Author: chris

What is cost-benefit analysis? Do you think that CBA can accurately account for the value of natural resources? Why or why not?

Describe the design principles of new urbanism. Do you think that these principles could be incorporated into your community? What would be the biggest challenges in doing so?

• Describe the major pollution issues for your biome, and elaborate on the sources of this pollution.

• Explain how humans have impacted the biome in which you live. List the types of environmental damage that have been caused and the species that have been impacted.

Describe the importance of the soil ecosystem to crop production and the causes of soil degradation. Do you think that farmers should be required to use more sustainable farming methods? Why or why not?

Describe the importance of the soil ecosystem to crop production and the causes of soil degradation. Do you think that farmers should be required to use more sustainable farming methods? Why or why not?

Describe the importance of the soil ecosystem to crop production.

Discuss your own eating practices and how those practices impact the environment. Do you buy organic produce or try to eat locally grown food? Why, or why not? Do you think that people should try to change their eating habits to lower their impact on the environment? Why, or why not?

Discuss your own eating practices and how those practices impact the environment.

What are persistent organic pollutants (POPs)? Describe how these chemicals can bioaccumulate in organisms, and discuss two examples of POPs.