Hydrology

Change(s) in the Land William Cronon’s change in the land: the book is about Indian colonists and the ecology of New England, the book discusses the history of the economy and ecology of colonial of New England and how it affected the future of the region. In Cronon’s thesis he calms, ‘ the shift from the Indian to European dominance in new England entailed important changes well known to the historians in the ways these people organized their lives, but it also involved fundamental…

Social Cambodia has a population of 15.458.332. 47,9 % of the population is 24 or younger. In the table below you can see a population pyramid. As you can see there are a lot of young people. The life expectancy at birth is 63,78 years. For females it is 66,32 and for males it is 61,35 years. So on average females get older then males in Cambodia. The average school life expectancy is 11 years and the percentage of child labor is 39% (based om 2008 and 2001 information) 90% of the ethnic…

When I was younger, I wanted to be a medical doctor, I remember thinking that those people could really help people. As I grew older, and my lack of affinity for biology and other medical related things presented itself, I turned to teaching. I thought then at least I could help students and make their lives better. However, as I got older and my talents for math and science began to truly develop I diverted from teaching and focused on engineering. I went to an engineering driven high school…

bring drinking water to 40 million people, irrigation to 1.8million hectares of land and hydroelectric power. Lack of any legal remedy for violation of law and human rights as the dam had to go ahead without having significant knowledge about the hydrology of river and poor record of rehabilitation and settlement. The human rights violations continue to happen in the valley from the rise in the water level leading in loss of livelihood and cultural…

Alligators are very sensitive to the changes in salinity, hydrology, and productivity of their ecosystems. Everglade restoration is a big part of keeping the alligators safe. Alligators control long-term vegetation dynamics in the wetlands by reducing the population of mammals. These animals would overgraze the Everglades…

BHP Billiton is a mining, metals and petroleum company based out of Melbourne, Australia. BHP Billiton is considered amongst the largest mining companies in the world. It is in BHP Billiton’s values to put health and safety first, being environmentally responsible and supporting the communities in which it operates. BHP Billiton is a registered Organizational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). BHP Billiton practices its sustainability initiatives around the four major areas: 1…

In the times when Construction giants are burgeoning worldwide, I chose Structural Engineering for a simple reason - It is what I have always desired to do. Being born in a family related to construction business since last 20 years in SURAT, I always had exposure to it and it insinuated interest in me. Accompanying my dad on his site visit during my childhood vacations fascinated me. Hence my future field was pretty much decided since childhood with an aim of joining my dad’s business. Although…

forests are replaced by pasture or crops, this water recycling process changes, leading to reduced atmospheric humidity and potentially suppressing precipitation", according to researchers from the University of Leeds and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Spracklen 1). As water is not only a major energy source for South America, but the livelihood of their tropical forests ecosystems, such a change is especially dangerous for all of the…

“Changes in the Land” is a personal work of William Cronon that generally gives a persuasive and original interpretation of the dynamic conditions in the plant and animal communities in New England that took place when there was a change from Indian authority to European authority. It uses both the ecologist and historian tools to construct an analysis of the way the people and the land influenced each other, and the way the complex network of relationships created the communities of New England…

South Australia encountered many challenges in its environmental planning over decades due to natural causes, such as: geographical position and climate, and anthropogenic disturbance originated from: urbanization, industrialization, and transportation. There are three key environmental issues that remain vital to be anticipated by the state’s planners for at least the next five years, they are: 1. WATER SECURITY ISSUE Drivers: a. Climate Change Chartres and Williams (2006) explain that, based…