Category: Environmental studies

In Chapter 4, Tietenberg & Lewis outline various ways in which economists can put a value on the environment. What concept do economists use to measure value? Do you think its right to put a value on nature? Is there a downside to not putting a value on the environment?

Use the attached file to complete this assignment. As a best practice, save this file as Lastname_310_CaseStudy1.docx, .doc, or .pdx. Upload the completed file here for review. This file will be run through the Turnitin software. For this assignment, you will also need to record and share an audio file, which can be done here in the classroom when you submit the assignment or through another software as long as you record in a universally available audio file type.
Always use your own words and avoid direct quotes since these fail to demonstrate student mastery of content. See the weblink below for help on APA style, and be sure to attribute information to the sources both in the written document and in the recorded narration. Write for a professional audience and maintain a formal tone.

I had bad grade from this assessment. Please fix my assessment. Please use Australia English. Local government can be Brisbane city council or other Australia local government.
Question:
Read the paper “Climate change and health: Local government capacity for health protection in Australia”. Think of three to five activities/interventions/ideas that can be implemented over the next 5 years to climate change – and health – in a local council area. Describe the council area (briefly – two sentences), list your activities, prioritise them and discuss each activity’s advantages and/or disadvantages (1000 words not including in-text citations or reference list). Feel free to use content from other councils‘ plans, if they exist. Upload as a pdf file. Feedback from teacher:
You have presented some ideas, but it is not clear what you are proposing. “Promotion of Green Spaces and Urban Forestry” is an idea – what would be implemented at a local government level? Link with council description not clear A number of your ideas are the same as ChatGPT’s

Critical Thinking of Science in the Media (Essay)
Misinformation – false or inaccurate information that is mistakenly or inadvertently created
or spread.
Disinformation – false information that is deliberately created and spread in order to
influence public opinion or obscure the truth.
Fake news – news stories that are false: the story itself is fabricated, with no verifiable facts,
sources or quotes.
Alternative facts – an alternative interpretation of a fact that is typically used in order to
serve one’s political or ideological purposes – regardless of whether the interpretation is
valid or not.
Information ecosystem – complex organizations of dynamic social relationships through
which information moves and transforms in flows.
Assessing the credibility of information can be even more confusing when it comes to
scientific information. Most people who are not scientists are presented with scientific issues
and advances through avenues like the internet, newspapers, radio/TV, or in conversation
with friends. In this assignment, we will concentrate on digital & print media, but much of what
we look for in terms of credibility in scientific reporting applies to any media outlet or any
information source towards which we should maintain a healthy skepticism.
Assignment Objective:
To evaluate a media report on a commonly divisive scientific issue and gain appreciation for
how to assess the credibility of an article that purports to be about a scientific issue. To
practice critical thinking! We want to be able to discriminate between legitimate scientific
presentations and those which may be framed in a “scientific” context but are really
pseudoscientific or in the worst cases out and out fraud. An issue that contributes to uncertainty around environmental issues is whether a new idea might be testing the envelope at the frontiers of science to eventually be either accepted or rejected. It is important to remember that legitimate disagreement is part of the process of science. However, we have to be able to decide when a scientific consensus has been reached and it is time to move on.
Tutorial Assignment:
– Find a recent article (either hard copy or from the web is acceptable) published within
the past year (must be 2023/24), reporting on one of the following scientific issues:
o climate change
o COVID19
o infectious diseases
o vaccines
– It should NOT be a peer reviewed article from a reputable science journal, since the whole
purpose of this exercise is to ask you to critically think about information that is being shared
in more popular ways. You can choose to select a piece of writing that is not strictly an
article published in a journal, magazine, newspaper, etc., but you should ensure that your
chosen piece of writing is substantive enough to allow you to carry out the assignment
objectives in a meaningful way. For example, a 250 word rant on a social media platform is
likely not a good choice for this exercise. As a guideline, your chosen article or piece of
writing should be a 5-minute read minimum. You may have to look through several sources
to find an article that is appropriate for this exercise. Note, your article must fall within the
2023/24 period, or you risk it being assigned a ZERO.
– Using 750 ~ 950 words, prepare a critical assessment of the credibility of
your chosen article incorporating as many of the relevant criteria (minimum 6
criteria) as outlined in the variety of resources provided, particularly the Rough Guide
to Spotting Bad Science source. Review A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science at:

A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science

You should clearly state in your thesis statement and in your conclusion your final assessment on the authenticity or credibility of your chosen article. You will likely have to carry out additional research to address some of the criteria appropriately. Common practice is half truths, so your analysis may
involve identifying sections that may be accurate as well as other sections that may be inaccurate and need to be debunked. Overall you need to provide a clear analysis of whether you accept or reject the article’s credibility.
– Remember that critical thinking in this context does not necessarily simply mean to
find only fault with your chosen article. Within your minimum six criteria used in
your assessment, you should also be identifying and including areas in which it excels
or does well to support the article’s credibility.
– Your assessment should be written in an essay format with an introduction, body and
conclusion, in full sentences with paragraphs.
Within your assignment you should:
– Include a brief summary of your article, including its full citation within the assignment itself.
– You should attach or append a copy of your article to the back of your assignment. A penalty of -50% if the article is not attached.
– Use APA in-text citation method if appropriate.
– Try to incorporate as many of the criteria as relevant (minimum 6) in making your final assessment and be as explicit as possible to clearly identify how you came to your conclusion on the article’s scientific credibility.
– Your thesis statement and conclusion should clearly state your informed assessment of the scientific credibility of your chosen article. Additional research may be required.
Grading Rubric for the Assignment
Each assignment will be graded based on 5 major criteria:
– Purpose: Clearly present your “thesis” and arguments.
– Development of Ideas: Arguments/main points are backed up by examples, citations, etc., and they are explained effectively.
– Logic and Organization: Ideas presented in an organized and logical manner. Clear and specific introduction and conclusion.
– Clarity and Completeness: Assignment components are comprehensive and addresses the major questions asked within the assignment. The writing is essentially error-free in terms of spelling and grammar and words and sentences are used effectively.
– Research and Referencing: Appropriate references and in-text citations are used appropriately to enhance arguments.

Assignment –
Part II: Consider the eight elements of Total Safety Management. Which element do you think contributes most to the prevention of workplace accidents? Explain your choice.
Writer – Please select your choice, preferably relating to a manufacturing environment

I conducted a study for one-year intervals biweekly from January to December 2022. The data available is a reading of collected samples that were analyzed for the following chemicals: total dissolved solids (TDS), nutrients (Ammonia (NH3-N), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total nitrogen (TN), and phosphate (PO4-P)), heavy metals parameters including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), mercury (Hg), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) and silver (Ag), In this study also, five pharmaceutical compounds were analyzed including metronidazole, trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, paracetamol, and ranitidine. These compounds were analyzed in January, February, April, June, and August 2022.
I want to use these data to conduct a novel research paper that has a very high chance of being published in the Q1 Environmental Journal. This will be done if proper and high-quality scientific writing using these results to write novel research employing machine learning techniques such as R programming to conduct analysis such like Detection of Anomalous Events a. Time Series Analysis: Use R’s time series analysis packages, such as ts, forecast, and anomalies, to detect abnormal fluctuations or spikes in pollutant levels over time. Time series decomposition, seasonal decomposition of time series (STL), and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modeling can help identify anomalous patterns and trends in environmental data.
b. Machine Learning Algorithms: Implement anomaly detection algorithms, such as isolation forests, one-class support vector machines (SVM), or autoencoders, using R packages like anomalyDetection, e1071, or keras. These algorithms can identify deviations from normal behavior in multivariate datasets and flag potential pollution incidents or outliers.
c. Statistical Process Control (SPC): Apply SPC methods, such as control charts (e.g., Shewhart charts, cumulative sum charts, or exponentially weighted moving average charts), to monitor pollutant levels and detect unusual variations from expected norms. R packages like qcc and qualityTools provide functions for implementing SPC techniques in environmental monitoring.

Pick ONE environmental law or regulation, explain its history, purpose and goals in detail, and evaluate its successes and failures since enactment. Use subsequent court and legislative events, as well as information from the internet and/or printed literature, to help in your evaluation. Most students pick the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), but there are a lot more laws and regulations out there…..pick something interesting and applicable to your life. We have covered lots of different possibilities this session, so do not limit yourself to the most well known acts.
You are required to use specific facts, cases, and multiple citations (I suggest 5-10 or more scholarly sources) in order to support your essay. You are required to integrate course materials and concepts as well. Show me what you know and what you have learned.
As always, cite all sources used in APA style with in-text citations and a reference list. A fully developed response should go beyond your textbook and required readings (although you may include them), have multiple citations from valid sources (e.g., no wiki-anything) and should avoid direct quotes from others. Write this essay on successes and failures in your own words and demonstrate your synthesis. The essay should be 5-7 page total in length (excluding title page and references).

Essay: Creating the Built Environment Assignment Instructions
Overview
Infrastructure is one of the three main categories of the built environment and is one of the most important factors in determining the location of a real estate development project.
Essay: Creating the Built Environment Draft Submission Assignment
After you complete your Essay: Creating the Built Environment Final Submission Assignment you should submit your assignment to the Essay: Creating the Built Environment Draft Submission Assignment to check your Turnitin report and make any adjustments prior to your final Submission. After reviewing your Turnitin results, make any edits necessary to your assignment prior to submitting for a grade. Instructions
Prepare a research based essay that incorporates 3 articles and/or publications from the Explore: Urban Land Institute Americas, found in the Learn section of module 2, on the topic of infrastructure in real estate development. In addition to the 3 references from ULI, include 2 scholarly sources. You may also use non-scholarly references such as trade publications in addition to your 5 required sources. The body of your essay must be 500–750 words (double-spaced), not counting the title page and reference page. Format your paper using current APA standards.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

The project is a collection of 4 typed essays (sections). Two environmental issues are researched and summarized in two separate sections. The third section addresses how the two issues are related to one another. In the fourth section you will relate the two issues to the societies and industries of the book “Collapse”.
I will attach complete instructions.

Can put as much references or scholarly articles. I’m an african american women who grew up in new york city so you can touch base on the environmental problems there. Instructions are in file. Also would like in text citations instead of footnotes is possible. Thank you!