolutionally point view, provide previous cases, and the emergence of conflict theories. According to Jha (1), a study in Uganda found that Chimpanzees form rival groups and attack each other to secure a larger territory. A similar situation of the Chimps occurred in Virunga Park, Tanzania. The researchers noted that the primary reason for conflict among the Chimps was to have a bigger place for food and interaction within ...

Introduction

‘The population bomb’ is the book published in 1968 by Paul and Anne Ehrlich. It has made the difference in minds of a vast number of people regarding the supply production issues, the overpopulation, ecological threats, and ability of the Earth to supply billions of people with food and water, etcetera. (Ehrlich) In fifty years the revisited version has been issued, which compiled the significance of the previous study, its strengths and weaknesses, results and future prospects. According to the revisited version, the ‘Population Bomb’ has shown its prospects and remains the vivid sample of the global threats the ...

Undeniably, environmental issues have attracted global interest. All economic activities take place in the environment. Therefore, it is imperative to address any matter affecting the environment with urgency. Production activities in industries result in high economic benefits since they supply goods and services that are fundamental to human life. However, most of the environmental problems experienced throughout the world emanate from these activities. The decisions made by governments as well as companies’ managements affect the value of the environment positively or negatively. Therefore, the decision-making process in public or private institutions must consider the environmental impacts. Media plays a ...

First, it is necessary to explain that the 21st century has brought exciting prospective and great challenges to the humanity. It is assumed that the US shift in economy, culture and wealth could have been caused by globalization, domestic economy and internal trade, as well as unemployment. It would be appropriate to begin with an explanation of the term globalization, which refers to a process of cooperation and integration between humans, companies and governances or administrations of different countries (Huwart, Verdier 3). The process of globalization has effects on the economic development, culture, environment and human’s well-being, and ...

There are two major problems facing the society today. The problems are overpopulation and pollution. Overpopulation is an issue as the increase in population puts a strain on the available natural resources. It also brings about other problems such as habit extinction as humans make room for themselves, religious diversity and species extinction. Pollution is an issue because it contaminates the available resources that are present for human survival. The problem also causes global warming which can bring about natural disasters such as drought and famine (Rata & Runcan, 2014). Overpopulation has been an issue discussed over the years. The ...

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Abstract

The essay is an attempt to contradict the Ehrlichs' opinion that the number of people on Earth is the worst destructive power that the planet faces. The essay advocates that there are more humane ways of saving the planet that shortening the number of people living on it. People are not only the destructors, but also the builders of everything on Earth. The essay suggests Other scholars' views on the problem, who view people as the power of sustainable development on the planet.

Introduction

In their book "The Population Bomb" as far ...

Renee Tajima-Pena and Virginia Espinso’s 2015 documentary No Mas Bebes tells the harrowing tale of a number of Mexican immigrant mothers who found themselves the victims of forced sterilization after visiting Los Angeles County General Hospital in the 1970s to give birth. The documentary delves into a number of vital and important issues central to Latina rights, reproductive rights, and the state of immigrant relations in the United States. In its depiction of the implicit horrors of the Mexican immigrant experience, these individuals are shown as brave victims of a system that punishes women for being immigrants, thus ...

GMO is genetically modified organism. It has become very wide spread in our world. However, not all the people are aware of what GMO is and what it does to their bodies. Many consumers are buying products at the grocery store and are clueless that they have become a part of the global experiment. Nowadays many activists are trying to explain people what GMO is and how it works. David Suzuki and BBC Documentary “Ghost in Your Genes” provide a lot of explanation to the issue of GMO in the modern world. Overpopulation is one of the main reasons ...

Overcrowding or overpopulation in prisons is defined as a situation when prison(s) hosts more prisoners contrary to the certified normal accommodation (CNA) as stipulated in the establishment’s requirements (Garcia & Marco, 2012, p. 37). This can be validated when there is the scarcity of rooms for inmates to sleep. Besides, the inability of facilities to offer adequate meals or food, poor health care services for inmates, insufficient staff who can care for inmates and ensure their safety as well as the lack of designated accommodation facilities necessary for detaining separately various types of prisoners, more so those that ...

Reaction paper The Tragedy of the Commons

The article about the Tragedy of the Commons examines and argues how the problems of overpopulation can be solved. Hardin (1968) has put the universal assumption published in scientific and professional journals that problems can be resolved with the technical solution under the question. He points out various issues of the population growth and density, such as food gathering and lack of restrictions, waste, pollution, propaganda and putting pleasure prior the necessity and sustainability. Main arguments in the paper presented are that growing population problems cannot be resolved technologically without giving up the privileges we enjoy today. The maximization ...

Decriminalization of drugs is a very disputable issue. It is hard to answer definitely whether the benefits of the change like this will overweigh its adverse effects. Despite the controversy of the issue, several U.S. states have laws legalizing cannabis, mostly for medical purposes. In four of these states, such as Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington, marijuana is legal for recreational purposes as well. Utah is not in the list; but perhaps the state authorities should reconsider their stand concerning the issue and develop regulations that will introduce improvements both in the health care and the criminal justice systems. ...

The accelerating pace by which world population grows is becoming increasingly a central issue of current global affairs. This growth is further exacerbated by what has come to be increasingly referred to as "overpopulation". The "overpopulation" phenomenon occurs when overall number of people inhabiting earth exceeds planet's capacity for sustainable and healthy living.  If anything, overpopulation is, primarily, a result of excessive sexual reproduction. Notwithstanding rising annual death rates globally because of diseases, accidents and abortions, one cannot deny population is increasing at staggering annual rates as well potentially resulting in wide-scale negative effects, not least for non-human life ...

A Modest Proposal was written in the 18th century by Jonathan Swift and the proposal he makes in this essay is not real, but satirical. Swift was mocking the way the British dealt with Irish people. His proposal about using babies for food is very original and it deals with the nature of people who are cruel and who cannot find a good way to take care of the well-being of the citizens. This essay contains a lot of irony and this pamphlet is political because it criticizes British rule. The British government proved to be uncivilized and there ...

Abstract

Mental illnesses account for one of the oldest but least understood health issue facing the human race. The ancient Romans and Egyptians considered mental illness to be a manifestation of demonic possession. The same belief was carried on to the Middle Ages, as well as during the Renaissance. In America, this belief only changed in the last years of the eighteenth century. The belief that spiritual possession caused mental illness resulted in treatment procedures being inhumane. Most of these treatments involved the isolation of patients from the public. However, as people become enlightened, the modes of treatment changed, with ...

My research covers on the topic about overpopulation in sub-Saharan Africa. Overpopulation is a condition whereby the number of the existing human population supersedes the carrying capacity of the planet. This condition is usually undesirable in nature. All over human history, birth rates have always equaled death rates maintaining a sustainable growth rate. My intention to research on overpopulation is based on how serious this issue is especially on the African continent. Overall, overpopulation poses a big problem in different fronts. It is a major cause of poverty, malnutrition and underdevelopment (Logan, 1991). This is especially so in Sub-Saharan ...

In 19th century, the world population reached 1,000 million people; in the middle eve, there were around 450 million people and in antiquity, records show that around 5 million people inhabited the Earth (Haub, 2011). Nowadays, there are over 7 billion inhabitants who share the same natural resources that our ancestors did hundreds or thousands years before us (Worldometer “Current World Population”). Imagine that the same renewable raw materials that we are using today in common with other 7 billion people, were used for accommodating the needs of 1000 million people just 200 years ago. Mathematically speaking, from ...

The problem of unemployment has become a serious social issue in the United States. Unemployment simply means the lack of a job or joblessness. There are so many people in the United States without jobs, as many youths are actively searching for some employment. The youths are the most affected who find themselves without jobs after finishing their studies. Despite the US being a superpower, the nation still faces unemployment issues. According to the list from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rates in the United States have increased at a startling rate (US Bureau of Labor Statistics). ...

Purpose of the essay.

The key purpose of Carle’s essay was to address the rising trend of growth in congestion and population in already overpopulated capital cities. The author uses California as an example but the details apply to almost all towns and cities in America. The author brings along issues of environmental degradation, inflation from housing rates, poverty and overexploitation of natural resources (Maasik and Solomon, 2004). These issues bring along a risk of crime, pollution, racism, and house and traffic congestion. There is a risk of increased rates of accidents, health disorders, declined levels of lifestyle and poverty associated with these issues. ...

The world is currently facing numerous environmental challenges that are threatening the lives of humans and other living organisms on earth. Various movements and efforts have been started by government-and non-government organizations around the globe to either to mitigate these challenges or at least lessen their impact to humanity. Addressing these concerns is very important because everybody is affected by these problems. It is not only the country directly hit by these challenges.

The biggest problem among these challenges is the global warming and climate change. This phenomenon is a result of the activities of human that leads to ...

Spending on pro-environmental behavior has more benefits to a healthy living and survival of human beings. Protecting the environment is equivalent to protecting and supporting the life of man in the face of the earth. For instance, in areas where the environment is exhausted, the health of people becomes unhealthy. An environment that is not healthy contributes a quarter of diseases burden across the world, and one-third of these diseases is found among the children. Therefore, advocating environment protection behavior through funding is a critical tool in ensuring that the environment that we live in supports healthy living and it can sustain ...

Management in Nigeria

In today's aggressive business environment, the current economic recession has left numerous organizations shut and some bankrupt, the associations that survived the subsidence are currently attempting to draw their foot over to the norm. These associations have a tendency to build or stretch their business, and the main way this could be effective is for them to move from the exceedingly focused and soaked Western markets and investigate new market and good fortunes. Nigeria's business environment is formal and culturally diverse administration will be more efficient on the off chance that you embrace a formal aura and show regard to the ...

Prisons were introduced in the 1700s as correctional facilities to punish and mould the behavior of lawbreakers. A prison administrator is an individual charged with the responsibility of maintaining order in a prison. Titles such as superintendent, governor, and warden are used in reference to prison administrators. The most important goals of prison administrators are maintaining control over the prison system, offering care, and managing custody of the inmates (Cornelius, 2010). The achievement of these goals, however, depends on factors that affect the administrators. These factors include the problem of overpopulation in the facilities, issues among inmates, and inadequate budget ...

Introduction

The increase of human population is a grave issue that is growing by shocking geometric progression. Each day, about two hundred thousand people die but in the contrary, about four hundred and fifty thousand others are born (Jones, Schoonbroodt & Tertilt, 2011). Indeed, this indicates that there are about two hundred and fifty thousand new people to feed each coming day. However, it is very hard to support infinite population growth on a finite planet; resources are becoming scare with each coming day. In this regard, a debate has come up, which rotates around two basic questions: whether an increased population is bad ...

India: Reforms, Policies, Development

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Abstract India’s economic miracle has always been the point of interests for western researchers. India has become a successful example of a rapidly growing economy due to a number of political, economic, social and industrial reforms. This country has become the world’s leader in hi-tech sphere, producing, supporting and implementing the world’s largest volume of software and hardware. In this report, the structural development patterns are shown during several periods, which brought tremendous shifts in economic, agricultural and industrial sphere making India the global leader in numerous aspects. However, efficient reforms have not solved certain social problems ...

Demography is one of the most important components of sociological knowledge, both theoretical and empirical. In empirical researches, the demographic component is lex non scripta! Today the main problem of the science of demography and all world community facing with – overpopulation of Earth. The subject of an overpopulation at first glance is rather clear and simple but not everything is so simple, and it is necessary to understand it. Usually, it comes down to several aspects: 1) the lack of space on the planet; 2) lack of resources; 3) lack of food; 4) global warming. However, unfortunately, demographic ...

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] The human population of the planet is assessed to have passed the limit of 6 billion individuals. This can be counted as an example of overcoming adversity, because of enhanced medicinal services and decreased baby mortality while growing life compasses. Be that as it may, a typical concern is that as human population keeps on expanding, it will put more strain on nature, on countries' capacity to give, economies to develop, and society to prosper. With a first glance at the world map of population, ...

Introduction

Nature is a matter that is close to human beings’ hearts. This is essentially why there are emerging issues such as Global warming that trend globally. When God created the universe, it was perfect, according to the Bible. The Bible records that human beings valued nature to a great extent. After the curse, however, they had to toil and make a lot of sacrifices; including endangering the environment. There have been a lot of environmental challenges since the beginning and this is essentially why great philosophers such as Karl Marx made constant reference to nature and how human actions had negatively affected the ...

Analysis on the Globalization in China

Globalization is defined as the process of incorporation of the global economy which comes about as a result of exchanged views of ideas and products, free trade, smooth and free transfer of capital across-the-board. Globalization leads to advancement in various sectors of a country’s economy, including its transport and communication sectors, education and sports welfare are some of the areas that could be affected by globalization. Improvement in these sectors enhances interdependence of the cultural and economic activities Al-Rodhan and Nayef (2-3). In 2000, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) described four main factors that cause globalization; they identified them as ...

Urbanization is a process by which a high number of members of a society live in cities as well as the suburbs of cities. On historical bases, urbanization has been linked to is industrialization, which is a global economic element. Urbanization is determined by existence of various factors that may define it as a wise or useless economic move. It is linked to factors such as overpopulation, which define major social needs that must be taken care of as they are results of urbanization (Brown 13). Elements such as pollution, fire hazards, epidemics, poor sanitation, and unemployment are some of the negative effects of ...

Abortion is defined as the act of clinically or surgically terminating pregnancy. A clinical abortion involves the use of medication to get rid of a pregnancy while a surgical abortion is carried out in the operating room whereby surgical equipments are used. There are many concerns on whether abortion should be permitted. Some people equate abortion to murder while others are neutral. This has resulted in two schools of thought; pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-choice are those who believe the woman should make a choice. On the contrary, pro-life are who believe abortion to murder. Therefore, it should not be legalized. Consequently, abortion ...

This reform is based some sections of the comprehensive immigration plans that are proposed as per the President Barack Obama. The legislation is yet to be approved. Amnesty that is being imposed by Obama regime as a measure to curb illegal immigration is projected that it will benefit 12-20 million aliens who are undocumented and are at present living in the United States of America. An amnesty basically s meant to forgive their illegal acts related to illegal immigration beside implicitly forgiving other related behaviors such a driving also working with falsified documents. The outcome that arises from amnesty is the ...

Introduction

It is undisputed that there are problems and risks of having stray cats and dogs in the community. Stray animals affects public health, economy, environment and their own health as well. Furthermore, more serious problems arise as the population of stray cats and dogs increases. Therefore, there is a need for better regulations that could help abate the increasing population of cats and dogs. The issues concerning strays can be ultimately understood by identifying a unique definition of a stray animal. The classification of whether an animal is stray helps the community which animals need attention, provides a universal definition, and identify ...

With its origin in the ancient times; hunting is still widely practiced all across the world. Some do it for fun, few do it for adventure and now the target is to reduce overpopulation of certain animal species by hunting. But, is this ethical? Hunting is one of those controversial topics that have no possible solution but continue to plague modern society. Human rights activists are totally against hunting. There are several pros and cons of hunting and having researched about all of them, I strongly condemn hunting to be a feasible way for eradication of overpopulated animal species. Humanity ...

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Introduction

Food production and consumption are global issues that must not be taken for granted. After all, there is a full understanding of the premise that without mechanisms enabling the proper production and distribution of food, people in different parts of the world will starve to death. Being crucial not only in terms of nutrition but also survival, in its most basic sense, food must undergo production processes that are responsibly undertaken. Ensuring that food is responsibly processed in production does not just ensure the nutrition and survival of people, but also the welfare ...

Sex education is a contentious issue that emanates from the ideological personal-political divide of sex and sexuality. As a form of state intervention, sex education emanates from policies that encourage schools to include it in their respective curricula. Understandably, sex education in the foregoing regard has cause considerable tensions from various sectors of society, particularly those with conservative ideologies such as religious and certain civil society groups. Yet, in the quest of state actors to pursue certain policy goals such as mitigating overpopulation, reducing cases of rape and sexual harassment, preventing the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases and overcoming other sensitive issues ...

California Department of Correction has been faced with numerous challenges that put a strain on their finances. The state itself has experienced fiscal setbacks, whereas the prisons keep receiving inmates at a high rate, leading to overpopulation. It has been observed that neither the early releases nor parole would solve this crisis. The reason is because most of the inmates who finish their sentence either by being pardoned or other release strategies, tend to come back sooner with other penalties. Funds used to sustain the inmates and maintain the correctional facilities comes from various sources. One of the sources being the ...

Coast Fishery and the West Coast Salmon Fishery

Introduction History has it that the East Coast also known as Northern cod was one of the largest fish hubs in the Northwest Atlantic. The term East Coast Fisheries, arose from the sailors who had found the fishing grounds on the Eastern Coast of Canada. The entire communities greatly relied on fishing for their daily activities (Shield 22). No one ever imagined that the fishing industry would near extinction. Canadians and foreigners who had found great resources, generated a lot of revenue from the exercise, and this led to overfishing. Although Shield (23) believes overfishing was the reason to ...

Introduction

John Hubley was an innovative American animator. He worked for Walt Disney and UPA, but his greatest work is seen as an independent filmmaker. He is one of the rare filmmakers who gave the audiences a glimpse into the lives of those that were often ignored by other animation studios. He was born in1914 in Wisconsin, and into an artistic family. His mother attended the Art Institute of Chicago, and his grandfather was a painter. Growing up, he knew that he would be a painter, and studied painting at the Art Center in Los Angeles, California for three years. Hubley's cartoons ...

Mystery of the Maya civilization

Maya civilization is considered as a mysterious civilization that existed in ancient time. However, the mystery of the Maya is still not undiscovered as no one is sure about the Mayans, their method of living and the the exact reason of the rapid collapse of the Maya civilization. It is believed that the Maya civilization started on 12th August, 3113 B.C., but the archeologists believed that the Maya civilization came into being in 3000 B.C. The Maya civilization, however, disappeared mysteriously in 800 A.D. – 925 A.D. The Mayans lived majorly in the areas, which are now known as Northern Yucatan ...

Elephant management dilemma refers to the ethical problem of how the humans should act on the overpopulation of the elephants in the wildlife reserves. It is an ethical dilemma proposed by Ian Whyte in which the intervention of the humans is also in questioned. Elephant population is growing due to the management and regulation of the wildlife reserves. However, the growth of the elephant population also increase the dangers for other organisms in the reserves such as the destruction of their habitat especially the woodlands (Wray, 2004). According to Ian Whyte, managing a reserve for biodiversity and managing for ...

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1. Ibn Khaldun in his work The Muqaddimah has as a central organizing principle for society. His concept of Asabiyyah, or social cohesion, refers to the social bonds that form as a result of divisions of labor. Explain how this principle is derived from this “division of labor.” Prolegomena is a book written by North African Muslim historian, Ibn Khaldun in 1377 which records an early view of ...

Introduction

Richard Swift has posed an argument that American politics is suffering from “Weak Democracy.” He further argues that in order for the US to have a “Strong Democracy” then the American people must “Democratize the Economy” and “Democratize Democracy.” There are many supporting evidences that Swift provided to justify such arguments. Nevertheless, this essay while agreeing with Swift that the US is indeed suffering from “weak democracy,” refutes his arguments on how to bring about a “strong democracy.” This essay stands on the argument that the United States of America, its people and its politics are, in fact, examples of “weak democracies.” ...

Introduction

China is the world’s most populous country. Its population comprises roughly 20 percent of the total world population. It is also a close second to the United States in terms of the size of economy and a close third when it comes to military size and even military technology sophistication. Over the past decades, the People’s Republic of China has slowly but surely gained strength to become a regional superpower, both in terms of economic and military benchmarks, especially when the fact that it is still being considered as one of the fastest growing economies not only in Asia but ...

If there is one thing that is more dangerous than nuclear wars feared by many, it is overpopulation that can trigger not only wars, but also a variety of other issues. An increase in population puts strain on water and food, as the bigger number of people will require the satisfactions of their basic needs. To distribute sources available on the Earth on a fair basis, people have created social institutions and elaborated codes that regulate the amount of resources people can get, based on their contribution to social welfare and social usefulness. In other words, people receive financial retribution equivalent ...

1. Ecosystems. (10 pts) Provide a review of the process of succession and trends in biodiversity, productivity, and nutrient cycling. Ecological succession refers to the process of gradual change of the ecosystems. This is attributed to the fact that habitats do not remain constant and they keep changing over time. Succession is divided into two; there is primary succession and secondary succession. Primary succession refers to changes which occur on an environment that has never been colonized before, for instance, quarrying on land that has never been quarried before. Secondary succession on the other hand involves environmental disturbance ...

The article entitled “About That Overpopulation Problem”, written by Jeff Wise is a new look on global population issues. Wise uses previous research, data and statistics in order to develop a thesis for his work. Unlike most news about population that has been released in the media, this new view is about how the population of the world is actually declining. Although the world has hit 7 billion human inhabitants around march of 2012, the researcher states that we will face a declining world population in the near coming years, contrary to what other people might think. The world’s human inhabitants ...

During the mid to late 1970s, China faced a big problem: there were too many children being born in the country. In the wake of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the entire country was focused on changing the path that China was on. The people in the government were worried that if the population growth continued at the rate that it was going, that China would become immensely overpopulated and would face problems like famine, sickness, and widespread economic downturn. China’s “one child” policy is actually a “family planning” policy according to the Chinese government, as there are certain types of ...

Environmental crisis in china

. China is among the countries that have been directly affected by environmental crisis. This crisis is due to its rapid industrialization and large population which has led to increase in different forms of pollution causing widespread environmental and health problems. One of the major environmental problems facing China is air pollution. Apparently China is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases and pollutes the atmosphere more than she does in energy production. North China is among the most affected regions of China. This is clearly evident as sometimes the people in Beijing have made international headlines for putting on ...

One child policy in China was formulated in 1979 and took effect on the same year. Officially known as the ‘family planning policy’, one child policy requires couples who stay in urban areas to have only one child. This restriction does not, however, extend to persons who live in the rural areas of China. Other exceptions to the one child policy include persons who are from ethnic minorities as well as twins. Recent research indicates that as at 2010, approximately thirty six percent of the Chinese population lived in urban areas and were thus subject to the one child ...

Abstract

Overpopulation of prison systems has led to the need to find alternative means of sentencing the people that are convicted of a crime. There are many variations that are used, but two of the most common are community service orders and probation or parole. In many cases they are combined. Through critical analysis, it shows that there is a lot of benefit, but there are also a lot of problems associated with these two methods. Overall the most effective would be a combination of the two alternative sentencing options. There are continued issues, when it comes to the prison system housing too ...

Comparing Environmental Challenges: Maya Civilization vs. Today

The Maya civilization flourished at a time when the world was still rich in natural resources. However, despite being archaeologically and culturally rich, the Maya civilization collapsed. While there are many theories that point out possible reasons of the collapse, the environment played a huge role in the fall down of a once prosperous civilization. Studies reveal that the Mayans could have probably exploited the environment to the point it could no longer sustain a growing Mayan population. The Mayans depended on agriculture, fishing, and some cattle farming, and naturally, as the area became progressive, the population grew as well. To respond ...