Essays on Natural Resources

The Mekong River is a transboundary common-pool resource since the water, land and biological resources are an indispensable and valuable asset for the livelihoods of approximately 65 million peoples in 6 countries; China, Burma, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In the economic dimensions, the Mekong countries have the potentials to attract foreign investors in terms of their abundance in natural resources and competitive cost of labor. From 2015-2018, Japan’s private sector invested more than 18,190 million US dollars in…...

There are several types of research available which were carried out to map groundwater potential zone based on the application of GIS and remote sensing and other integrated techniques. Very few of the important literature reviewed are summarized below. Remote sensing and GIS techniques are mostly used for studying natural resources of the Earth at different levels.These valuable techniques are employed for an emerging and interdisciplinary area among its emphasis lying on the application of tools and techniques of spatial…...

Research on new natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents has increasing interestingly over the past few years as the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) ,oxidative stress and inflammation has been linked to various chronic diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis etc.The external supply of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents can protect the body from the damaging effect of free radicals and in turn, one can prevent the occurrence of many diseases. Naturally occurring plant materials are being utilized for…...

Imperialism was a time in history when industrialized nations wanted natural resources. To do so, they were planning to overcome other nations and exploit them ro build their empires. The Industrial Revolution’s technological advances made it very possible. European’s were driven by the racist view that their race is the best, that fueled them to go out and attack nations.Other parts of their racist view was that they thought their culture and religion were better than the non-Western countries ways.…...

The morning of December 7, 1941 the Empire of Japan launched over 400 aircraft to maliciously attack the United States at Naval Base Station Pearl Harbor on the American Island of Oahu, Hawaii. The Japanese was trying to immobilize the United States Fleet of battleships in the Pacific. The plan was to gain that control around Hawaii and the Philippines so they could have better access to China for the natural resources of oil and rubber.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appeared…...

“The pearl of the Indian ocean” is one of the names used to identify this little tiny Island called “Sri Lanka” which became a colony of Portuguese in 1505, Dutch in and British in 1815 respectively and became independent on 04th Feb 1948.Thereafter the Sri Lankan economy strated to flarish.Sri Lanka has been undergoing certain identified issues since its independence such as Law GDP growth, non-availability of proper Cottage and SME industries, High level of annual debt repayment and Geo…...

Nowadays, energy has been described as a basic need in human life. For example, when driving to work, I need electricity from using a computer to lighting, using air conditioning, etc. In this example, it is clear that we need a lot of electrical or petroleum energy to complete it. Today's industry is becoming more and more developed, and the energy demand for industrial development is also extremely great. (Colin A. Carter and Henry I. Miller, 2012)The energy on Earth…...

The energy crisis refers to man-made energy shortages. This usually involves a shortage of oil, electricity or other natural resources. Energy crisis often cause economic recessions. The energy crisis was caused by limited oil reserves and now over-exploitation. And these energy sources are all non-renewable energy sources, so the reserves of this type of energy are close to the crisis.At present, the world is facing an energy crisis, and if no measures are taken, there may be no resources in…...

Szasky’s next course of action must be to consider China for manufacturing the products. It is because, Szasky and his management team have observed that, TerraCycle is losing more money on each of its sale due to high labour cost and operational cost. If the manufacturing process gets shifted to off shore (China), the company could save almost 50 per cent of the manufacturing costs. From the environmental point of view, considering China as a manufacturing point would increase the…...

Discuss different types of OTEC power plants. Basically the ocean thermal power plants are related with the oceans, in which the energy can be generated with the help of ocean water. It is basically works on the principle of generating power with the help of sunrays when they comes on the surface of earth then the solar energy get consumed by the surface of water and then the electricity can be generated by utilizing that energy. There can the following types of…...

Discuss different types of OTEC power plants. Basically the ocean thermal power plants are related with the oceans, in which the energy can be generated with the help of ocean water. It is basically works on the principle of generating power with the help of sunrays when they comes on the surface of earth then the solar energy get consumed by the surface of water and then the electricity can be generated by utilizing that energy. There can the following types of…...

Background to the StudyThe manufacturing sector with its forward and backward linkages, provision of essential consumables, its high employment potential and revenue generation capacity play a key role in the modern global economy. The demand for manufactured goods continues to rise as population and urbanization increase.The Manufacturing sector currently contributes about 17 percent of the world\'s over US$ 80 trillion economy, and it accounts for over 70 percent of global trade in 2017 (World Trade Organization [WTO], 2018). With these…...

Aboriginal people were the firsts people inhabitant North America. They are three groups of Aboriginal people who are the Metis, Inuit, and the First National. When the Aboriginal people had contact with Europeans, they have a significant impact on their life such as land, culture and equality of life. First, the land is essential to aboriginal livelihood, but also, they have a spiritual connection with the natural surroundings.The First Nation was able to satisfice their needs with natural resources. For example,…...

Doing Business in Emerging Markets Oludele John Akanbi Nexford University Culture in A Global Business Environment Dr. Debbie Wilson January, 2020 Factors Responsible For Economic Growth In The Emerging Countries (BRIC) The word BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China. These nations are part of emerging economies and have become strong players in the production of manufactured goods, services, and raw materials. Their emergence as economic powerhouses is shown by the steady growth of the market value of the…...

Literature ReviewThe agricultural produces that were harvested, they initially have high water content in them which needs to be reduced in order to be stored for a longer period of time. The reduction of the water content in the produce to approximately 20% will prevent the development of mold, yeast, bacterial and enzymes that causes spoilage in the produce.The drying process is one of the methods used to dry in order to reduce wastage of the produce. During drying the…...

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and also regarded, as the dirtiest not only is coal inherently impure by composition by the fact that it contains ash and sulfur; coal is also difficult to burn completely. Many techniques to combust coal have been developed since the late 1800's. "The first innovation were more concerned with achieving more complete combustion and reducing manual labor than they were with pollution and economic" (Ruzie 1)The history of coal can be dated back…...

Human dependence on oil is a large burden currently placed on many countries in the world. The economies of many nations are finally recovering after the world market crash of 2008, and this recovery is largely made possible by oil, as it provides a main source of energy for billions of humans. As the world nears peak oil production, the looming danger of running out of an energy source grows ever larger without a clear solution. Many scientists and environmental…...

The use of natural gas as our “bridge” or our means to sustain our way of living until renewable resource technologies become reliable is a topic of fierce debate. In fact, the issue was raised in the last State of the Union Address by our President who spoke of the possibilities we can achieve with natural gas under the right and safe conditions, “...it's the bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes…...

Keywords: Russia, Far East, China, infrastructure, investmentLiterature review Foreign direct investment. Definition.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines foreign direct investment (FDI) as “a category of international investment that reflects the objective of a resident in one economy obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. The lasting interest implies the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor and the direct investment enterprise, and a significant degree of influence by the investor on the management of the…...

Qatar National Library (QNL) acts as a steward of Qatar’s national heritage which this library has collecting, preserving and making available the country’s recorded history. The library has fosters and promotes the greater global insight into the history and culture of the Gulf region where it is their role as a research library with preeminent heritage library. The QNL which is a public library have provide equal access for all of Qatar’s residents to an environment that supports creativity, independent…...

Plants and crops are risky towards pests and pathogen, bacteria, fungi and insects which will affect its healthiness and life expectancy. Plants and crops without any protection against these threats are easily infected with disease cause by pests and microorganisms. According to a research, the worldwide crop production loss in about an average of 26% annually because of pre-harvest pest and pathogen.In the older days, without the presence of genetic resistance in agriculture, the production of foods depends on the…...

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” said Pablo Picasso. Do you think Picasso could drew The Weeping Woman if his father was not so supportive of his dreams?How many children with immense creativity and talent are being lost to faulty education system? It is no question that people who are inventing things for humanity are immensely creative. So question is why education system is trying to force children who are gifted…...

INTRODUCTION:In this paper we will cover multiple content related to colonization. From history, different time periods in which many countries colonized hundreds of countries, Europe controlling the entirety of the world, especially the British Empire and France, constant war between the indigenous people of America and the colonizers and Asia overtaken by multiple countries. Then we will discuss in depth for what purposes did these countries colonize the lands; slavery (manual labor), natural resources and economic expansion with constant rebellion…...

The waste of public problems around the world is becoming increasingly serious and the natural damage is increasing. These problems arise because public property has not been well addressed to solve public problems. The key is that government departments and relevant authorities do not supervise, inaction and local residents do not have a strong sense. I think there are two things that can be done to change these situations:One of the most critical parts is the implementation of these policies.…...

In qualitative, sustainable development production replaces depreciated assets, and births replace deaths so that stocks of wealth and people are continually renewed and even improved. (Daily, 1990).Sustainable development must be inclusive and pay particular attention to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable. Strategies need to be creative, action-oriented and collaborative, and adapt to multiple growth levels involving systemic changes in consumption and production patterns and could lead, inter alia, to substantial price (UNDESA, 2013). The Inclusive Economy provides…...

IntroductionThe mining sector is interested in processing valuable minerals and other natural resources. The minerals extracted are converted into a mineralized shape that provides the prospector or miner with an economic benefit. Mining has great impact on economic of many countries. There are four main mining segments which are divided on the bases of resources they produce: gas and oil mining, coal mining, metal ore mining and non-metallic mineral mining. Developing economies are now major players in the manufacture and…...

Aquinas presented a cosmological argument and decided the first way to prove the existence of God was to concentrate on the ways in which objects move, grow or change in state. He drew this from Aristotle’s observation that every single thing in the universe that moves is moved by something else. The second way is very similar but instead of the idea of change, it’s replaced with the concept of cause. Aquinas argued that every ‘effect’ has a ‘cause’. The…...

I believe that the key to using public property to solve public problems lies in the strong supervision of government departments and relevant responsible departments and the awareness of local residents.Government departments or regulatory departments should formulate corresponding policies, and these departments should ensure that these policies are well implemented.One of the most critical part is that after the implementation of these policies are, no matter for or against by the local residents, residents of each policy related to enforce…...

INTRODUCTIONThe stress on natural resources is increasing day by day due to increasing human population and rapid industrialization thus, their maintenance and conservation remains the ultimate challenge for the mankind. Environmental pollution (i.e. land, water and air) tends to be a devastating issue being faced by human life over the last few decades. However, aquatic contamination is trickier to be measured than terrestrial and air contamination (Barton 2003). The heavy metal contamination of the aquatic water bodies has become a…...

1. IntroductionThe resource curse is a term that was discovered by Richard M. Auty back in 1993. Auty explored this phenomenon in terms of how nations with rich resources often develop more slowly, more corruptly, more violently and more with authoritarian governments than others. The resource curse describes the phenomenon of how, when a poor country discovers vast natural wealth, other countries around the world are not impressed. Basically the resource curse entails how what should be a blessing turns…...

Theories have over many centuries been used to explain or test phenomena. Theories are applied in both scientific or arts investigations. Due to the diversity in their application, some theories have been developed to explain how development occurs and these are known as theories of development. Theories of development that have been expounded by scholars include: modernization theory, dependency theory, classical theory and many others. It is the premise of this paper to answer the question: What are the modernization…...

Over two decades, Africa has recorded a good performance in terms of economic growth with robust GDP growth of about 5.0 percent. Despite such a good performance, the problem of poverty remains unsolvable in the region (the level of poverty in the region 41 percent compared to other developing regions). It further states adds that although sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) achieved an average reduction in its unweighted Gini coefficient—from about 0.47 to 0.43 between 1991 and 2011— the region remains one…...

IntroductionThe African continent has been characterized by conflict. The primary cause of these conflicts being the natural resources which Africa is endowed with. Some of the conflicts are along ethnic differences and religious differences. Efforts to ensure that peace prevails on the continent have failed to reach a lasting solution. Violent and non violent means have not afforded the continent the much needed peace. There is however hope that peace education which is a relatively new approach will bring about…...

Every ethnic group has their own system of traditional medicine and make use ofnatural resources around their habitats for many medicinal purposes. This traditional erudition is bequeathed orally from one generation to the other through tribulation and error methods .Ethnobotany is mainly a part of taxonomy and floristic studies, the todays traditional medicine studies have advanced much and have developed into several subdisciplines.The introduction part has been divided and discussed into focusing upon the relevance and importance of both Ethnobotany…...

There is a necessity of international economic and developmental cooperation, mutual trade, which exist during many decades. Many worldwide organizations have been established over the last millennium. Globalization in the world has begun to gain momentum. This led not only to the positive results that were expected in the beginning but also negative.In order mutual trade and economic cooperation to guarantee peace between of all nations on the planet, profit for all countries should be equal. Otherwise, it cannot be…...

At the time of the formation of the first States and international unions, their activity largely depended not only on the forms of its own internal state structure, but also on the organizational forms of interstate communication, when some United supranational bodies continue and complete the functional activities of internal state organizations. This influence is reflected to this day, increasing its role in the development of human existence, when people realized that only joint efforts can withstand such global, inter-ethnic…...

IntroductionThe report shows some of the growth drivers and challenges in the economy of china. China is among the highly rising country in the economic sector even to date hence my best selection for the report discussion. In four decades the economy of china had risen from a lowly developing country to a chief economic power. In the year 2019 as from the GDP (PPP) growth per capital, china was positioned 73rd,, with a GDP of about $14.3 trillion. The…...

The term energy security could be described as a vague concept as it is that which has different meanings to various people. Some literature even suggest that the term is undefinable as what It means to a group of individuals might be different from what it will mean to another. Nonetheless, the term energy security could be described to mean the stable supply of energy which involves oil and gas, liquid fuels and electricity to a particular population as the…...

The living condition of miners was shocking and horrid. They lived in shacks inside their patch village (neighborhood) which was owned by the coal company. As well as the coal company owning the houses they also owned the schools the church the store where they inflated prices and forced miners to buy there supplies there by threatening them there jobs if they didn't. They even owed the police.As the coal companies continued to treat miners with deplorable working conditions, low…...

Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals that can be separated into fibers. The fibers are strong, durable, and resistant to heat and fire. They are also long, thin and flexible. Asbestos fibers can be molded or woven into various fabrics. Because it is nonflammable and a poor heat conductor, asbestos has been widely used to make fireproof products such as safety clothing for fire fighters and insulation products such as hot-water piping. Asbestos has…...