landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability."[2] Environmental disasters are occurring with alarming regularity. But the management of such disasters has not kept pace at the required level. Major environmental disasters such as the 1952 London
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Woof. Woof woof. The consistent barking of my neighbor’s dog awakens me. I look outside the window only to realize its just 5 o’clock in the morning. Four hours before I need to get ready to head out with my family for a Sunday outing. “No use hitting the pillow now. I won’t be able to sleep anyhow.”‚ I tell myself. Having no clue how to spend these 5 hours‚ I start walking around my house. My room‚ with its orange hues‚ is the brightest one of all the rooms. Be it summer‚ winter or monsoon
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Sustainable development It is the proper use and management of out natural resources for the benefit of the present and future generations. It is well exemplified in the objectives of the Philippine Environmental (P.D. No. 1151) which are as follows: A. to create‚ develop‚ maintain and improve conditions under which man and nature can thrive in productive and enjoyable harmony with each other; B. to fulfill the social‚ economic and other requirements
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sejahtera‚ today I would like to discuss about our world is not a safe place to living in anymore. My opinion is because of environmental pollution. Nowadays‚ we always receive news about pollution. Everytime when we read newspaper at least we will have three or four reported environmental pollution in Malaysia. It is just in Malaysia‚ how about all over the world? Environmental pollution has become a major issue over the years and one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that
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1. "The traditional view of environmental economics is that environmental problems arise as a result of the presence of externalities". The term environmental externalities refers to the chemical and biological wastes that are created as by-products of otherwise purposeful human activities‚ as opposed to effects or processes that occur in the natural environment. For example‚ power plants contribute heavily to emissions but while there is demand for their products and services they will carry
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The environmental challenges facing industrial companies and governments throughout the world are numerous and complex. Most governments and industrial companies now clearly realize and embrace the paradigm that environmental issues are intertwined with social/ cultural and socioeconomic issues.whereas Sustainable development (SD) is a pattern of growth in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present‚ but also
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Essay: Meaning of "Home" Meaning of “Home” Each one of us has the place which brings back good memories‚ is the symbol of comfort and wellness‚ revokes memories related to music‚ objects‚ colors‚ people‚ and dishes. This place is called home. It is kept in our memories as an ideal one‚ even if it is not so perfect. Home serves as a kind of fortress to us‚ our freedom and deeds. The word home is a many faceted word that combines different concepts. Home is culture‚ religion‚ the place where you
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Genetic influences and environmental influences have the potential to positively or negatively affect the fetus. Genetic influences are inherited and environmental influences pertain to the environment and these are not inherited. For the purpose of this discussion‚ an explanation of how these influences negatively affect the development of a fetus will be rendered. In defining and describing the genetic influences‚ Dominant-Recessive Inheritance transpire when a single allele disturbs the
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per day for six days per week. It is necessary for an environmental impact study to be undertaken before the county can issue a permit. The biggest issue is‚ of course‚ the air quality implications of cement production‚ but potential impacts on water quality are of concern as well. It is now October‚ and you want to start building the plant by the end of next summer‚ if at all possible. It is now time to issue an RFP to procure an environmental impact analysis. Studies of this type normally require
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING Environmental scanning is a process of gathering‚ analyzing‚ and dispensinginformation for tactical or strategic purposes. The environmental scanning processentails obtaining both factual and subjective information on the businessenvironments in which a company is operating or considering entering.Environmental scanning is the process in which a firm continually collects andevaluates information about its external environment. There are six main categoriesof environmental
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