Essays 1 - 30
In ten pages Bill Devall's 'deep' ecology is compared with Bookchin's 'social' ecology approach. Seven sources are cited in the b...
18). As this suggests, the central concern of deep ecologists is to encourage the development of a sense of identification with na...
Chameleons prey primarily on insects but they also take other small animals as the opportunity presents itself. Their tong-like f...
and manmade events. Industrial, nutrient and fresh-water run-off kills the coral closest to the shore and allows for the spread of...
point in the piece, the problem with the O-Rings are duly noted and this suggests that perhaps the scientists should have realized...
interacts with another, as well as what governs overall cultural behavior. According to Berkes (1993), "traditional ecological kn...
wind, flowing water, renewable wood but to then do whatever is possible but to find a way to replace the resources that are most c...
were far too exciting for people to be distracted by the damage that was being done on account of toxic manufacturing residue as i...
they argue, man comes and chops, burns, uproots. Why should they care about the plight of man? This reflects the ongoing prob...
This paper contains ten pages and discusses the effects of pollution on killing a large percentage of the alewife population. The...
Pena's essay collection is analyzed in five pages in terms of its examination of the issues of social justice and environmentalism...
The term cultural ecofeminism is connected to the concept that there is a connection, spiritually, between nature and women. This ...
In ten pages this paper examines how an estuarine system can be affected by the excessive loading of nutrients. Seven sources are...
In five pages this paper discusses the city of Los Angeles and the mismanagement and misunderstanding that have led to its geograp...
use federal dollars to do so. Many feel sorry for them. But then there is the other point of view. Why build homes in such a place...
Ecology and the importance of understanding its principles are discussed in five pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliograp...
very essence of what it means to be a human being. These representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she d...
the book that displays the attitudes of the old men, Emerson and Albert, towards the thousand acres of Ozark land that is in the...
if a person wanted to know when a certain type of plant probably became established in an area, perhaps he then could simply calcu...
tract housing and suburbanization for example is a part of the dilemma. Yet, the author does provide the reader with some hard ...
hominids" (Anonymous, 2002). Chimpanzee hunting ecology is intermingled with their history as a species, in that their inherent a...
in Lake St Clair -- the connecting water between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. By late 1989, zebra mussels had spread west into Lake...
In seven pages this paper discusses how following a disaster damaged ecological systems can be restored. Eleven sources are cited...
In four pages the Florida Keys are examined in terms of the ecological problems plaguing the coral reefs with human factors discus...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the Sahara and Sonora Deserts in terms of plant ecology, morphology, and physiolog...
In ten pages this paper discusses issues of coral reef stability and the ecological problems associated with these reef changes. ...
In five pages this paper discusses the distinctive species separate from Cro Magnum known as Neandertal. Seven sources are cited ...
In five pages this text and the author's argument regarding environmental and social issues are analyzed. There are no other sour...
This 10 page paper considers the views of a number of theorists, including Ernest Burgess, Homer Hoyt, Georg Simmel, Louis Wirth a...
In five pages this landmark 1949 text written by the accomplished naturalist is considered in terms of the ways in which it has in...