Urbanization

Global world population is expected to hit the 9 billion mark by 2050. Besides the growing population, hunger is another problem that has affected at least 800 million people across the world, mostly females. Both issues can be addressed by increasing food productivity. However, the process of increasing food productivity has not been favorable to the environment for these past years. As a result, a sustainable way needs to be completed to increase food productivity and improve food security…

But as a solution to a wicked problem can itself cause a lot of problems (?), the same can be seen with the prospect of urbanization. Urbanization can lead to difficulty in waste management, air pollution, scarcity of finite resources, traffic congestion, human health concerns and environmental degradation (12,96,101). There are also multiple diverse stakeholders involved with conflicting…

The idea of western expansion was promoted in order to strengthen the reputation and the entirety of the infant country. This was appropriated and romanticized through texts and documents, such as Manifest Destiny and the message promoting Indian Removal Act, uses various appeals and logical fallacies to persuade the audience on the ideal benefits and optimistic virtues without the consideration of the Native American demographic. While expanding, the Americans encountered numerous Native…

Cote d’Ivoire shares many similarities with other colonized East African nations, however it is better off than many countries in Africa due to relatively low amounts of political strife, however certain aspects of the economy and environment still bare the scars of colonial rule. Cote d’Ivoire was host to many important kingdoms before the arrival of European powers. In the early eighteenth century the kingdom of Kong was founded by the muslim Juula. Kong became a center of commerce and…

The Tokugawa period was a cultural infusion of new forms of art. One form of art was practiced in the form of painting using a tedious process to get a spectrum of colors. Many woodblock paintings were like snapshots of everyday life. They weren't always drawn of wealthy aristocrats, rather a farmer's life. They were used to experience the unornamented, simple life. Some paintings are more urbanized and some are in rural areas. A common quality of many of the images is the presence of nature.…

Did you know that a giraffe’s heart is 25 pounds and 2 feet long? A giraffe has a black-blue tongue that is 16-18 inches and it is black-blue so it doesn't get sunburnt. They are pregnant for 15-18 months. Giraffes eat 75 pounds of leaves in a daily basis that is a lot of leaves! A baby giraffe called a calf is 6 feet tall just when it is born! Giraffes only have to sleep 30 minutes in a 24 hour period. The Giraffe is interesting because of when it lives, how it survives, and how it has been…

Corruption and bribery took place prior to the Civil War, during Reconstruction and still does today. Many post-Civil War acts influenced the twentieth century but one of the biggest changes were how African-Americans were treated. African Americans have a long history of fighting for the right to vote and using that right to fight for their freedom. Fredrick Douglas profound words, “There is no progress without struggle”. It took a Civil War to defeat slavery and when the slave system was…

occur in Klamath County. This type of flooding affects low-lying areas that would be inundated by a flood with a water depth of three feet or less. Yet another type of flooding that could affect the county is urban flooding. Resulting from the urbanization of fields and woodlands, urban flooding…

As Canadians manipulate natural habitats for farmland development and urbanization, the consideration for wildlife management of species including the Blanding’s Turtle becomes increasingly important. Recognized as an umbrella species, the Blanding’s Turtle may be a representative animal for its habitat and therefore monitoring its health may assist in selecting appropriate conservation strategies. Recognizing the decline in the size of many Blanding’s Turtle populations, several studies have…

Modernity corrupts what’s best in us. Name Institution affiliation Date Modernity corrupts what is best in us Modernity corrupts what is best in us. Everything we presume as progress-urbanization, technology and science and so on has a certain impact on our lives. Rousseau argues that civilization has corrupted humans. Human behavior and way of life differ from people to people depending on their orientation. Each day humans to strive to enhance their lives. As they continue to try…