Environmental Studies papers

Discusses garbage (toxic & non-toxic) problems, statistics, waste-to-energy plants, scrubbers, costs, incinerators, recycling and state laws.

Analyzes the course of the debate between environmentalists and manufacturers about the nature and severity of air pollution.

Discusses origins, types; economic, political, health aspects; proposed solution based on cost/benefit analysis of social capital.

Examines the pros & cons of rent control. Concludes that rent control is a poor idea because of the destructiveness it brings to the overall housing situation.

Discusses the effects of slum housing on residents, housing project failures, homeless, public policy, poverty cycle, crime & drugs, displacement, family disintegration and possible solutions.

Examines the causes & climatic effects of heated ocean current in general & specifically the 1982-1983 example. Discusses drought, animals, sea life and weather prediction.

Examines the city policy on mass transit, paratransit & private means. Looks at th impact on business; Century Freeway project; Metro Rail system; light rail routes; safety & efficiency.

Examines the planet's ability to provide human race with food, water, space & quality of life; makes & defends estimate of ideal population & discusses personal meaning to writer.

This paper discusses air pollution: Classes of pollutants, effects, control techniques and L.A. air pollution.

This paper examines issues of water pollution and its control, with particular emphasis on Los Angeles: Types and sources of pollution, effects, regulations, sewage system, hazardous waste, water quality management, control methods and politics.

This paper examinines land use, real estate, the processes of development, urban design and expansion and emphasizes the balance of profit motive and public need in planning transportation and uses theoretical approaches.

This paper discusses the urbanization of the late 19th century America with emphasis on population migration, European immigration, technology and city-based industries.

This paper discusses the factors involved in the growth of a city including planning for general growth, the central business district, traffic patterns and manufacturing areas.

An analysis of environmentalist Ed Abbey's book "Down the River".

This paper discusses the demand and supply of water.

The paper presents a book review of this non-fiction work that critically examines the massive dam projects and the detonation of India's first atomic bomb.

This essay disproves global warming and exposes all of the misconceptions surrounding the theory.

A paper which discusses the importance of protecting the environment as a matter of moral duty.

A research paper on the beef industry in America, including its environmental and health effects.

A study of the theory to fight global warming with plankton.

This analytical research paper presents a book review of "Tale of a Shaman's Apprentice" by ethno-botanist Mark J. Plotkin.

A discussion of the Everglades and the problem of water management.

A paper which studies the effect of tourism on the environment in several popular destinations on earth.

Explains the process of a typical wastewater plant.

A discussion of the history and urbanization of the Californian suburban city Lancaster.

A paper which looks at how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is combating problems which arose from the September 11 terror attacks.

Showing how humans interact with nature by examing three stories.

A case study of the Solar Sailor, a Hybrid powered watercraft which reduces the impact on the environment.

This paper looks at Henry David Thoreau, America's most famous and beloved philosopher, rebel, and environmentalist.

This paper discusses the successfully planned community of Columbia, Maryland.

This paper discusses several legal issues of the taking of land for the public good and the related topic of wetlands acquisitions.

Showing how strict and extreme legislation may be the last option for protecting the environment.

An analysis of the possible benefits or damages caused to the environment by technology.

Analysis of Amanda Spakes' article "Don't Breathe the Air" which focuses on the dangers of air pollution to human health.

This paper discusses the problems that salmon face today based on the video "Skeena Steelhead, A Symbol of Survival".

Discusses the problem of drinking water being polluted and the steps needed to change this trend, focusing on the situation in Louisina state.

An analysis of the environmental crisis of fecal contamination due to inadequate solid waste disposal.

Looking at the problem of air pollution as being the fault of human technological advances.

This paper presents an investigation of the effect that the destruction of rain forests will have on the future.

The measures taken by the Danish people to protect their environment.

A definition of stratosheric ozone depletion and how chlorofluorocarbons effect the ozone layer.

This paper discusses environmental auditing of companies to provide protection against pollution and poisonous gas and the incident at Bhopal and the Union Carbide Plants.

This paper discusses in detail the changes in environment over time that caused mass extinction of animals such as the dinosaurs.

A paper which discusses using fuel cells as an alternative to traditional energy sources and their advantages.

An analysis of the ethical position of the logging firm, violations, environment and recommendations.

The provisions, effectiveness and implementation of the 1965 Act and subsequent amendments.

The types and sources, the direct and indirect effects to environment and human beings, costs, global warming, anti-pollution responses, regulations and the future.

The tactics, effectiveness, evolution, politics and examples of global activist ecological groups, focusing on Greenpeace and the Green Party.

The causes and effects of evolutionary abundance in certain geographical areas in certain eras. Includes specialization, adaptation, variations and theories.

A review of the work on the political, historical, environmental and economic issues of water supply problems in western U.S.

The causes and consequences, research, the greenhouse effect, impact on environment, treaties and programs to cut pollution, effects of food production, clicatic changes and human health issues.

The definition, causes, effects, possible solutions and costs. With an annotated bibliography.

A technical analysis of the data on the destructive effects of engine exhaust on the stratospheric ozone layer.

A review of the work on the lawsuit against W.R. Grace chemical company for illegal toxic dumping.

A comparison of two articles on the effects of population growth on ecology, human and plant life.

A review of the work on the dangers to race and planet from over population, pollution and wasting of natural resources.

A cost-benefit analysis of new ozone and particulate matter air quality standards including goals, efficiency vs. equity, cost quantification and suggested modifications.

An examines of the processes and economic, nutritional and political benefits and drawbacks of genetic experimentation with animals and plants.

A discussion of the conflicts and controversies between administrators and politicians related to environmental protection including commercial interests, visitors, roads and vehicles, water, mining and wildlife.

An examination of the location theory and relationship of transit and development in the Northeastern U.S. from 1840 to the 1990s, focusing on 19th century.

Focuses on Florida. Examines the need for technology, processes, energy requirements, regulations, costs and the future. Includes graph, table and appendix.

Discusses origins, flora and fauna, water system, pollution, restoration and legislation.

Examines the connection. Discusses sources of air pollution, examples of public health threats, research and future.

Examines population, causes of poverty, politics, urban growth, economic inequity, employment, housing, role of the government, gender issues and savings.

Examines creation, history, geography, sociopolitical and economic factors, land use, design and urbanism theories related to this royal city built in the mid-14th Century B.C.

Defines and explains the process of using plants to decontaminate polluted sites.

Examines the cryogenic process in which tires are reduced to substance used in other products. Includes a chart.

Position paper on the need for government, corporative and global cooperation to reduce pollution.

Examines history, process, types, effectiveness and examples.

Technical evaluation of the use of ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide in the treatment of groundwater and solid waste.

Examines the extent, effects on less developed countries, legal aspects, rationale for, examples and possible solutions to hazardous waste dumping.

Examines definition, methods of measuring and relation to rainfall, focusing on remote sensing (aircraft, microwave and satellite).

Examines background, methodology and accuracy of remote (satellite) sensing and identifying of land cover for ecological and commercial purposes.

Examines the origins and causes of racial, social, cultural and economic friction between these two races.

Examines the religious and cultural origins, evolution and significance of the festival in New Orleans and other cities.

Examines the life, career, major works and the post-modernism of his massive environmental works.

Examines the pros and cons, purpose and the significance of the wolf's symbolic power.

Examines its creation, composition, short- and long-term environmental effects.

Examines the evolution of relations since the 1960s riots, focusing on the development of community policing. Includes definition, objectives, citizen involvement, crime prevention, case study and citizen complaints.

Examines the role and significance of settings and the impact on the characters in Dickens' "Hard Times", Doctorow's "Ragtime", Dos Passos' "Manhattan Transfer" and Chester Himes' "If He Hollers Let Him Go".

Reviews this work on the history of water and water policy in the American West and in its economic and social development.

Studies how New York City is the public's image of a large, modern city and the effects of that image.

Examines definition, purpose, effectiveness, technology, applications, measurement, satellites and experiments.

Examines bias & racism in the city's housing, education and socioeconomics.

An overview of the nation's history, geography, social institutions, education, politics, socioeconomics, religion and living conditions.

Overview of the history, growth, urbanization, population, structure, socioeconomics, air, water and housing.

Examines conditions conducive for the exploitation of cold oceans by fish, adaptations, dangers, growth rates, protein synthesis, migration and genetics.

Examines definitions, natural and man-made causes and climatic effects, changing sea levels and models.

Examines skid rows, the Great Depression, government responses, emergency shelters, WWII, urban renewal, the elderly and deinstitutionalization.

A history of the homeless and the evolution of public attitudes and social policy. Discusses poverty, mental illness, charity and housing.

A background of Lebanese politics, the role of Israel, the significance of the issue and the impact on the economic development of southern Lebanon.

Discusses the water needs and problems of Iraq, Syria and Turkey related to the management of the river and conflicts among the nations.

Discusses the method used to unify human and physical geography and utilize space more effectively and humanistically. Examines technology, applications and how it compares to traditional geography.

Reviews this article on experimental study testing feasibility of such irrigation.

Pros and cons of the severity of warming and the greenhouse effect, remedies, ambivalent evidence, the role of policymakers and climate models.

Summary and review of this work on the adverse role of cattle production and consumption in history and its destructive impact on ecology.

Examines architectural development, land use and town planning, focusing on Fuller family houses in Middleton.

Critical review of 1962 work on environmental destructiveness of pesticides & pollution.

Looks at its location, types of animals, protective efforts, effects of contamination, clean-up, management & development. Includes a map.