The analysis of environmentally sensitive areas can be done on the basis of different parameters such as?. The selection of the layers is an open process, though only meaningful layers produce meaningful results. Basso et al. (2000) in their study used an integrated, multi-level, approach to study the different environmental degradation stages and the existing interactions amongst the individual components of the landscape of the Agri basin in the Basilicata Region in Southern Italy. They considered an ‘Environmental Sensitive Area’ as a specific and delimited entity in which environmental and socio-economical factors are not balanced or are not sustainable for that particular environment. Among the different parameters they analysed were …show more content…
MEditerranean Desertification And Land USe (MEDALUS) project is one of the largest project of the European Comission established to analyse the global and regional climate changes. The MEDALUS model (Kosmas et al.1999) identifies regions that are environmentally sensitive area (ESAs). In this model, different types of ESAs to desertification can be analysed in terms of various parameters such as landforms, soil, geology, vegetation, climate, and human actions. Each of these parameters is grouped into various uniform classes and a weighting factor is assigned to each class. Then four layers are evaluated: soil quality, climate quality, vegetation quality, and management quality. As outlined by Kosmas et al. (1999) and Brandt et al. (2003), the method should be reasonably simple, robust and widely applicable; the selection of parameters to assess environmental quality must be made attending to their availability, economy and ability to update and the system should be adaptable to the development and refinement of the existing information content and the possible addition of new information. The principal innovation which was brought in to the study by Kirkby et al. (1998) in their study of MEDALUS was long term interactions with the vegetation and soil, with implications for the way in which the surface flow and infiltration are described and distributed area wise. The model contains four inter-related sub-models for the atmosphere, vegetation, soil and
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Assess the potential environmental impact of a proposed construction project on the local natural environment.
The research question I have chosen to investigate is “In what ways can we agree that the town of Brentwood, England, is a sustainable area?”
The aim is to identify and associate landforms, rock types and soils to the natural environment and its plants and animals and also to investigate the history of the local environment, comprising human impacts over the last 50 years. The impact of human alterations to the environment includes increased soil erosion and changes in river flows.
I grew up in the small town of Sweeny, Texas in Brazoria County. Brazoria County has a population of over 330,000 people and about 1,600 thousand square miles long. The majority of Brazoria County is a combination of small towns that gradually get bigger as you get towards the Houston area. About 77.5% of the population is white, 13.5 is African American, 6.8 is Asian and the other 2.2 percent makes up many different races. The overall health ranking of Brazoria County is 23 out of 234 in 2017 (County Health Ranking). Compared to other counties, Brazoria County overall quality of living is about average. We do not have any alarming health issues that are through the roof but that does not mean that we do not have health issues that need to be addressed.
Produce an environmental audit, and report assessing the potential environmental impact of the proposed project on the local Natural Environment.
We have become so diverse due to our ability to adapt to our surrounding environment. Our physical characteristics have gone from a singular region with fewer variables, to regions across the world where we were forced to adapt in order to survive. When the tribes commenced dispersion to different parts of the world, our biology shifted to suit the varying degrees of need for absorption of sunlight. While this is not the only cause of diversity, it played a major role in how we gather and process food, the climate of the location, and how our bodies change from differing jobs and activities that must be accomplished. We eventually developed mutations that would allow us to thrive all over the world.
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) play an essential role for sustainability establishing. As Anzecc (1991) mentioned that EIA producers would take a responsibility for issues like improving the efficiency of the contribution made by making sustainability and environmentally decision, which means the government responsible for EIA process which have the power to recommend environmental conditions.
The geomorphological hazards that the landform is associated with and explain the cause of, impact in, community response to one hazard
Some of the most obvious physical factors which cause change in ecosystems can be seen through succession; for example in the sand dune ecosystem in Talacre, North Wales you can see how the vegetation changes with distance from the high mark. The further in land you travel across the sand dunes the more densely the vegetation become and the wider the
In our reading, Richards, Brady, and Taylor (2015) describes the variety of cause of CIDs. The cause of CIDs ranges from environmental factors to psychological factors. The environments factors include drug and alcohol abuse, maternal age, infections, and malnutrition. Most of the environmental factors can be eliminated by proper medical care, nutrition, alcohol and drug counseling. However, perinatal cause such as lack of oxygen, metabolic disorders, prematurity, and others factors are outside the control of the parents.
Based on scale of measurement, the program RORA needs drainage area exceeding 1 sq. mile and less than 500 sq. mile (Rutledge, 2000). But, the 1KB4 catchment covers an area of 18048 km2 (6968 sq. mile) which is out of the RORA limitation. As specified by Rutledge (2000), although that limitation is not universal and is subjective relying on hydrologic setting, the effect of large areas create non-uniformity of storm events and lead to mix multiple hydrogeologic settings. Also, the assumption that streamflow recession depends solely on groundwater discharge, and exclude other sources such as river bank storage and wetlands (Rutledge, 2000) might bring doubt about the model applicability in the Kilombero Valley since some parts of 1KB4 catchment is covered by
Desertification is defined by Scott E Spoolman and G. Miller in their book Living in the Environment as “the conversion of rangeland, rain-fed cropland, or irrigated cropland to desert-like land with a drop of agricultural activity of 10% or more”. To put this as simple as possible desertification is turning usable soil into desert. Dissertation is hard to observe but over time
Social Factors - The California Pizza Kitchen sells pizzas, pastas, salads, etc. and the ambience of the restaurants is quite informal and homely. Its primary key to its success has been that they were the first pizza restaurant that offered fresh and non-traditional ingredients for its pizzas. On a whole, the American consumer base is traditionally not very nutritional conscience when it comes to dining out. Regionally, the consumer preferences are suiting the business model of the company in most areas; however changes in the consumer
Organizations need to be aware of what is going on in their environments that might concern them, and more so, during the planning process. Diverse but overlapping environments ought to be monitored; the macro environment, the industrial environment, the competitive environment, and the organization’s internal environment (Ginter, 2013; Pfeiffer, 1986). At Rapha AL, my chosen organization, the environmental scanning will include distinct internal and external factors that would enable Rapha gain excellent understanding of the current and emerging issues that might affect it, and inspire the setting of clear and achievable goals. In this paper, I will analyze and address the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT); discuss current and prospective customers and evaluate the impact of environmental factors on the organization’s effectiveness to achieve the established goals within the strategic plan. Furthermore, I will address evolving external issues that could influence the strategic plan, evaluate the benefits of competitive analysis and Rapha’s capacity to achieve the strategic goals and objectives in a 3-year strategic plan.