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Society portal. v. t. e. Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments [ 1 ] and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources [ 2 ] caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing ...
Integrated geography (also, integrative geography, environmental geography or human–environment geography) is the branch of geography that describes and explains the spatial aspects of interactions between human individuals or societies and their natural environment, called coupled human–environment systems .
Carrying capacity is applied to the maximum population an environment can support in ecology, agriculture and fisheries. The term carrying capacity has been applied to a few different processes in the past before finally being applied to population limits in the 1950s. [ 1] The notion of carrying capacity for humans is covered by the notion of ...
The 1 GW reactor unit no. 1 at Ninh Thuận 1, will be commissioned and connected to the national grid by 2020, which at that time will represent 1.5% [10] of the projected total output of 52 GW. In June 2010, Vietnam announced that it plans to build 14 nuclear reactors at eight sites in five provinces by 2030, to satisfy at least 15 GW nuclear ...
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. [ 1] It is also the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment either by chemical, physical, or biological ...
Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [ 1][ 2] The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity. [ 3][ 4 ...
Ecosystem diversity deals with the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment . Ecosystem diversity addresses the combined characteristics of biotic properties ( biodiversity) and abiotic properties ( geodiversity ). It is a variation in the ecosystems found in a region ...
The right to a healthy environment or the right to a sustainable and healthy environment is a human right advocated by human rights organizations and environmental organizations to protect the ecological systems that provide human health. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The right was acknowledged by the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 48th session ...