Hanoi University of Science and Technology December 2014 Contents Introduction 1. Impacts of deforestation 2.1. Deforestation contributes to global warming 2.2. Deforestation loses biodiversity 2.3. Deforestation impacts soil negatively 2. Causes of deforestation 1.1. Population growth is an indirect reason of deforestation 1.2. Deforestation is rooted by urbanization and industrialization 1.3. Agriculture leads to deforestation 3. Solutions Conclusion
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Urbanization and Sub-urbanization Urbanization is defined the process of the migration of people from rural to urban areas and the social, cultural, and behavioral impacts, for example Mumbai, Delhi, and Rio de Janeiro. On the other hand, suburbanization is the migration of people from the city to the suburb areas or rural regions to the suburbs. It entails the surrounding the cities using single developing housing for instance Phoenix and Los Angeles. Suburbanization has been facilitated by the
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Impacts of Tourism on Freshwater Resources in Mediterranean Chintan Patel Student Id: 090303630 MI201: A. Beggar November 19th, 2010 Mediterranean is considered to be one of the most desirable destinations for vacation due to its mild climate, beautiful costal sceneries and rich biodiversity. Each year millions of tourists visit Mediterranean, by 2025 tourist population in Mediterranean is predicted to reach up to 355 million per year. On average, 1/3 of the worlds overall tourism income
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the risk of flooding in a drainage basin is increased by human activities. //Firstly, urbanization can increase the risk of flooding in a drainage basin. Urbanization is defined as the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities. Urbanization drastically alters the drainage traits of natural catchments, or drainage areas, by increasing the volume and rate of surface runoff. While the impact of on river system may be minimal, the carrying capacity of small streams may be quickly
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The benefits of urbanization outweigh the costs. Discuss. “Urbanization is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities” (Learn on the Internet, 2008). Globally, urbanization is increasing. For example, in 1950, the percentage of urbanization was 30%, now, it is around 55%, and by 2030, it may rise to 60%. (WHO, 2010). In addition, this phenomenon usually happens in developing countries. At present, urbanization is mostly happening in countries such as China and India (Learn
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Noise, health, biodiversity & Environment impact The company’s emission scandal has led a great environmental impact. The overall impact would be less but if you consider the impact in Europe alone than it is significant. On September 18 2015 EPA found out that Volkswagen uses an algorithm in its diesel engines which
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in the other trends. This book did an excellent job of describing megatrends of urbanization, Chinese manufacturing scale, rise of Chinese consumer, money, brainpower, and the Chinese internet. This helped to not only clarify what trends to be most cognizant of, but also how they seem to rank in terms of importance in shaping the country. The first, and arguably the most important, trend in the book is “urbanization”. Over 300 million people moved from the rural countryside to cities in the past
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THE PROCESS AND PATTERN OF URBANIZATION AND LABOUR MIGRATION IN NIGERIA By Anyaele Samuel O. Mabogunje (1968), defined urbanization as the process whereby human beings congregates in relatively large number at one particular spot of the earth surface. The particular spot is refered to urban centers. Urbanization simply put, is a demographical phenomenon charaterized with the movement of people from the rural settings to permanently dwell in the city (urban areas). Labour migration on the other hand
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Environmental Impact: Environmental impact remains low due to the small number of people. Stage 2 1900 Major Historical Changes: There is increasing food availability through agricultural expansion, which eliminates starvation and also causes the death rate to decrease. Changing Population Size: The population size is increasing. Women are still having many children. Birth and Death Rates: There are high birth rates but decreasing death rates. Environmental Impact: Environmental impact is increasing
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