Human behavioral ecology

I will write about “ The Japanese sense of the seasons”. In the book, the author says that Japanese people have a strong sense of the seasons. Because Japanese people had been engaged in agriculture, their lives depended on the seasons. The time of planting seeds, giving fertilizer, and harvesting food are all depended on seasons. So they treasured four seasons, and thanks to this, a lot of seasonal events were formed. I agree that the past Japanese people had strong sense of the seasons.…

“The role of an organizational culture can be related to the roots of a tree. Like tree roots, organizational culture provides life and a healthy platform for performance of an organization. It also provides provide stability and nourishment for organizations.” The Functions of Organisation culture that Brinker International may encounter includes the following: 1. The first function of culture is that it has a Boundary-Defining role which means that culture helps to create distinctions between…

environmental problems are interconnected and can have compounding effects. After reading “The Lorax,” look at the list below and discuss the implications of how any two or more of the items can cause a worsened environmental effect: a) Energy consumption b) Human population explosion c) Loss of biodiversity d) Soil erosion e) Food shortages f) Waste disposal g) Deforestation h) Water pollution i) Global warming j) Political…

A school campus’ mood and success are derived from the connection between culture and climate. The educational product will be better for a campus whose culture and climate are positive versus negative. The school campus culture and climate can be reformed but in order to do so, the distinctions between culture and climate need to be understood and significant changes are needed starting with climate first as it is climate that influences culture. In the article School Climate, Gruenert…

Ella Owens Bezy,Period 8, 8/14/17 What Is Geography And Why Do We Study It? Geography is the study of physical features of the Earth and it’s atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distributions of populations and resources, land use, and industries as said by the Oxford Dictionary. One reason to study geography is because in order to understand why Earth and Sun relationships, water cycles, and wind and ocean services affect our day to day…

In addition, the “chain of explanation” is a model that was created to characterize a technique used in the studies of political ecology by Blaikie and Brookfield (EVSP620, 2016). An example of a conceptual framework that exemplifies a link between ecological changes and political-economic forces are displayed in Figure I (Scoones, 1998). Figure I displays the relationship between livelihood, organizations/institutions, and sustainability. The model is used to derive five types of analyses. The…

In order for students to become environmentally literate, individuals must “climb the environmental literacy ladder” (What is Environmental Literacy, 2007). First, one must be connected to nature, not just aware of one’s surroundings, but also immersing one’s self in nature and being a participant in it. Once the connection between person and nature is established one becomes more aware of all the aspects that are interconnected, throughout the environment, locally and globally. The more time…

Sustainability is concerned with the promoting of the most effective use of resources, the protection of the environment and ecosystems and the development of a more equitable world society. As sustainability includes different issues, is often difficult to define precise terms of it. Considering the Venn diagram, sustainability can be described as the intersection of three main issues as environmental, economic and social issues. Sustainability Venn diagram…

Boerner, Christopher and Thomas Lambert. “Environmental Injustice.” Public Interest, no. 118, Winter 1995, pp. 61-82. Christopher Boerner and Thomas Lambert in their article “Environmental Injustice” examine the injustices done to the minority communities in the United States concerning environmental pollution. The authors argue that minority communities face a lot of environmental racism, which has spurred concerns from civil rights movements. Advocates of environmental justice have been on…

them are sold as ornamentals. But certain fern species can create substantial problems and they are herein called “problem ferns”. Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern) is one of the problem ferns which cause the greatest range of problems on ecology and human welfare. Bracken fern has been described as one of the five most common plants on earth, the most locally intensive and globally extensive. It is a ubiquitous fern belonging to the phylum Pteridophyta and to the family Dennstaedtiaceae. In…