Category: Environmental science

Prompt
For this assignment, you will form an action plan for a health intervention that involves globalization. Please read the recommended resources listed above to learn (1) how to form an action plan and (2) the role of globalization in public health practice.
How to select a global health issue:
Visit the CDC’s topical list of current global health issues.
Browse the list and select a topic that has a strong environmental component—one that involves a physical, chemical, or biological factor that impacts people. Examples:
Strong Environmental Component → Malaria, Lyme Disease (because it does not depend on genetics)
Weak Environmental Component → Skin Cancer (because it also depends on genetics)
If you would like to focus on parasites and the use of pesticides, you can use both the EPA and CDC websites to identify your global health issue:
Public Health Issues Caused by Pests (EPA)
Parasites (CDC)
Finding a population-based policy, program, project, OR intervention:
You may search the websites of authoritative public health entities–such as CDC and WHO, among several others. Find a policy, program, project, or intervention that has been developed for a specific population to combat your chosen issue/disease. (The policy, program, project or intervention does NOT need to be used across multiple countries because the connection to global health is based upon the health concern and not upon any specific policy, program, project, or intervention used within a particular country).
Once you have a hypothetical intervention concept, please complete Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Intervention Planning Worksheet Word Document.

In this lab project, you will work with the En-ROADS simulation model developed by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative to create a scenario that can mitigate global warmingLinks to an external site. to the internationally agreed target of less than 2 °C, and ideally 1.5 °C. En-ROADS is an interactive tool for simulating the long-term impacts of policy actions on global warming. This includes policies affecting energy supply, energy efficiency, carbon emissions prices, land use, and other factors that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since En-ROADS is a global model, the policy levers simulate if the action were applied to the entire world. En-ROADS does not attempt to address the complex nuances of how different countries and political groups might respond to each policy.
En-ROADS is grounded in the best-available science about climate impacts; solutions; and the complex interactions of the climate, energy, land, population, and economic systems. As you are completing the En-ROADS simulation model, and work toward your mission of recommending global policies and investments, keep the following goals in mind:
Limit global warming. Global warming above 2 °C will cause dangerous and irreversible impacts that will harm our prosperity, security, health, and lives. Limiting warming to less than 2 °C is not without challenges either (we are already seeing impacts today); however, it is a benchmark by which scientists and world leaders believe we can lower the risks to a more manageable level.
Preserve and create a healthy economy. Your policies should strive to lead a global energy transition that would preserve and create a healthy global economy. You must decide how to balance the short-term costs of climate actions with the long-term costs of damages from climate inaction. Note that financial costs are not explicitly predicted in the model as they are uncertain and controversial. You may offer your own hypotheses on the financial impacts of different decisions.
While assessing the economics, also consider the potential to offset short-term costs with additional cobenefits, for example, benefits to the economy, public health, national security, and other areas which could augment the direct benefits of mitigating global warming.
Promote equity and a just transition. Consider the impacts of your policies for both developed and developing countries, and between the rich and poor people within such nations. Consider whether your policies will disproportionately harm certain groups and how to mitigate such harms (e.g., If you favor policies that would reduce or shut down fossil fuel use, how will your policies address the resulting unemployment of people employed by the fossil fuel industry?). Also consider how opportunities for the new green economy can be shared more equitably and not leave marginalized groups behind.
Protect the environment. Many environmental challenges besides climate change threaten human welfare—for example, water shortage, air and water pollution (smogLinks to an external site., particulatesLinks to an external site.), soil loss, plastic pollution, anoxic zones (dead zones)Links to an external site. in rivers and oceans, extinction of species, and so on. Your proposals should minimize these other harmful effects on the environment.
Be realistic but not cynical. Imagine a scenario of what could be possible if human civilization operates at its best.
Select each section below to meet all requirements for this lab.
Get Ready
Section 1: Plan
Section 2: Meeting the Goals
Section 3: Reflections
The Simulating Climate Futures in En-ROADS Laboratory memo write-up,
must be 3 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of memo write-up in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice.
Refer to the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must use at least 1 credible source in addition to the course text, for 2 total sources.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. tutorial.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site..
must include a separate references page formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=24.6.0
This is the En-ROADS interactive

Humans, directly and indirectly, impact nutrient cycles. In particular, the phosphorous cycle, because it is a long-term geologic cycle, can be severely impacted by human activities that add phosphorous to freshwater systems. Read the information provided by the North American Lakes Management Society.

The Robert Carlson Secchi Dip-In — Trophic State Equations

Based on this information, answer the following questions:
Fish kills are often associated with increased nutrient concentrations (last row of the table presented by the website). Based on the list of attributes, why does this occur? 
Many people feel that any addition of phosphorous to freshwater systems will cause a decline in water quality. Is this true or false? Provide information from the table to support your answer. 
The authors indicate that the trophic state is not synonymous with water quality. What do they mean by this? 

Write a detailed cause and solution paper to discuess the effects of glabal warming to developing nations and econimies and provide solutions to the same. 

Write a 200 word summary of the article(in your own word). The 200 word summary            should address what the focus of the article is? What new knowledge does it bring? Why is it important? What is interesting about it? Etc.

Please add images and links to add context and depth. Your group post should include several multimedia elements that help document your mental model on sustainable water, considering the following as prompts: 
“What is sustainable water to you? For whom? And for what?” 
How does your mental model of sustainable water crosswalk with your final MESH project? 
Has your mental model (or “the way you see it”) on water changed since you started this course? If yes, how and why? If not, what remained the same or was strengthened? 
Use 2-3 examples of how you might incorporate the water readings and/or resources within this course in your final MESH project. Apply knowledge gained from your research for your final course project and highlight any other intersectional MESH themes (e.g., health, energy, food, environmental justice) in your EdGE post. 
I am adding my mesh paper I wrote and the mental model so you can refer back to it. I alsI added a document with a bunch of readings from class. If you can choose 2-3 to refer back to for the example part and cite in apa with reference page

Review your journal notes to refresh your memory of what you experienced during your 3 weeks of practice.  You have been greeting, feeling, and expressing gratitude with the Air and the Fire. 
1) Describe your experience 1)greeting, 2) feeling, 3) expressing gratitude with the AIR element.  What was this like for you?  Did you have thoughts? Did you experience emotions? Did you have sensory experiences–sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing.  Were you indoors or outdoors? Both? Share any experiences you would like to share and if you have any questions please ask.
2) Next write about your experience with the FIRE element.  Follow the instructions above.

Write an article critique in which you accomplish the following:
Accurately identify the premise of the article.
Analyze the author’s points in support of the premise.
Offer your own opinions as you critically evaluate the merit of the article using strong arguments and evidence. How does the article support this unit’s concepts?
Your analysis and evaluation should include of the following items:
an evaluation of a change agent (e.g., definition, purpose, function);
a summary of the requirements and responsibilities of a safety professional in the role of change agent; and
your analysis and recommended strategies for a safety professional to remedy the author’s number one listed reason change initiatives fail.
You are encouraged to offer your opinion and experience. Although your opinion or belief may be based on experience and not necessarily a truth claim, you should always provide a citation and reference that supports your idea or view as a safety professional. 
Your article critique must be at least two pages. The title page (if used), or any reference pages do not count toward the page requirement. You must use at least two sources, other than the original article, to support your article critique. All sources used must have citations and references properly formatted in APA Style. APA formatting of the assignment is otherwise not required.
The following resources can assist you with this assignment:
For help on searching the CSU Online Library databases, view the Searching Library Databases video. 
The CSU Success Center Article Critique Example can assist you with the development of an article critique.

It is a informitive research report that focuses on the two frontrunners in pollution, thier effect on the envirment, and how we can reduce them. The front runners are carbon emisions and plastic pollution.

The field of restoration ecology is crucial to our understanding of environmental conservation. How is this field defined and what are its key components?
Explain the difference between remediation, rehabilitation, and restoration.
Find and describe one of each kind of project, i.e., find one remediation project, one rehabilitation project, and one restoration project. Identify the location, time frame, and scope.
Illustrate what makes each of those three projects fit into the definition of remediation, rehabilitation, or restoration. You may want to explain why a project is a remediation, rehabilitation, or restoration and why it is not the other two types of projects.
Consider how best to organize this paper and use section headings as needed. Write in a professional tone for an academic and scientific audience. Work on organization and flow, and be sure that you clearly and concisely deliver your ideas to the reader.
In the essay, please cover each bullet point above—especially the instructions about finding one of each type of environmental project to include. 
Include in-text (parenthetical citations) in addition to the reference page. 
Please use academic sources, peer-reviewed journal articles, government sites or organizations, etc.