in china go through this every day. In north China they have a scarcity of water. The government is trying to bring it to attention. By limiting water use and transporting water to the north. There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Population and Urbanization,Water pollution, and industrialization. Of these, the biggest driver is industrialization. One reason for China’s water shortage is due to the over growing population of chinese people.First from 1980 to 2011 the population
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Comparison of the Two Subject Cities San Diego, California and Macon, Georgia are on the complete opposite sides of the United States, yet they share common characteristics of water supply. Both cities main water sources come from surface water and are primarily used in forests and grasslands. They also share the same risks of nutrient pollution and sedimentation. However, Macon is at a very low risk compared to San Diego’s high risk of nutrient pollution and medium risk of sedimentation. According
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The Californian Drought Crisis This section of the paper will outline the current Californian drought crisis, taking the position that climatically, it is a combined result of lower than average precipitation and higher than average temperatures and that the population, in residential, commercial and agricultural settings place an excessive demand upon the state’s water supply. Working together, these stressors have a collective effect in causing the drought crisis in California since 2012. 2015
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The society we live in today is depleting our water resources in a way that it is hard to restore the damage. Out of all the states in the U.S., California is in an extreme drought right now and it could get worse than it already is. There are a lot of inconsiderate people out there that waste gallons of water on unnecessary things that are contributing to the drought. Therefore, it is time that people are informed on how to take appropriate action towards not wasting valuable water. Water is an
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their just place in society (Raboy, 1993, p.87). Overall, the extent and type of coverage accorded to the Montreal massacre in the media showed how society can sometime engage in deep reflection, but only really puts itself in question in extreme crisis (Raboy, 1993,
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Article of the Week Response In the article “The Wrong Way to Think about California Water”, the passage “Urban use: The shame of turf” talks about the cutbacks that average Californians have taken. Californians have cut back their water usage by 54 gallons from 1995 to 2010. The main reason of this sudden decrease in the amount of gallons used is turf, artificial grass. The passage states “‘We need to look at lawns the way we look at smoking in restaurants’, Gleick says, “‘as not a good idea anymore
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1. Describe the behavior you want to change or encourage and indicate why you think this is important and contributes to a sustainable future. The behavior I would like to change is to persuade people in the highly importance of saving water. All living beings on the earth need water to live. For example, a person can survived 30 or more days without food, but only few days without water. Therefore, water is one of our most precious resources to survive, but also, one of our most wasted. One
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Three years ago, I moved to California from the state of Washington. I soon learned an extreme drought gripped California. This idea seemed unfathomable to me at the time. For the past ten years, I lived in a place where water was readily available due to an ample supply of water from the local aquifer. Where I lived, people always watered their yards and could take long showers without shame. In California, the opposite was true; along with avoiding watering yards and taking short showers, crops
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only come forward to hold a press conference to release news, and a TV interview announced to provide the latest progress of the event to the public. 2 How can communication strategy focus on retaining customer confidence? Williamson created the crisis communication plan which was applying the last few corrections to a press release before faxing it to PR Newswire. After the incident, CEO Williamson ordered a full recall of all juice products, which had to be completed within 48 hours. After the
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scenarios and the strategic management process David Pollard and Sabine Hotho Dundee Business School, University of Abertay, Dundee, UK Abstract Purpose – The aim of this exploratory paper is to consider the strategic importance of crisis management and integration of crisis planning with the organisation’s strategy processes, in particular the utilisation of scenario planning as a crisis planning activity. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the crisis management literature was undertaken
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