Ecological Economics

Question 1

produce the minimum of a 5 page paper covering one of the following options
in detail:

a.) a paper on The Effect on Planetary Health of a Fully Industrialized China and
India.

You must cite at least 8 sources of reference material of which at least 5
must be peer reviewed journal articles. Examples of citable publications
include academic papers in professional journals including Sustainable
Development, Conservation Biology, Ecological Economics, Built Environment,
Journal of American Planning, or reputable web sites (citing their title and
URL address). The review paper must be typed and double-spaced. It should
be a minimum of 5 pages in length but not exceed 8 pages including
references. Pages must be numbered, bottom center. It must be well written
using good grammar and paragraph structure. Maps, tables, and figures are
encouraged to provide supplemental information on the issue addressed.
Please use Microsoft Word.

Ex. Citation:

Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2017b. Department of the
Army Programmatic General Permit – State of Maryland. MDSPGP-5.

Baby, S. 2011. Assessing and Evaluating Anthropogenic Activities Causing
Rapid Evolution in the Coastal Morphological Landscape Changes (cmlc) of
Kuwait using Riam. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 1: 152-170.

Question 2

1. Define “radiative forcing” in your own words.

2. Why is the ozone layer beneficial for humans? At what altitude is it found?

3. Why did ozone depletion become an important topic in the 1970’s and 1980’s?

4. Explain the direct and indirect effects of aerosols.

5. Give 5 examples of aerosols. For each, provide a source and the sign of the radiative forcing.

6. Which radiative forcing term has the largest magnitude? Comment on the significance of this finding.