Environmental Degradation

For this unit you need to be able to discuss the following with authority.

• Pollution (land, air and water): nature, causes, solutions.

• Demand for and supply of water and issues of water quality.

• Factors in the degradation of rural environments (e.g. overpopulation, poor agricultural practices, deforestation).

• Factors in the degradation of urban environments (e.g. urbanisation, industrial development, inadequate waste management).

• Constraints on improving the quality of degraded environments.

• The protection of environments at risk at the local or regional scale: needs, measures and outcomes.