Environmental Science

ASSESSMENT BRIEF AND MARKING RUBRIC Module title: Innovation, Sustainability and Transition in the Oil and Gas Sector (UEL-SG-7005) Assessment point: Week 12 Assessment task: Coursework Word count limit: 3000 words +/- 10% (excluding references and appendices) Width: 100% of overall module grade Procedure in the event of illness or other valid cause (extenuating circumstances) If …

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ASSESSMENT BRIEF AND MARKING RUBRIC Module title: Innovation, Sustainability and Transition in the Oil and Gas Sector (UEL-SG-7005) Assessment point: Week 12 Assessment task: Coursework Word count limit: 3000 words +/- 10% (excluding references and appendices) Width: 100% of overall module grade Procedure in the event of illness or other valid cause (extenuating circumstances) If …

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 7 and 8 in your course textbook. The purpose of this assignment is twofold: first, to enable you to explore a term (concept, technique, place, etc.) related to this week’s theme of sustaining atmosphere and climate; second, to provide your first contribution to a collective project, …

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Topic 1: What is in the Can? One of the most important tools that scientists use is not something you can see or touch. Instead, science gets much of its power from the way it organizes questions and investigations. By using a structured approach that all scientists share in common, it is possible to test …

Topic 1: What is in the Can?
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Freshwater (FW) Aquaculture is rapidly growing sector with a global effects on food security. Nevertheless, FW aquaculture is also currently scrutinized for its environmental impact, while at the same time it faces direct competition with other sectors for aquatic and land resources as well for raw materials required for fish feeds when required. Specifically for …

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identify a person in a watershed of you choice. and conduct an interview with them. The questions should cover their background and why they chose their current position (work or volunteer), what qualifications they needed to get there, what the most important issues are within the watershed, and their advice to you about watershed or …

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The Essay will be in the style of an academic research report that explain a sustainability challenge as a system, using systems thinking concepts. The intended audience for this assessment would be sustainability and development practitioners (e.g. NGO, third sector, government agencies). An excellent example of the application of systems thinking to a sustainability challenge …

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Instructions For this week you will do two mini essays. Essay 1: Environmental regulations can be perceived as intrusive. Explain different viewpoints on how much such intrusion is justifiable. Use specific examples, cases, and data. Essay 2: Explain the differences between policy, statutes, and regulations. Use real environmental examples to illustrate your answer. In both …

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For this week you will do two mini essays.
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EVSP 411 W6 DISCUSSION Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act Congratulations on nearly reaching the 75% completion point in this course! What degree are you working toward? What is your progress in accomplishing your educational goals and what courses are you starting next month? Why did you choose these courses? Back to our course topic… …

EVSP 411 W6 DISCUSSION Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act
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This discussion has two options. Please select one of the following options: OPTION 1: First, go to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and skim it, paying particular attention to the section about Categorical Exclusion (CE) under the “The NEPA Process” section. Then do a web search …

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