Composting

The twenty-first century marks the first time in history that the majority of the world’s population live in urban areas (Buhaug & Urdal, 2013). Urbanization is continuing rapidly, especially in cities of the global South. Poverty is also urbanizing as reflected in the lack of adequate housing, infrastructure and services for a majority of poor urban populations. One third of the world’s population is estimated to be living in slum conditions characterized by high densities of low income…

Antibiotic resistance is a global health risk. Resilience to antibiotics occurs through the process of bacteria shifting and becoming resistant to the drugs that are used to treat the infections they root. In Tackling antibiotic resistance, Berendonk and colleagues state that “the magnitude of ARB and ARGs increasing the expansion of resistance among bacteria is not fully understood, nor is the idea that ARGs that are obtained by clinically suitable bacteria and environmental bacteria derive…

They should look at other alternatives that can ensure their survival and to assist countries in dealing with the global economy. To overcome this problem alternative environmentally friendly approach "Cleaner Production" (Cleaner Production (CP)) is seen to provide relief among industry players. The concept of Cleaner Production is a two-pronged in that it can help reduce the impact of environmental pollution and financial savings, if properly planned. Industry players need to do some…

wanted to try it. After all, new pants every year are expensive too when Bert Bear had to buy new ones even if they are not organic cotton. “You can learn about recycling and composting for the earth and our planet. Green living is a lifestyle that ties in with organic life too” Olivia Owl explained. “What is composting?” asked Bert Bear. “It is kind of like repurposing your refuse and trash. I recycle all of my organic trash that can decompose into my compost pile. Later I use it in…

Newberry Award Winners: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000. Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie is a story of a young girl, Opal, who moved from one small town in Florida to another with her father who was a preacher. Her mother left them when Opal was very young and she struggles with this throughout the book. While in the supermarket, Winn-Dixie, Opal found a dog that was tearing apart the store. She claimed the dog as hers and she and her father took the dog home. She…

Photo manipulation and its ethics/ No Photoshop Movement and the parallels Submitted by: Bhagvanth Prasad M Submitted to: Date: B.A. (Hons) Communication Design Advertising Year 3 Birmingham City University ICAT Design & Media College // Possible Title 1. The reasons behind No Photoshop/airbrush movement and its requirement 2. Cause of No Photoshop movement and Photo manipulation Ethics 3. Unrealistic beauty standards Abstract This dissertation deals with the relevance of…

This is one way in which energy is transferred between organisms in an ecosystem. The energy is used for a number of life processes. In a food chain only around 10 per cent of the energy is passed on to the next level. The rest of the energy passes out of the food chain in a number of ways: 1. via heat energy 2. is used for life processes (for example movement) 3. uneaten parts that pass to decomposers 4. is excreted and passes to decomposers. As less energy is transferred at each level…

Chapter: Soil, Water and Air Pollution 1. Introduction: Definitions of soil, water and air pollution; sources and types of soil, water and air pollution, soil and water pollution status in India With rapid increase and development in industrial and agricultural sectors along with population explosion, huge amount of organic and inorganic waste is released in environment and causing serious threats to environment and agro-ecosystem. This procedure can bring about a danger in the human wellbeing.…