Perceptions And Attitudes Towards Solar Energy
The scope of this research is on the energy consumption patterns in India and what proportions of the energy needs are met. We will consider the size of the market for the solar power generation as most parts of India focus on the conventional energy rather than the renewable energy. A brief about the power sectors in India is also discussed; the data for this research is collected by interpreting the secondary data and by conducting interviews as in the primary data. A literature review on...
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Process And Effect Of Environmental Impact Assessments
To predict the environmental impacts in the planning stage of a project. These impacts include environmental, economic and social. By indentifying these impacts early in the design and development stage, the risk of problems is reduced. By studying the environment, decisions can be made that best suit the environment we live in. Environmental impact assessment is a beneficial tool in reducing cost and the time spent on a project, it also ensures that the least amount of damage is inflicted on...
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A Case Study Of Natural Disaster Mitigation
The aim of this report is to analyse the impact of the disaster which occurred at 10a.m. on Friday 15th October 2010 in Eurotown. The report will discuss firstly disaster mitigation, and secondly it will discuss preparedness of Eurotown. Thirdly it will focus on building up Eurotown, fourthly it will contrast Bhopal vs. Eurotown, and finally it explores disaster intervention theories. Disaster mitigation Mitigation measures are to reduce exposure, i.e. the impact of disaster on vulnerable...
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The Benefits Of Aquaculture
Aquaculture what is it and how does it benefit us. That is what I will rely in the report. During the research, I found that aquaculture does not cover just the ocean but also the Great Lakes. The aquaculture around the world creates aquatic plants, or baitfish, and some areas help by reduction of the ecosystem. However, the most important thing that aquaculture do is research in one area Jitada technically called as Asian Sea-bass, a local species can increase fish production and wages of...
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Oil Reserves Of The Niger Delta
The Niger Delta, sometimes called the Oil Rivers because of its history of being a big palm oil producer, covers 20,000 km² in wetlands of about 70,000 km² of land which makes around 7.5% of Nigeria's land mass. The Delta is the home of over 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups. Coastal barrier islands, freshwater swamps, mangrove forests, and lowland rainforests are the four ecological zones that make up the Delta's environment.This remarkable ecosystem contains one of the...
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The Different Aspects Of Water Pollution
The major portion of the planet is occupied by water and is vital and a precious resource for survival of life on earth. Water is very important in our daily life. With modernisation people are exploiting resources to make life more convenient. But this has triggered many problems in the environment and water pollution has become very severe today. Water pollution has been proved hazardous for aquatic life as well as for human being. Nowadays there are various causes of water pollution and it...
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Sustainability Of Alfred Nzo District Municipality
My organisation is under Local government which is governed by South Africa Constitution Act of 1996, the Municipal Structures act of 1998 ,the Municipal Systems act of 2000,the Municipal Planning and Performance Regulations of 2001, White Paper on Local Government of 1998 and the Municipal Development Plan of 2003, PFMA etc.The name of the Municipality is Alfred Nzo District Municipality which is situated in the eastern part of the Eastern Cape and is having two local Municipalities,...
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Comparison Of Groupware Frameworks
synchronous conferencing applications, and supports creating conferences by using a centralized registrar to aid in creating P2P connections between applications. ABC, in contrast, aims to support collaboration by providing an infrastructure that sup-ports user mobility between devices where activity states can be saved and reloaded. Agilo looks to provide ßexibility in its framework by supporting multiple and ex-tendable conÞgurations of groupware system. Finally, Coco, like Agilo,...
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Advantages And Disadvantages Wind Power In Australia
In the last decade, the increasing awareness of environment protection, the improvement of wind turbine technology and craving for less dependency on nonrenewable fossil fuels has given rise to a great development of global wind power. As a result, the output of global wind energy had increased from 6000 MW in 1996 to 120,000 MW in 2008 (Zahedi, 2010).Wind power is a simple process of energy conversion from wind energy to electricity via a wind turbine, and it has presented advantages in the...
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According to Sassan Saatchi of Caltechs Jet Propulsion Lab and Colleagues, there are about 32,222,000 ha hectares or 49 of forests in Myanmar. An average of 372,250 ha or 0.95% of forest have been lost annually between 1990 and 2010. The organization states that within the period of 20 years (1990-2010), around 7,445,000 ha or 19.0% of the total forest has been cleared in Myanmar. Myanmar is one of the top ten countries that are happening highest deforestation rate in the world, and its rank...
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