Academic papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

Genetically Modified Food Report
This 17 page paper is written in the form of a report in three parts. The first paper considers what is meant by the term genetically modified food and the general concerns and research. The second part of the paper considers the implications of...
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The Purpose of Environmental Regulation
This 4 page paper examines various ideas about environmental regulation. The paper argues that it is necessary to preserve the health and well being of the people. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Uranium Mining at Kakadu National Park
This 6 page paper looks at the management of the uranium mining at Kakadu National Park (KNP) which is also a World Heritage Site and argues that the bias for nuclear energy on the part of the Austrian government prevented sufficient positive or...
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Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
A 6 page assessment of the current scenario surrounding emission reductions in an effort to decrease global warming. This article observes the balance that must be made between gross domestic product and ecological stability. Bibliography lists 1...
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An Environmental Balancing Act: Are Aesthetics More Important than Overall Environmental Impact?
A 7 page discussion of the contest that often erupts in scenarios involving conservation verses development. This paper presents the viewpoints and considerations that are in play in the question of whether to put a wind turbine park within view of...
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An Environmental Balancing Act: Are Aesthetics More Important than Overall Environmental Impact?
A 9 page discussion of the contest that often erupts in scenarios involving conservation verses development. This paper presents the viewpoints and considerations that are in play in the question of whether to put a wind turbine park within view of...
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Analysis of an Editorial
A 3 page paper which analyzes the editorial article
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Urban Agriculture - Benefits And Risks
This 7 page paper begins with a definition of urban and peri-urban agriculture and data about urban population as well as data regarding the proportion of families involved in urban agriculture in certain areas in the world. The importance and...
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Data for Assessing a Site to Hold Hazardous Waste
This 10 page paper identified data sources that could be used to help identify a site suitable for storing hazardous waste. The paper identifies a range of data sources that will help identity characteristics of areas such as low population density,...
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Reducing Dependence on Foreign Oil in the Transportation Industry
This 5 page paper discusses why it's vital that America reduce its dependence on foreign oil, and ways in which the transportation industry can reduce that dependence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Ecological Warning Signs
A 4 page research paper that discusses the significance of marine mammal deaths. The writer argues that in previous eras, miners would take canaries into the mines with them and use them as living barometers that would tell them when oxygen levels...
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Noise Monitoring System
This 5 page paper examines a noise monitoring system and then assesses its technical efficiency. The paper uses an airport as an example, with the measurement of aircraft noises, looks at how the data and what it is used for as well as the...
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Ballast Water and Invasive Species
A 10 page discussion of the problem confronting Western Europe (and indeed the world as a whole) regarding the regulation of ship ballast waters. These waters are known to be a complicating factor in the introduction of non-native species to...
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Persistent Contamination in the Food Chain
A 2 page paper providing a graphical representation of where contaminants such as DDT enter the food chain, illustrating the relation between plants, animals and humans. The graphic was inspired by Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring." Bibliography...
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Sustainable Development and Human Welfare
This 4 page paper discusses sustainable development, what it is, the impacts it has on societal factors, current thinking, and argues that without sustainable development human welfare is in jeopardy. Bibliography lists
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