Academic papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

The Impacts of Organic Loading on Estuarine Ecology
A 10 page overview of the multitude of impacts which excessive nutrients can have in an estuarine system. Emphasizes the impacts to benthic species such as macrophytic plants, gastropods, bivalves, and crustaceans. Concludes that the solution to...
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The Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis.
In his 1998 book, The Ecology of Fear and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis, the Plagues of Biblical Egypt sound like a cakewalk compared to the geography of disasters that are waiting to happen in that unique "paradise by the...
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Assessing Human Impact Upon Southern California Water Resources
12 pages in length. The writer discusses pollution, encroachment and sustainable development as they relate to human impact upon southern California water resources. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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The California Electricity Crisis
5 pages in length. Political manipulation and a blatant disregard for human life reside at the core of California's electricity crisis. While the current situation has wreaked havoc upon the state's economic and emotional standing, this is not the...
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Critical Review of Davis's Ecology of Fear
This 5 page paper provides an overview of this book, and a critical review of the author's ideas. Los Angeles is discussed in depth, particularly as it pertains to natural disasters that, according to the author, are socially constructed. No...
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Tools of Environmental Regulation
This 10 page paper considers the different tools that may be used by the European Union to control environmental waste. Issues discussed include environmental taxes, eco labelling and emissions trading, what they are, how they may be seen to work,...
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Evolution & Environmental Perspective
A 5 page research paper that answers three specific questions concerning attitudes toward the environment. Question 1 concerns the connection between one attitude toward evolution and beliefs on species' preservation. Question #2 discusses the...
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Energy Efficient Homes: Cost Efficient And Crucial To Environmental Prosperity
11 pages in length. Planning for the future of energy resources requires a close look at the various alternative energy options for the average home in order to determine the best overall option. The primary deciding factors as to which type or...
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Technological Mistakes and Follies of the Twentieth Century
This 5 page paper focuses on two serious technological disasters of the twentieth century
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Predications for the Future
This 5 page essay focuses on predictions for the world in the context of cultural geography. Several issues are explored inclusive of population, agriculture, ethnicity, and religion. No bibliography.
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Marine Biology: Pollutants
8 pages in length. The writer discusses marine pollution as it relates to coral reefs, southern California beaches and global waters. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Adverse Environmental Impact Of Heat Sensitive Paper
This 5 page paper considers thermal papers, the way it is made, used and disposed of and the way that this can be seen as damaging to the environment. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Global Warming
A 9 page research paper that argues that the concept of global warming is seriously flawed. The writer discusses the various arguments made by those who oppose the global warming model of climatic change. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Population Time Bomb
An 8 page assertion that the world
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The Nitrogen Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle: This 5-page essay examines issues relevant to this critical element, how Man has tampered to the Earth
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