This document discusses several topics related to social issues and the environment, including sustainable development, environmental ethics, watershed management, waste land reclamation, accidents, the Holocaust, rainwater harvesting techniques and benefits, ozone layer depletion causes and effects, features of air, water, and environment acts, and more. It provides information on each topic in 1-3 paragraphs with bullets listing key points. The overall document aims to educate about human impacts and management of the natural environment.
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND CONTAMINATION DUE TO WASTE DISPOSAL AND AGRO-INDUSTRIESSANDEEP PATRE
Human Settlement, Settlements can broadly be divided into two types – rural and urban. Contamination, Sources of Wastes, Classification of Wastes . Impacts of Waste Accumulation, Water Contamination via Improper Wastes
There is no need to demonstrate that the flood causes many extremely negative impacts. It damages properties and endangers the lives of humans and other living things. Some high and prolonged floods can compromise vehicle traffic in areas that are not at a high level. Flooding can interfere with drainage and economic land use. Structural hazards can occur in bridges and viaducts, water and sewage systems, energy systems and other structures located in the flood area. Financial losses due to flooding are typically millions of dollars per year.
Building Development Practice in Flood Prone Area: Case of Ogbaru Council Are...IJERA Editor
This study examined the practice of building development in flood prone areas and how it has contributed to the menace of flooding in Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State Nigeria. It was a survey research where questionnaires were distributed to heads of the selected households, in addition to physical observations on buildings within the selected households. Four towns out of sixteen towns that made up Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State were purposefully selected. From these towns, 96 households each were randomly selected and a total of 384 questionnaires were administered to the head of each household or their representative, whereas 242 copies were completed, returned and found useful, thus, giving a response rate of 62.92%. The study found that siting of buildings on waterways, flood channels/plains, inadequate/lack of drains in the compounds, lack of planning restriction/developmental control, size of the building/area occupied by the building among others contribute greatly to the incessant flood menace in the study area. The study therefore deduced that some building practices such as those identified above have the ability of exacerbating the velocity and rate of flooding in the area which turned into natural disaster, and thus, recommended strict enforcement of building and urban development laws and control in the state to reduce indiscriminate erecting of building structures on waterways, including planlessness of our emerging urban centres.
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND CONTAMINATION DUE TO WASTE DISPOSAL AND AGRO-INDUSTRIESSANDEEP PATRE
Human Settlement, Settlements can broadly be divided into two types – rural and urban. Contamination, Sources of Wastes, Classification of Wastes . Impacts of Waste Accumulation, Water Contamination via Improper Wastes
There is no need to demonstrate that the flood causes many extremely negative impacts. It damages properties and endangers the lives of humans and other living things. Some high and prolonged floods can compromise vehicle traffic in areas that are not at a high level. Flooding can interfere with drainage and economic land use. Structural hazards can occur in bridges and viaducts, water and sewage systems, energy systems and other structures located in the flood area. Financial losses due to flooding are typically millions of dollars per year.
Building Development Practice in Flood Prone Area: Case of Ogbaru Council Are...IJERA Editor
This study examined the practice of building development in flood prone areas and how it has contributed to the menace of flooding in Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State Nigeria. It was a survey research where questionnaires were distributed to heads of the selected households, in addition to physical observations on buildings within the selected households. Four towns out of sixteen towns that made up Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State were purposefully selected. From these towns, 96 households each were randomly selected and a total of 384 questionnaires were administered to the head of each household or their representative, whereas 242 copies were completed, returned and found useful, thus, giving a response rate of 62.92%. The study found that siting of buildings on waterways, flood channels/plains, inadequate/lack of drains in the compounds, lack of planning restriction/developmental control, size of the building/area occupied by the building among others contribute greatly to the incessant flood menace in the study area. The study therefore deduced that some building practices such as those identified above have the ability of exacerbating the velocity and rate of flooding in the area which turned into natural disaster, and thus, recommended strict enforcement of building and urban development laws and control in the state to reduce indiscriminate erecting of building structures on waterways, including planlessness of our emerging urban centres.
Pollution is an undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of
air, water and soil that may harmfully affect the life or create potential health hazard of any
living organism. Pollution is thus direct or indirect change in any component of the biosphere
that is harmful to the living components and in particular undesirable for man, affecting
adversely the industrial progress, cultural and natural assets or general environment of living
society .
Water is facing a crisis today.
Water scarcity affects all social and economic sectors.
Water footprint measures the consumption and contamination of freshwater resources.
The research was carried out to assess the quality of Umuerim River , Nekede which serves for
domestic uses and fishery activities among the rural inhabitants in October 2016.The anthropogenic activities
identified during reconnaissance visit include discharge of household wastes into its channel across Owerri;
sand miningandAgricultural activities at it’s bank that serve as non-point source. Water samples were collected
from four sampling points (discharge point SP1, midstream SP2, downstream SP3 and upstream), in Nekede,
using standard methods for sampling and analysis. Parameters analyzed include Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper,
Chromium, Nitrate, Sulphate, Phosphate, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS),
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), 5-day Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Turbidity, pH, Conductivity, and
Temperature. Results showed that Conductivity (range= 5.50 µS/cm), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (range=
4.00 mg/L), Turbidity (range= 3.20 NTU) and Sulphates (SO4) (range= 2.70 mg/L) recorded comparatively
wide variations during the study period. Mean levels of pH (6.24 ± 0.09), DO (1.45 ± 0.08) mg/L, BOD (0.49 ±
0.09) mg/L, and Turbidity (4.93 ± 0.67) NTU were beyond the limits set by the Federal Ministry of
Environment’s recommended standards for surface water. It is therefore, recommended that constant
monitoring by routine water quality checks should be conducted for safe public consumption of the water.
On January 25, 2019, ICLR hosted a Friday Forum Webinar titled 'TRCA Flood Risk Assessment Project', led by Rebecca Elliott, water resources engineer with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. TRCA’s Flood Risk Assessment project recently assessed flood risk by utilizing flood hazard information from the hydrology and hydraulic modelling for seven different return-period storm events (2-350 year and Regional) at all the historic flood vulnerable areas in the Region. The purpose of this assessment was to combine current riverine flood hazard information and flood exposure information to calculate flood vulnerability and quantify flood risk at both the individual structure level and at a flood-vulnerable cluster level. Flood exposure information includes flood depth and velocity at each building and road subject to flooding for each of the seven return-period storms relative to the first floor elevation of the building. As highlighted by recent major flooding events, including the tropical rainstorm and the Spring 2017 flooding in Ontario/Quebec, as well as Hurricane Harvey’s impact to Texas, many people inhabiting flood-prone communities are not fully aware of the risks to themselves and their property. The Flood Risk Outreach project will build on the results from TRCA’s Flood Risk Assessment project by supporting public awareness of potential flood emergencies. In turn, this can lessen the impact of flooding to these areas, as residents can take preparatory steps to protect themselves and their homes. Recent studies have shown that only a small percentage of residents living in flood prone areas are aware of their flood risk.
Rebecca Elliott is a water resources engineer with 12 years of experience, and more than two years with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Engineering, and has been a practicing Professional Engineer since 2011. As Flood Risk Management Engineer her role is to manage the flood forecasting and warning program at the TRCA.
Pollution is an undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of
air, water and soil that may harmfully affect the life or create potential health hazard of any
living organism. Pollution is thus direct or indirect change in any component of the biosphere
that is harmful to the living components and in particular undesirable for man, affecting
adversely the industrial progress, cultural and natural assets or general environment of living
society .
Water is facing a crisis today.
Water scarcity affects all social and economic sectors.
Water footprint measures the consumption and contamination of freshwater resources.
The research was carried out to assess the quality of Umuerim River , Nekede which serves for
domestic uses and fishery activities among the rural inhabitants in October 2016.The anthropogenic activities
identified during reconnaissance visit include discharge of household wastes into its channel across Owerri;
sand miningandAgricultural activities at it’s bank that serve as non-point source. Water samples were collected
from four sampling points (discharge point SP1, midstream SP2, downstream SP3 and upstream), in Nekede,
using standard methods for sampling and analysis. Parameters analyzed include Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper,
Chromium, Nitrate, Sulphate, Phosphate, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS),
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), 5-day Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Turbidity, pH, Conductivity, and
Temperature. Results showed that Conductivity (range= 5.50 µS/cm), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (range=
4.00 mg/L), Turbidity (range= 3.20 NTU) and Sulphates (SO4) (range= 2.70 mg/L) recorded comparatively
wide variations during the study period. Mean levels of pH (6.24 ± 0.09), DO (1.45 ± 0.08) mg/L, BOD (0.49 ±
0.09) mg/L, and Turbidity (4.93 ± 0.67) NTU were beyond the limits set by the Federal Ministry of
Environment’s recommended standards for surface water. It is therefore, recommended that constant
monitoring by routine water quality checks should be conducted for safe public consumption of the water.
On January 25, 2019, ICLR hosted a Friday Forum Webinar titled 'TRCA Flood Risk Assessment Project', led by Rebecca Elliott, water resources engineer with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. TRCA’s Flood Risk Assessment project recently assessed flood risk by utilizing flood hazard information from the hydrology and hydraulic modelling for seven different return-period storm events (2-350 year and Regional) at all the historic flood vulnerable areas in the Region. The purpose of this assessment was to combine current riverine flood hazard information and flood exposure information to calculate flood vulnerability and quantify flood risk at both the individual structure level and at a flood-vulnerable cluster level. Flood exposure information includes flood depth and velocity at each building and road subject to flooding for each of the seven return-period storms relative to the first floor elevation of the building. As highlighted by recent major flooding events, including the tropical rainstorm and the Spring 2017 flooding in Ontario/Quebec, as well as Hurricane Harvey’s impact to Texas, many people inhabiting flood-prone communities are not fully aware of the risks to themselves and their property. The Flood Risk Outreach project will build on the results from TRCA’s Flood Risk Assessment project by supporting public awareness of potential flood emergencies. In turn, this can lessen the impact of flooding to these areas, as residents can take preparatory steps to protect themselves and their homes. Recent studies have shown that only a small percentage of residents living in flood prone areas are aware of their flood risk.
Rebecca Elliott is a water resources engineer with 12 years of experience, and more than two years with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Engineering, and has been a practicing Professional Engineer since 2011. As Flood Risk Management Engineer her role is to manage the flood forecasting and warning program at the TRCA.
Water: water is renewable resource. Three- fourth of surface is covered with water but only a small proportion of it accounts for freshwater fit for use.
Some facts about water
Only 2.5% of the world’s water is fresh water and most of this are in the form of polar ice-caps.
Water use as increased by 70% since 1970.
A recent report by credit issues stated that by 2025 18 will
countries experience water demand beyond supply capabilities.
This article presents Chapter 2 (Sustainability in Flood Management), prepared by Fernando Alcoforado, of the Flood Handbook- Impacts and Management**, prepared under the coordination of Professors Saeid Eslamian and Faezeh Eslamian and published by CRC PRESS. Chapter 2 of the Flood Handbook- Impacts and Management aims to present the necessary measures to control and manage floods and how to achieve sustainability in flood management. The methodology used consisted mainly of analyzing the existing literature to characterize the causes and consequences of floods, the measures to control floods, the flood protection measures used in Europe, North America and Asia, the measures put in place for the safety of post-flood cleanup, the benefits resulting from the floods, and the proposed measures to deal with future floods. Also analyzed was the secular experience of the Netherlands, which is the most advanced country in the world in the prevention and control of floods, and its actions in facing the consequences of global warming. Finally, what should be done to achieve sustainability in flood management was outlined.
We declare that the Case Studies entitled
“1. A case study on Rain Water Harvestment.
2. Studies on the ecological impacts of Kolleru lake (Eutrophication).
3 . A case study on Vanasamrakshana programme by Government of Andhra Pradesh
4. A case study on present condition of agricultural lands in Andhra Pradesh capital region.
5. A case study on tribal evacuation and impact on indigenous knowledge”
Introduction
Hydrology
Water cycle
Watershed Development
Integrated Watershed Management
Water Conservation & Harvesting
Basic introduction of hydraulic structures.
conclusion
references
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2. Social issues and Environment
❖ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
➢ Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
❖ ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS:
➢ Environmental ethics is a branch of ethics that studies the relation
of human beings and the environment and how ethics play a role
in this.
➢ Thus, it is essential that every human being respect and honor this
and use morals and ethics when dealing with these creatures.
3. Social issues and Environment
❖ WATERSHED MANAGEMENT:
➢ Watershed management is a term used to describe the process of
implementing land use practices and water management
practices to protect and improve the quality of the water and
other natural resources within a watershed by managing the use
of those land and water resources in a comprehensive manner.
❖ WAYS OF WASTE LAND RECLAMATION:-
➢ Afforestation
➢ Reforestation
➢ Providing surface cover
➢ Mulching
➢ Changing Ground Topography on Downhill’s
4. Social issues and Environment
❖ ACCIDENTS:
➢ An event that has led to significant consequences to the people,
the environment or the facility.
➢ Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity
release in to the environment, or reactor core melt.
❖ HOLOCAUST:
➢ The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution
and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime.
➢ Nazis believed that the Germans belonged to a race that was
"superior" to all others and Jews belonged to a race that was
"inferior“. Jews were considered as a threat to the so-called
German racial community.
5. ❖ RAINWATER HARVESTING:
➢ The harvesting of rainwater simply involves the collection of water
from surfaces on which rain falls, and subsequently storing this
water for later use. Normally water is collected from the roofs of
buildings and stored in rainwater tanks.
➢ Water can also be collected in dams from rain falling on the
ground and producing runoff.
❖ RAINWATER HARVESTING TECHNIQUES :
➢ The collection of rainwater from the roofs of buildings can easily
take place within our cities and towns.
➢ All that is necessary to capture this water is to direct the flow of
rainwater from roof gutters to a rainwater storage tank.
➢ By doing this, water can be collected and used for various uses.
Social issues and Environment
6. ❖ RAINWATER HARVESTING TECHNIQUES:
➢ If you are reliant on collected rainwater and are not connected to a
towns water supply, then the water collected will be especially
important to you.
➢ If you are from the city, then it is possible to replace all or at least a
substantial portion of your fresh water requirements by the
capture and storage of rainwater from your roof.
➢ Being largely self sufficient in water supply is possible for a vast
majority of Australian households and buildings.
❖ BENEFITS OF RAINWATER HARVESTING:
➢ Provides a backup source of water.
➢ Ecological benefit.
➢ Easy to maintain.
➢ Reduces erosion and flooding around buildings.
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7. ❖ RAINWATER HARVESTING METHODS:
➢ Rainwater barrels:
■ Barrel installation is the cheapest and easiest way to start
harvesting rainwater in your home. A barrel is simply
installed underneath the downspout of the guttering so that
rain falling on the roof is funneled into the barrel.
➢ Dry system:
■ This is a well-known method of rainwater harvesting.
It’s basically an improvement to the rainwater barrel
technique in terms of size. A larger water storage
container is situated just a few steps from the
property. This container provides a much larger
storage capacity compared to the barrel.
Social issues and Environment
8. ❖ RAINWATER HARVESTING METHODS:
➢ Wet system:
■ The wet system is the exact opposite of the dry system. This is
because the collection pipes are ever full of water since they
are located underground. Here, numerous collection pipes
are connected to multiple downspouts on the building and
channeled to empty into the storage tank underground.
➢ Green roof:
■ Instead of directing rainwater for storage in the tank and
then channel it to the garden; you could install a green roof
on your house to enable plants to use the water instantly. But
you have to lay down a lining for your roof’s protection and
include a drainage system to take care of the runoffs.
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9. ❖ OZONE LAYER DEPLETION:
➢ CAUSES:
■ Human activity, specifically, human-made chemicals that
contain chlorine or bromine. These chemicals are widely
known as ODS, an acronym for Ozone-Depleting Substances.
■ In the mid-latitude, for example, over Australia, ozone layer is
thinned. This has led to an increase in the UV radiation
reaching the earth. It is estimated that about 5-9% thickness
of the ozone layer has decreased, increasing the risk of
humans to over-exposure to UV radiation owing to outdoor
lifestyle.
■ In atmospheric regions over Antarctica, ozone layer is
significantly thinned, especially in spring season. This has led
to the formation of what is called ‘ozone hole’. Usually ozone
holes form over the Poles during the onset of spring seasons.
Social issues and Environment
10. ❖ OZONE LAYER DEPLETION:
➢ Natural causes of depletion of ozone layer:
■ Ozone layer has been found to be affected by certain natural
phenomena such as Sun-spots and stratospheric winds. But
this has been found to cause not more than 1-2% depletion of
the ozone layer and the effects are also thought to be only
temporary.
➢ Man-made causes of depletion of ozone layer:
■ The main cause for the depletion of ozone is determined as
excessive release of chlorine and bromine from man-made
compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). CFCs
(chlorofluorocarbons), halons, CH3CCl3 (Methyl chloroform),
CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride), HCFCs (hydrochloro
fluorocarbons) and methyl bromide are found to have direct
impact on the depletion of the ozone layer.
Social issues and Environment
11. ❖ OZONE LAYER DEPLETION:
➢ Effects:
Damage to human health
Devastation to environment
Threat to marine life
Effect on animals
Impacts certain materials
➢ Control measures:
Desist from using pesticides
Discourage driving of private vehicles
Utilize environmentally friendly cleaning products
Prohibit the use of harmful nitrous oxide
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12. ❖ IMPORTANT FEATURES OF AIR ACT:
■ The Air act aims at prevention, control and abatement of air
pollution.
■ The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) implements
legislation to improve quality of air, prevent and control air
pollution in the country. The board advises the central
government on matters concerning quality of air. It also
coordinates activities, provides technical assistance and
guidance to state boards in addition to setting the standards
for quality of air.
■ Pollution beyond certain limits due to various pollutants
discharged through industrial emission is monitored by
pollution control boards set up in every state.
■ The state boards advise the state government on matters
concerning prevention and control of air pollution
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13. ❖ IMPORTANT FEATURES OF WATER ACT:
■ This act aims at prevention, control and abatement of water
pollution.
■ The water act is designed to assess pollution levels and
punish polluters.
■ The central government and state governments have set-up
pollution control boards to monitor water pollution.
■ The water act of 1974 along with amendments in 1978 is an
extensive legislation with more than sixty sections for
prevention and control of water pollution.
■ Prevention and control of water pollution is achieved
through a 'permit' or a 'consent administration' procedure.
■ Discharging effluents is permitted by obtaining the consent
of state water boards.
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14. ❖ IMPORTANT FEATURES OF ENVIRONMENT ACT:
■ The central government shall have the power to take all such
measure as it deems necessary for the purpose of protecting
and improving the quality of the environment.
■ No person carrying on any industry or processes shall
discharge any environmental pollutants to do so in excess of
such standards as may be prescribed.
■ No person shall handle any hazardous substances except in
accordance with such procedure and after complying with
such safeguards as may be prescribed.
■ The central government shall have power to take, for the
purpose of analysis, sample of air, water, soil or other
substances from any premises, factory etc.
■ Failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Act shall in
respect of each such failure or violation be punishable.
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