(par 5.3.2.3) The Effect of Deforestation on the Climate and Environment
The Effect of Deforestation on the Climate and Environment http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/the-effect-of-deforestation-on-the-climate-and-environment.aspx By Richard Hilderman, Ph.D. 12/27/2010 7:41:56 AM Deforestation is caused by the growing demand for forest products and the conversion of forest to agriculture as the human population continues to expand. In 1750 cropland and pastureland occupied 6-7% of the global land surface; by 1990 cropland and […]
(par 5.3.2.3) The Ecology of Dams
The Ecology of Dams http://chamisa.freeshell.org/dam.htm Rivers possess a delicate ecology that depends on a regular cycle of disturbance within certain tolerances. The plant and animal communities that inhabit the river and river margins have evolved to adapt to their river’s own peculiar pattern of flood and drought, slow and fast current. Dams disrupt this ecology. […]
(par 5.3.2.3) Smart City Tech is Not Yet Living Up To Its Promise to Solve Environmental Problems
Smart City Tech is Not Yet Living Up To Its Promise to Solve Environmental Problems http://www.sustainablecitiescollective.com/david-thorpe/1023836/smart-city-tech-not-yet-living-its-promise-solve-environmental-problems 0 Posted December 4, 2014 The UK’s Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) has published a new report into whether ‘smart’ approaches can offer cities more efficient ways to tackle entrenched environmental challenges, and likewise whether a determination to tackle these challenges can stimulate […]