• LECTURE NOTES:

In half a page, explain what is the most significant factor contributing to climate change and what do scientists say about reversing our impact on climate with regard to this factor? What is your own opinion? according to current practices, can we reduce our impact and reverse climate change?

• ECOLOGICAL/CLIMATE BALANCE IN YELLOWSTONE SHORT VIDEO

The video explains sequence of events /phenomena occurred in the ecosystem after introducing the wolves. In half a page, describe the most significant and unexpected change occurred as a result to brining back the wolves.

• READING MATERIAL

Bohannon, J. (2010) confirmed the climate threats occurring for the Nile Delta, explain the most significant one and then, using chapter (6) by Gondo, T. (2013), suggest reasonable strategies to mitigate climate issue around the Nile Delta (this part should not be more than 1 page)

Rapid urbanization and increased deforestation are phenomena that causes threat to the environment. What are the main three causes of rapid urbanization and how can we prevent (or reduce) deforestation to protect such valuable assets for future generations. Give examples from the US or different parts of the world to support your argument.

In the class we mentioned 19 proposed strategies to the water crisis problem. Select a specific site (area, city, county, ..etc in the US or international) of your choice and describe it’s current water profile/problem, then identify top three strategies that can work effectively in the site that you identified. The suggested strategy will depend on many factors such as the level of education, the public’s reorientation, the type of resources, the availability of technology, the current state/quality of main water resource, the local governance…etc) Explain why did you choose these three strategies.

In the class we mentioned 19 proposed strategies to the water crisis problem. Select a specific site (area, city, county, ..etc in the US or international) of your choice and describe it’s current water profile/problem, then identify top three strategies that can work effectively in the site that you identified. The suggested strategy will depend on many factors such as the level of education, the public’s reorientation, the type of resources, the availability of technology, the current state/quality of main water resource, the local governance…etc) Explain why did you choose these three strategies.

In one page explain what are the most  two significant environmental factors influencing and shaping our cities and why do you consider them of more importance than the other? In your 2nd page, discuss, in your views, how to integrate nature in cities on the continuum below? What is your preference and why?

In the 1st page: In your view, what are the most  two significant environmental factors influencing and shaping the built environment, and why do you consider them of more importance than the other? In your 2nd page: Discuss, in your views, how to integrate nature in cities on the continuum that we used in class. And if there is a way to balance the social and ecological benefits of the spatial arrangement of the exact same program

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As in Timothy Doyle’s book and as we discussed in class, there are three categories of people’s movements: (i) Social Movement, (ii) New Social Movement, and (iii) Environmental Movement. As per the discussion in class and as per Manuel Castelle’s lecture give an example of each category summarizing briefly the main cause & characteristics of each of the examples you will discuss.

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Timothy Doyle suggested a framework to unpack and understand different environmental movements. Select one environmental movement from any country in the world and explain its history, how did it start, the key players, what is it’s main cause and its impacts on making the needed change. Make sure you use the framework stating clear the nation, issue banner, and campaign.

Note: Do not select any of the 6 examples Timothy Doyle used in his book.

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Based on the lecture and discussions in class, identify the main milestones discussed through the different eras. Select the most significant two in your own views and describe them in further details explaining the reasons of their importance.

Your response should be 1½-2 pages, typed, Times New Roman, 12 font, 1.5-spaced. It shall be posted on the class blog.

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At early times of their existence, humans altered the environment and with time their impacts started to increase. Based on the lecture and discussions in class, summarize briefly the tope milestones of major change in the evolution of development processes and its direct impact on the environment. Highlight where we, as humans, did good or bad to the environment and which is the best era/milestone, that we were less harmful to the environment.

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