Plastic Bags hanging from the branches‚ flying in the air‚ stuck in corners racing along with the vehicles on the road are – as we all can see – PLASTIC BAGS. This wonder material of the 20th century has invaded every aspect of our lives; it is all over the place messing up the streets and parks‚ clogging up the drains and gutters. These plastic bags or shoppers as they are commonly called are available in all sizes‚ shapes and colors‚ and because of their lightweight‚ flexibility and low cost they
Premium Plastic Waste management Waste
SUMMARY Moral Hazard in Equity Contracts: The Principal-Agent Problem The separation of ownership and control involves moral hazard‚ in that the managers (the agents) may act in their own interest rather than in the interest of the stockholder-owners (the principals) because the managers have less incentive to maximize profits than the stockholder-owners do. Tools to Help Solve the Principal-Agent Problem Production of Information: Monitoring Stockholders engage in a particular type of information
Premium Contract Economics Insurance
Moral Hazard? Moral Hazard occurs ｫwhen a party insulated from risk behaves differently than it would behave if it were fully exposed to the riskｻ. In that definition of moral hazard the idea of risk is very present‚ so we can easily see how this concept is related to the financial system and the banks. Indeed Moral hazard is the idea that banks could take unnecessary risks because they believe they池e too big to fail and would be bailed out in future crises. So moral hazard shows
Premium Risk Finance Subprime mortgage crisis
The Four Hazards The Four Hazards Samantha De Zee Environmental Science Natural Hazards: Cultural‚ Biological‚ Physical and Chemical An altogether diverse viewpoint is carried into center as we think as of a portion of the natural perils that go hand in hand with streamlined development and concentrated farming. A portion of the most hazardous dangers in this planet are the conclusion of perfectly voluntary conduct---specifically‚ smoking tobacco and taking part in unsafe sexual movement
Premium Bacteria Microorganism Risk
What are the consequences of cutting down trees? There are many consequences for the environment of cutting down trees. Known as deforestation it has huge effects on the environment. It one very big effect is the loss of biodiversity which is a direct effect of cutting down trees. There are many reasons of which humans act out deforestation. For example is so that we can set up cattle farms. Also grow crops of which can then be sold to people. Another reason is for urbanisation and for the building
Free Carbon dioxide Oxygen Nitrogen
Hazard identification Malathion is an insecticide that is used primarily on crops to control insects. Malathion brakes down quickly when exposed to the elements like soil‚ water‚ and sunlight. Normally people are not exposed to this insecticide unless they are in the vicinity of the area that is being sprayed. Then the risk will be the spray that is in the air‚ or on surfaces that have been touched. (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov) Malathion affects how the brain and the nervous system
Premium Management Risk Risk management
due to its role in the process of rescue. The presence of GIS expertise in emergency management can be in part explained by the want and desire on the part GIS professionals to retain the consistency and integrity of data pertaining to any given hazard or disaster. This endeavour to build and maintain a reliable data stream facilitates more accurate and thorough long term analysis leading to the delivery of relevant short term information. Operationally the presence of GIS expertise in emergency
Premium Crisis management Geographic information system Emergency management
planning process is the Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis which is an understanding of the potential risks and threats towards the Alaqua Animal Refuge. The analysis is crucial in learning the potential weak points and their consequences that could impact the Refuge center. Some key terms that we need to know are hazard‚ probability‚ vulnerability and risk. Hazard is a circumstance that has potential to lead to an emergency or disaster. Probability is the likelihood that a hazard will occur. Vulnerability
Premium Tropical cyclone Risk Storm
understand that clear cutting isn’t bad per say but can be helpful in the long run. There are two versions of clear cutting‚ one called a commercial clear cut‚ where only the merchantable tree is cut‚ leaving the unmerchantable tree behind to be either left or burnt in the slash piles. The other is a plain old clear cut‚ where everything is cut‚ from the merchantable trees to even the unmerchantable are cut. Clear cutting proscribes mostly to trees that do well in high sun areas. Trees like Doug fir‚
Premium Forestry Wood Logging
1. Define what is meant by the term “natural hazard”. A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. 2. Provide a brief description of the type of hazard you have been allocated. Bushfires: A bushfire is a large out-of-control fire occurring in areas with large amounts of flammable vegetation. Bushfires are hard to control as the right weather conditions and wind direction can cause a bushfire to spread from the
Premium Black Saturday bushfires