rainfall area (250-1000mm) with best suited to flat/gently rolling country as near to watercourses or on alluvial soils due to the periodic floods. Ecosystem of the Red Gum varies across the state due to the climatic and geographic range. One particular Red Gum site is listed on the Living Murray initiative site which is Barmah-Millewa Forest, one of the six icon sites in the Murray-Darling Basin and internationally renowned location under the RAMSAR Convention. Barmah-Millewa Forest is located
of neighbouring Victoria. Sooke’s casual lifestyle and rural setting affords many of comforts of city life without the traffic. For centuries, this area was a thriving Coast Salish settlement. The T’sou-ke peoples lived alongside a salmon river and within a sheltered harbor, an area where seafood was in abundance along the seashore, and game, roots and berries were harvested in the forests. Fast Facts • Population: 10 436 • Location: Sooke is located 45 km (28 miles) west of Victoria on the southwest
By Robertson Ndegwa Ngunyi 罗伯特 Paper submitted for Ecotourism Final Exam to Sun Yat Sen University, Doctorate in Tourism Management School of Business, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management Professor Liu Yan December, 2009 Keywords: Protected areas, Sustainability, Community Based Tourism, Maasai, Safari 1 Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Kenya Robertson Ndegwa Ngunyi Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide abridgment of the current state of affairs in Kenya, critically
strong ocean current over large kelp forests. Fish of all shapes and sizes swim up to investigate who I am and what I am doing in their underwater world. I was lucky enough during spring break to take part in an Open Water scuba diving course and receive my diving certification that allows me to dive anywhere in the world up to eighteen meters deep. Over the weekend, I headed down first to Rye Pier and then Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park in Victoria to give diving in the ocean a try after
people living in the area. “Because if you destroy the forests, the rivers will stop flowing and the rains will become irregular and the crops will fail and you will die of hunger and starvation” (BBC News). Starvation and hunger become a real problem for the people living in and around the Mau forest. The lack
How to Make the Malahat Safer The debate about how to improve the treacherously narrow and winding Malahat Mountain Highway on South Vancouver Island has been an on-going issue since its conception back in 1861 when it was built as a cattle trail, then up-graded to wagon-road status in 1884 and eventually paved in 1911 (Commission). Currently vital safety upgrades are underway such as concrete barriers to divide the road lanes and stabilization solutions for falling debris. The presence of physical
The following annotated bibliography covers a breath of topics under the major topic theme Environmental Management and Conservation. It was created as a starting point for building my knowledge of GIS tools used in environmental management and conservation for my concept map. The authors present an exploratory study using purposive testing among four different groups (scientist, non-scientist, agency manager and social scientist) included in the Coastal Landscape Analysis Modelling Study (CLAMS)
District: Nagpur Founded: 1702 A.D. Founder: Raja Buland Shah Government: Body – Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Mayor – Anil Sole (BJP) Municipal Commisioner – Shyam Wardhane Police Commisioner – Mr Kaushal Pathak Area : Captital City – 217.65 km2 Metro – 3,780 km2 Population : Metropolitan City – 4,405,421 Rank – 13 Density – 20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi) Metro – 2,583,911 Vehicle Registration : Vehicle registration MH31 – Ngp West;
The Zambezi River reaches a length of 1,600 miles before it empties into the Indian Ocean with an average discharge of 247,240 cubic feet per second. Furthermore, the Zambezi River is split into three sections: the upper, middle, and lower river. Victoria Falls—the world’s largest waterfall—is considered the boundary between the upper and middle Zambezi River. There are also two main dams built on the Zambezi that harness enough energy to power most of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Finally,
Does Planning work? Choose one plan and consider the ways in which it has either ameliorated or exacerbated to social and/or physical environment. This essay will discuss Urban Planning and its relation to a specific plan. The plan that will be discussed is the 2011, “Nowra CBD Master Plan”. The essay will also aim to address the question “Does Planning Work?” through the discussion of relevant examples and leading factors in the role of planning. Often said that planners draw plans and once one