Environmental Studies papers

An overview of the concepts of urban sprawl and the rebirth of the inner city as the way of the future.

An analysis of the state of both American and Canadian drinking water.

A review of Marian Miller's, "The Third World in Global Environmental Politics".

A review of the essays "Urbanism as a Way of Life" by Louis Wirth, "The Metropolis and Mental Life" by George Simmel, and "Consciousness and the Urban Experience" by David Harvey.

A review of Jessica Brice's article "Calif.: Blackouts Weren't Necessary" on the relationship between consumption and investment.

An analysis of the Chinese perspective on ecology through a review of "Confucianism and Ecology" by Mary Tucker.

An analysis of Susan Strasser's book "Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash" and a look at how today's trash differs to trash in history.

An overview of the causes, effects and solutions of global warming.

A summary of the book "The Voice of the River" by Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Examines public transportation service in downtown East Side Vancouver.

Evaluates the threat that MTBE poses in contaminating drinking water.

Discusses controversial aspects of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection.

Argues against the myth that technology has reached its limit in reducing the negative environmental impact of the automobile.

An overview of the economical issues surrounding environmental protection and the progress that has been made thus far in the field.

Discusses the Kyoto Accord with respect to the Canadian environmental policy and the need to apporach problems relating to the Accord through a 'technical lens'.

Examines the impact of pollution on the Canadian economy.

Examines the history and formation of the Grand Canyon and the ecological threats to it.

Shows how the Kyoto Accord was covered in the world press at the end of 2002.

An overview of the physical features of America's National Parks.

Discusses the disaster management policies of states and how these policies can be improved.

Shows how fighting urban crime from a grassroots level ultimately leads to economic prosperity for the community.

Examines waste treatment by means of a wastewater treatment plant on Deer Island, off the shore of Boston.

An overview of the condition of bridges throughout the United States.

A review of "Global Dangers: Changing Dimensions of International Security" on environmental security.

A research proposal to prove that firefighters go through unnecessary heat acclimation training.

Addresses the species of Howler Monkeys in Belize and Guatemala and their present condition.

A list of the available materials for individuals wishing to research the history of transport on the Missouri River.

Presents the pros and cons of nuclear power for electricity.

Examines plans for the redevelopment of Toronto's Exhibition Place, also known as Ontario Place.

Examines the MFA one person's use of water in Canada.

Presents a lifecycle analysis of the automobile.

An overview of a plan for a new computerized wastewater treatment system.

A look at the impact on nature and the environment caused by urbanization.

A discussion on at the political right and their views and actions toward the environment.

A discussion of the need to be more environmentally aware.

An overview of the causes and impact of forest fires.

A look at the issues concerning the sand on Californian beaches.

A discussion on why the climate is changing and its impact on man.

An overview of the relationship between climate change and economics in the U.S..

An analysis of the effect of the California Gold Rush on Californian urban development.

A discussion of the potential effects of the government's preference for private transportation over public transportation on the environment.

An overview of the environmental controversy over the great fire in Yellowstone Park.

A review of Sandra Steingraber's book "the Living Downstream" on environmental issues.

A discussion on how environmental degradation such as air pollution can cause problems in macroeconomic performance.

A discussion on the environmental concerns of pollution from an economic perspective.

A look at Joe Kane's account of the effect of globalization on the Huaorani people of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

A discussion of the article "The Way the World is Going: The Society-Nature Dichotomy in Development Rhetorics" by Bengt-Erik Borgstrom.

An overview of wildlife management in the North Eastern region of the United States with an emphasis on white deer populations

A discussion on the issues of conservation and treatment of potable water as a limited resource in Texas.

A look at urban development in relation to individuals from low-income living.

A discussion on the effect of human habitation and geography on the water supply in California.

An overview of sustainability and its relationship with the environment.

Explores the process of eco- sabotage according to the qualities that compose eco- sabotage, which are its inherent violence, property destruction and breaking the law.

An overview of the pros and cons of nuclear energy.

Investigates the life habits and threats of the black rhinocerus.

This paper explores the insects, fungi and bacteria that affect oak trees (family Quercidae).

Discusses the management of this park and its history.

Explores the concept of urban revitalization in the modern era.

Discusses Texan society in the wake of the arrival of the railroad.

Explores both the human and the legal confrontations of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Examines urban planning in the Greater Toronto Area.

Compares views on urbanism by Louis Wirth, George Simmel and David Harvey.

Compares the city of Honolulu with the City of New York.

Eamines the tragic contamination of the municipality of Walkerton, ON's water supply in the spring of 2000.

Discusses the workings of forest fire management systems and urban fire departments

Examines the role of Toronto, Canada as a source of atmospheric pollution, particularly greenhouse gases.

Examines the role of roof gardens in urban agriculture.

Looks at the Kyoto Accord within the context of the confusion surrounding the issue.

Examines the results of cutting down rain forest, focusing on the Amazon rain forest in South America.

Examines the relationship between sex and the evolution of species.

An assessment of the Canadian government's handling of the Walkerton E.Coli water contamination in 2000.

Discusses the development of suburbs in America between the years 1940-1960.

Examines the problem of waste disposal in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Examines the problem of urban garbage disposal with reference to Toronto.

Examines the eruption of Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) and its serious environmental health and safety consequences.

Examines greenhouse gases and other environmental issues in Papua New Guinea.

Examines some of the effects that El Nino has on the environment.

Examines the 2000 e-coli epidemic in Walkerton, ON and drinking water proposals.

This paper examines the life cycle approach to environmental burdens.

Looks at the importance of primate preservation in the environmental field.

Examines zoning in urban areas, the arguments of critics of the issue and Bradley Karkkainen's defence.

A historical overview of housing affordibility in Canada, including government intervention.

Discusses development vs. the environment in the Florida Everglades.

Examines the Illness Cost of Air Pollution in Ontario, Canada.

Examines the historical development of residential housing in Hong Kong.

Examines the global situation vis a vis drinking water supply and sanitation.

This paper examines the gendered construction of space in Toronto, Canada.

Looks at the issues surrounding the privatization of the municipal water supply in Toronto.

Looks at the evolving 'landscape' of the R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant in Toronto.

Examines the environmental record and groundwater pollution in Elmira, ON.

Examines the environmental problem known as 'acid rain.'

Looks at the environmental future of the earth from a pessimistic viewpoint.

How Canada is effected by air pollution.

A look at three different urban areas in Toronto.

A look at the effect of air pollutionon Ontario.

An analysis of the article "Ecosabotage and Civil Disobedience".

How fossil fuels and fresh water are being consumed by technology.

A discussion about urban planning trends in modern day Toronto.

A look at oil drilling and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

How population growth naturally encourages the settling of harsh environments.