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Environmental impact of transport; Environmental impact of aviation Environmental impact of the petroleum industry — Exhaust gas • Waste tires • Motor vehicle emissions and pregnancy • Externalities of automobiles Environmental impact of shipping (Cruise ships in Europe • Cruise ships in the United States) Environmental issues with ...
GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System)—whose development has involved a large number of federal US agencies, universities, and private companies—used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies and many environmental consulting companies
The world-average ecological footprint in 2016 was 2.75 global hectares per person (22.6 billion in total). With a world-average biocapacity of 1.63 global hectares (gha) per person (12.2 billion in total), this leads to a global ecological deficit of 1.1 global hectares per person (10.4 billion in total). [1]
A rice paddy. Rice, wheat, corn and potatoes make up more than half the world's food supply. Feeding more than seven billion human bodies takes a heavy toll on the Earth's resources. This begins with the appropriation of about 38% of the Earth's land surface [23] and about 20% of its net primary productivity. [24]
Ecological footprint analysis is widely used around the world in support of sustainability assessments. [9] It enables people to measure and manage the use of resources throughout the economy and explore the sustainability of individual lifestyles, goods and services, organizations, industry sectors, neighborhoods, cities, regions, and nations. [1]
The Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) [87] is a comprehensive toxicology and environmental health web site, that includes open access to resources produced by US government agencies and organizations, and is maintained under the umbrella of the Specialized Information Service at the United States National Library ...
A strategic objective of the policy was to assess health effects of environmental risks by conducting health impact assessments. [32] The government also plans to increase countries abilities to deal with environmental emergencies including climate change, air pollution, and radiation that could be harmful to health. [32]
Health ecology (also known as eco-health) is an emerging field that studies the impact of ecosystems on human health. It examines alterations in the biological , physical , social , and economic environments to understand how these changes affect mental and physical human health.