Fighting Against Conservation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Heber Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Wide Range

This chapter examines how the optimism of conservationists led them to underestimate the challenges their movement faced. Allocating more control to the federal government in the name of environmental necessity provoked powerful opposition from those whose economic interests were threatened, those who doubted that pressing environmental problems existed at all, and those who objected in principle to the more muscular state called into being by Progressives. Moreover, because a wide range of rural Americans continued to hunt, fish, gather, log, and farm in the new parks and forests, the conservation state often criminalized their ways of making a living. While some of the resistance was conducted through formal politics, it also gave rise to widespread community-supported lawbreaking, violence against conservation officers, and arson and sabotage.

Topics of Environmental Education Program in Coastal Areas

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. O. Rennhack ◽  
D. M. W. Zee ◽  
E. S. Cunha ◽  
M. F. Portilho
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
State University ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Supply Information

Researches and Studies made by the Department of Oceanography of the Institute of Geoscience of the State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ, evidenced the need for educational support where environment-related questions were concerned. A wide range of environment problems tend to concentrate in coastal areas, owing to disordinate urban growth combined with the lack of substructure to cope with it A large number of these problems can be minimized through the participation of the local community. Thus the goals of environmental education are to supply information, to promote a change in the population's attitude toward environmental problems, besides stimulating its participation by fostering its sense of responsibility. Preliminary results have demonstrated that the community has shown great interest in the work that has been proposed, and it has contributed with participation, promising response. Environmental education is fundamental when we consider possible solutions for environmental problems in coastal urban centers. Only by educating the main cause of environmental problems, man himself, will it be possible to consider the question starting from its very origin. This abstract presents two pioneer experiments in the Municipio of Rio de Janeiro, which are “Muito Prazer Marapendi” (“Glad to know you, Marapendi”) and “Troca de Areias da Praia de Copacabana” (“Exchange of Sands in Copacabana Beach”).

Impact of Environmental Degradation on Human Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
_______ Archana ◽  
Charu Datta ◽  
Pratibha Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The People ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Economic Institute ◽  
Day By Day

Degradation of environment is one of the most serious challenges before the mankind in today’s world. Mankind has been facing a wide range of problem arising out of the degradation of environment. Not only the areas under human inhabitation, but the areas of the planet without human population have also been suffering from these problems. As the population increase day by day, the amenities are not improved simultaneously. With the advancement of science and technologies the needs of human beings has been changing rapidly. As a result different types of environmental problems have been rising. Environmental degradation is a wide- reaching problem and it is likely to influence the health of human population is great. It may be defined the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil. The destruction of ecosystem and extinction of wildlife. Environmental degradation has occurred due to the recent activities in the field of socio-economic, institute and technology. Poverty still remains a problem as the root of several environmental problems to create awareness among the people about the ill effect of environmental pollution. In the whole research it is clear that all factors of environmental degradation may be reduced through- Framing the new laws on environmental degradation, Environment friend policy, Controlling all the ways and means of noise, air, soil and water pollution, Through growing more and more trees and by adapting the proper sanitation policy.  

scholarly journals GIS use in solving water supplying and water environmental problems of Urban Territories

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 04008
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Kurepina ◽  
Irina Rybkina
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Geoinformation Systems ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Urban Territories ◽  
Cartographic Modeling ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Regional Water

Geoinformation systems (GIS) are actively used in modern scientific research, including the field of Urban Territories’ management. The lack of a universal methodology for their application requires an individual approach in the study of water management and water and environmental problems in the region. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate concrete examples of GIS successful use in solving some water supplying problems. One of the leading research methods is geoinformation-cartographic modeling, which has a wide range of possibilities and contributes to the effective solution of water-related and water-ecological regional problems. The developed algorithm for GIS using in solving regional water, a step-by-step procedure organizes for carrying out research work, the presented structure of the thematic database facilitates the systematizatin of thematic data large volume with the base a GIS project is created, where information is integrated, calculations, and a cartographic model is created that visualizes the regional water management and water-e logical situation. The research examples carried out in the Institute of Hydrometeorology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch) on regional water management and water ecological problems by means of GIS and using the method of geoinformation-cartographic modeling considered in this paper prove the effectiveness and their use expediency.

scholarly journals Possibilities of the Lotka-Volter’s Model using in the Area of Environmentalism

2019 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 01014
Author(s):  
Gabriel Fedorko ◽  
Vieroslav Molnár
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Continuous Model ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Water Courses ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
The Impact

Environmental problems are becoming more and more important in all industrial sectors. This trend is closely linked to the increase of the number and extent of solved tasks and problems. Often these are complex problems that involve the impact of a wide range of different factors. Traditional conventional methods are not suitable for their solutions. Contrary, the use of simulation and optimization tools is very effective. Their application is based on attested formulas and models, for example, the model of Lotka-Volter. It is a continuous model of system dynamics, which is used successfully in various areas. Within the frame of environmentalism, it could find application in suitable simulation tools in the questions of a solution of the problem of water and water courses protection.

scholarly journals Processing of Metals and Metalloids by Actinobacteria: Cell Resistance Mechanisms and Synthesis of Metal(loid)-Based Nanostructures

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2027
Author(s):  
Alessandro Presentato ◽  
Elena Piacenza ◽  
Raymond J. Turner ◽  
Davide Zannoni ◽  
Martina Cappelletti
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Ecological Niches ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Technological Value ◽  
Inorganic Substances ◽  
Wide Range

Metal(loid)s have a dual biological role as micronutrients and stress agents. A few geochemical and natural processes can cause their release in the environment, although most metal-contaminated sites derive from anthropogenic activities. Actinobacteria include high GC bacteria that inhabit a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic ecological niches, where they play essential roles in recycling or transforming organic and inorganic substances. The metal(loid) tolerance and/or resistance of several members of this phylum rely on mechanisms such as biosorption and extracellular sequestration by siderophores and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), bioaccumulation, biotransformation, and metal efflux processes, which overall contribute to maintaining metal homeostasis. Considering the bioprocessing potential of metal(loid)s by Actinobacteria, the development of bioremediation strategies to reclaim metal-contaminated environments has gained scientific and economic interests. Moreover, the ability of Actinobacteria to produce nanoscale materials with intriguing physical-chemical and biological properties emphasizes the technological value of these biotic approaches. Given these premises, this review summarizes the strategies used by Actinobacteria to cope with metal(loid) toxicity and their undoubted role in bioremediation and bionanotechnology fields.

Conservative Battles for Public Education within America's Culture Wars: poignant lessons for today from the red scare of the 1950s

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. Foster ◽  
O. L. Davis, Jr
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Culture Wars ◽  
Red Scare ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Educational Policy And Practice ◽  
The 1950S

Historically public schools and public school teachers have been obvious targets for attacks by conservative critics. However, during the post World War II red scare, the rapid emergence of anti-communist sentiment and super-patriotic zeal dramatically increased their vulnerability. In many respects the arch conservatism of the 1950s has obvious parallels with political trends in American education this century. As in the 1950s, contemporary pressures by well-organised and powerful conservative groups, 'think tanks', politicians, and economic interests have been particularly successful in influencing educational policy and practice on a wide range of issues. Attention to the educational context of the 1950s, therefore, reasonably offers contemporary educators important historical insights into the ways in which socio-political forces profoundly shape and dramatically influence educational policy and practice.

Study on the Environmental Protection Responsibility of Enterprises in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 848-851
Author(s):  
Bo Xiang ◽  
Jian Hua Shi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
The People

As an important component of the society, enterprises also bring a series of environmental problems when pursuing their own economic interests. Nowadays, the people pay more and more attention to the environmental protection, and urge to make the coordinated development between people and environment; therefore, the enterprises shall take their due responsibilities on the environmental protection actively, and make their own correct choices for the society and their own development.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PERIZINAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
H. Rhiti ◽  
Y. Sri Pudyatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Building Permit

AbstractIn DIY the environmental permit is recognized as an istrument for preventing the environmental problems. Local Government policies related to environmental permits are: the harmonization of economic interests with local wisdom and the environment; the interconnection between environmental permits and spatialplanning; the environmental permit as a requirement for the nuisance permit and building permit; the application of SPPL (statement letter to manage the environment) for small lactivities. According to local governments, the policies are appropriate to protect the environment.IntisariDi DIY perizinan lingkungan diakui sebagai instrumen untuk mencegah timbulnya masalah lingkungan hidup. Kebijakan Pemerintah Daerah terkait perizinan lingkungan dilakukan dengan: harmonisasi kepentingan ekonomi, muatan lokal dan lingkungan; mengaitkan perizinan lingkungan dan RTRW; menjadikan Izin Lingkungan sebagai syarat bagi Izin Gangguan dan IMB; dan penerapan SPPL bagi kegiatan mikro dan kecil. Kebijakan-kebijakan tesebut dianggap oleh Pemerintah Daerah sebagai cukup tepat bagi pelestarian fungsi lingkungan hidup di daerah.

scholarly journals The Evolution of Institutional Environment of Corporate Social Responsibility in Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
M. A. Izmailova
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Responsible Behaviour ◽  
Corporate Social

The article is devoted to the understanding of the main stages and prerequisites of the evolutionary development of socially responsible behaviour of subjects. The stages and factors of the development of socially responsible behaviour of subjects are presented in chronological order. The author emphasised that the rich experience and traditions of charity, philanthropy, philanthropy in the Russian state were destroyed by the revolution of 1917. A retrospective analysis of the evolution of social responsibility revealed a steady trend towards institutionalisation of assistance to those in need. At the present stage, the concept of corporate socialresponsibility is an effective tool for solving a wide range of economic, social and environmental problems. The author stressed that the formation of a socially oriented society is possible provided the involvement of all its institutions in the form of a consolidated solution of the whole complex of accumulated problems. The concept of corporate social responsibility is recognised as one of the tools for solving economic, social and environmental problems. The establishment of mutually beneficial relations between business and government representatives, the multiplication of the best practices of socially responsible behavior of Russian companies based on the study and adaptation of foreign standard practices, the preparation of social reporting according to international standards, the positive dynamics in the publication of non-financial reports —it all become the norm in the Russian economy. The author concluded that the current period of development of social responsibility in Russia is characterized by the primary institutionalization of corporate social responsibility with the involvement of large businesses, non-profit organizations and other stakeholders in the sustainable development of society.

scholarly journals Visions of Future Warfare in Russian Military Publications

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Piotr Wawrzeniuk ◽  
Markus Balázs Göransson
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
The West ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future War ◽  
Russian Military ◽  
Holding Back ◽  
At Home

Abstract The article discusses visions of future warfare articulated in recent Russian military publications. There seems to be agreement among Russian scholars that future war will be triggered by Western attempts to promote Western political and economic interests while holding back Russia's resurgence as a global power. The future war with the West is viewed as inevitable in one form or another, whether it is subversion and local wars or large-scale conventional war. While the danger of conventional war has declined, according to several scholars, the West is understood to have a wide range of non-kinetic means at its disposal that threaten Russia. In order to withstand future dangers, Russia has to be able to meet a large number of kinetic and non-kinetic threats at home and abroad.

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