Human behavioral ecology

The following report outlines the strategies implemented and significant factors considered in developing an effective physical education program for the first grade class at Hills Academy*. Hills Academy is a small co-educational school catering for K-5 in a unique wetland environment. It provides a learning environment, which boosts a love of the outdoors. Children love to play and be active. This program has been designed to encourage these first graders to develop an interest in living a…

lack of biodiversity, which we need to maintain a stable ecosystem. The more natural resources we use, the lesser the supply we will then have. Even though we don’t consider them useful, we depend on natural resources a lot more than we think. As humans, we depend on other living organisms to provide us with resources needed to survive. Also, the growth of industry increases the amount of pollution being let into the atmosphere, which causes loss of habitats due to climate change. Climate has a…

What does it mean to you to be environmentally literate? To become environmentally literate a person must “Climb the Environmental Literacy Ladder” (What is Environmental Literacy, 2007). First s/he must be connected to nature; not just knowing about it, but also putting themselves in nature and being aware that they are a part of it. Once that connection is made one becomes more aware of all the aspects that are interconnected throughout the environment locally and globally. The more time…

This definition includes “any solid, liquid, gas, odor, hear, sound, vibration, radiation or combination of any of them resulting in directly or indirectly from human activities that causes or may cause an adverse effect”. In this case sand is considered a solid that may cause adverse effects resulting from indirect human activities, as elaborated on below. This is strongly supported in the R. v. Toronto Electric Commissioners case where a contaminant is looked at its capacity to impair.…

Observations The several ecological factors discussed in the introduction were contrasted with the study site. The first site was analysed during high tide. Several aerate rocks occupied the rocky shore of the particular site. No presence of barnacles was noted. There were several favourable abiotic and biotic factors within this microhabitat. These included tidal action, salinity, availability of nutrients and lack of diversity within the competition of space and lack of predators. Despite…

Ellis 2000). Activities can be divided into on-farm or natural resource-based (e.g., forest extractivism and agriculture) and non-farm or non-natural resource-based (e.g., wages, pensions). Assets are composed of different types of capitals: natural, human, financial, social and physical (Scoones 1998; Bebbington 1999; Ellis…

In her paper, Good (2007) examines the links between TV viewing and attitudes about the natural environment (p. 365). Previous research from different parts of the World revealed that heavier TV viewers showed a lower degree of environmental concern and less interest in the natural environment than lighter TV viewers (p. 365) and that heavier TV viewers were more likely to be materialistic than lighter TV viewers (p. 366). Since previous research did not offer any explanation for the…

Biodiversity is the variety of life in an ecosystem. Biodiversity holds an ecosystem together like glue. Having biodiversity means every species, no matter how small, is important to maintaining life in an ecosystem. Human activities are the main threat to biodiversity. Humans…

anthropocentric ideal of evolution as the natural world has been overconsumed by society in order for global development. Cronon (1995) states that natures worth is measured and judged by civilisation, claiming that society produces a dualistic world of humans and nature being placed at opposite ends of the spectrum. This ideal is ironic seeing as development cannot be achieved without nature, and nature cannot be sustained and conserved without the protection of society. Cronon (1995) displays…

The Fruit of One’s Curiosity and Discovery Curiosity is the key to discovery. That is a thought that came to my mind when I started viewing the film No Impact Man. The thought stayed with my mind even more when I did my carbon footprint and took the quiz, however, the film resonated to me due to what the family have done to be environmental friendly, and where they did their experiment. The easing in to the green way of life to where the process started to have hurdles for the main characters…