The first benefit of economic growth is the improvement in standards of living. There is also the easing of poverty in developing countries, as absolute poverty can de reduced. According to China’s national poverty line, rural poverty population has dropped from 250 million in 1978 to 28.2 million in 2002, decreasing by 88.7%. The main factor contributing to the decrease in poverty in China, is due to their economic boom. Also, investment in human capital will improve standards of living further
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only the environment but also the people are affected by this. Another effect that consumerism has on the environment is pollution. Pollution is definitely related to consumption or increased consumption. That is, the consumption itself, plus the production and waste of products used in consumption. Automobiles are a major examples of where increased consumption causes pollution. Because automobiles are in demand every single day and because other technological advancements in automobile production
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A summary of “Poverty and Environmental Degradation” by Akin L. Mabogunje Jon/Feb. 2002 Akin L. Mabogunje want in his article explain the relationship between globalization, poverty and environment. He believes that there is some negative and positive effect. Globalization is vital in progressing, and to rise up the poverty of the world today, it is also the outcome of advanced technology which connected people all over the countries, creating the great global relationships among them. It mentioned
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of the most important problems is the population explosion. India's population hit 1 billion in May 2000, increasing the urgency for the country to take steps to control its population growth. Some of the reasons for this population explosion are poverty, better medical facilities, and immigration from our neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Nepal. The population density of India in 1996 was about 287 persons per square kilometre. Several solutions to decrease the rate of population increase
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BA, Ghana, E-mail: spolytec @yahoo.com Introduction Urbanization is increasing in both the developed and developing countries. However, rapid urbanization, particularly the growth of large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and environmental degradation pose a formidable challenge in many developing countries. Available statistics show that more than half of the world’s 6.6 billion people live in urban areas, crowded into
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Varsha Kedia This paper focuses on the factors that have effected Indian environment , a summary of the main problems and initiatives by the government to curb all these issues. Varsha Kedia This paper focuses on the factors that have effected Indian environment , a summary of the main problems and initiatives by the government to curb all these issues. INDIA- An economic boom and environmental Disaster INDIA- An economic boom and environmental Disaster India, the country’s name
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goal of this paper is investigate the situation at hand and provide an explanation to whether this treatment is ethical. Thus, in this paper, I will not only attempt to analyze reasons why these populations experience more pollution than other populations and the types of pollution that they experience, but I will also explore the solutions provided by other researchers on how to solve environmental inequalities. Previous research has been carried out to detect why most, if not all, of the polluting
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corruption lead to the allowance of exploitation of the African people, decreasing their quality of life. The exploitation and corruption occurred in the workplace, wages, political systems, and more. This causes many issues in the continent such as poverty, and illness. This corruption shows that people are willing to exploit others in order to make profits, but that people will always fight against the exploitation to better their communities lives. It also shows that Africans were dehumanized in the
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relationship between environmental protection and economic development. Then, I will argue that environmental protection and economic development through sustainable development are not mutually exclusive and provide some solutions in the three aspects of poverty, industrialization, and agriculture. In order to combine environmental protection with economic development, the concept of sustainable development was presented. According to the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987), “sustainable
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causes of land use change and its Effects on the environment of the study area, and 3. To give some suggestions based on the study findings. gulations for new industries, and strengthening the regulatory system for agro-chemical pollution control. Alternatively, clean-up strategy can be mobilized through private organizations in a public-private partnership approach. Solid waste management. With the high density of
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