Waste Management
Land/Water Management
Air Quality
Urban Growth & Decline
100
Waste management is a set of activities that include the following: collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste; control, monitoring and regulation of the production, collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste
The definition of waste management
100
Land management refers to the way in which humans use the land, along with the plants and animals living on it, as a resource to fulfil the needs of society.
What is the definition of land/water management
100
the degree to which the air in a particular place is pollution-free.
What is the definition of air quality?
100
Urban Growth: Works positively with the community by creating jobs, technology and productivity, which increases the standard of living.
What is the definition of urban growth?
200
Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on health, the environment or aesthetics.
How is waste management reduced
200
All of the factors discussed below have significantly altered ecosystems and brought about a reduction in native plant and animal populations in Australia. The range of living organisms in an ecosystem is known as biodiversity (
Key human impacts and resulting environmental concerns?
200
Air quality monitoring sites are set up in Sydney and regional areas of NSW. Data from the monitoring network is presented online as ambient concentrations and air quality index (AQI) values which are updated hourly and stored in a database.
What is air quality?
200
Urbanisation has created many issues in Australian environments. While more people may translate to economic benefits, ever-expanding populations have brought with them a range of problems for both the physical and built environments. As our big cities have grown away from the centre to accommodate people's settlement needs, suburbs have mushroomed outwards, producing what is referred to as 'urban sprawl
Major impacts of urban growth ?
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