ENVIRONMENTAL

Special
dedication
To PUNEETA MAM
 Contents
Quotations.
Introduction.
Meaning.
Manifestation of environmental degradation.
Degradation due to festivals.
Video.
Causes.
Social factor.
Institutional factor.
Natural factor.
Global warming & ozone.
Current issue.
Conclusion.
environmental

degradation
INTRODUCTION
The landmark report of the World Commission
on Environment and Development, entitled
"Our Common Future", warned that unless we
change many of our lifestyle patterns, the world
will face unacceptable levels of environmental
damage and human suffering. The Commission,
echoing the urgent need for tailoring the pace
and the pattern of global economic growth to
the planet's carrying capacity, said that:
"Humanity has the ability to make development
sustainable and to ensure that it meets the needs
of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs."
Meaning
Environmental degradation is the
deterioration in environmental quality
from ambient concentrations of
pollutants and other activities and
processes such as improper land use
and natural disasters.
 Erosion of the quality of natural
environment caused, directly or
indirectly, by human activities.
QUOTES
Iam the earth , you are the earth, the earth is
dying, you and I are murderers

-Ymber Delecto
We abuse land because we regard it as a
commodity belonging to us. when we see land
as a community to which we belong we may
begin to use it with love and respect.

-Aldo Leopold
Manifestation of
environmental
degradation
INVENTION…..
THE DA VINCI TOWER-
ROTATING SKYSCRAPER
IN DUBAI
 Causes

The Underlying Causes of

Environmental Degradation
Environmental degradation is a result of
the dynamic inter play of socio-economic,
institutional and technological activities.
Environmental changes may be driven by many
factors including economic growth, population
growth, urbanization, intensification of
agriculture, rising energy use and transportation.
Poverty still remains a problem at the root of
several environmental problems.
Social factor Natural factor

 Global warming
Population
 Depletion of ozone
Poverty
Urbanization
 Social factor
 Population
 India supports 17 per cent of the world population on just 2.4 per cent of world land
area. It’s current rate of population growth at 1.85 per cent continues to pose a
persistent population challenge. In view of the linkages between population and
environment, a vigorous drive for population control need hardly be over
emphasized.
 Poverty
 Poverty is said to be both cause and effect of environmental degradation. The
circular link between poverty and environment is an extremely complex
phenomenon. Inequality may foster unsustainability because the poor, who rely on
natural resources more than the rich, deplete natural resources faster as they have
no real prospects of gaining access to other types of resources.
 Urbanization
 During the past two decades of 1971-91, India’s urban population has doubled from
109 million to 218 million and has reached 300 million by 2000 AD
 INSTITUTIONAL FACTOR

Lack of awareness and infrastructure

makes implementation of most of the
laws relating to environment, extremely
difficult and ineffective.
Global warming is defined as the increase
of the average temperature on earth. As
the earth is getting hotter, disaster like
hurricanes, draughts and floods are
getting mare frequent.
Acid rain
The term acid rain refers to what scientists call
acid deposition.  It is caused by airborne acidic
pollutants and has highly destructive results.

The levels of acid rain vary from region to

region.  In Third World nations without
pollution restrictions, acid rain tends to be very
high.  In India, Eastern Europe, China, and the
Soviet Union, acid rain levels have also risen
greatly.  However, because acid rain can move
about so easily, the problem is definitely a
global one.
Affects of acid rain

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 PREVENTION
Today's society becomes ever more rapidly vulnerable to natural
disasters due to the concentration
of populations in mega-cities. Additionally, changes in the global
environment
threaten us with the possibility of severe typhoons, rising sea levels,
droughts, among others.
Considering these rapid changes of ambient conditions, vulnerability
has increased due to
growing urban populations, environmental degradation, and a lack of
planning, land management
and preparedness. Environmental disasters in many cases are effected
by human
usage of natural resources. They take place especially because of the
negative impact of the
over-exploitation of natural resources. Spatial planning and land
management provide various
tools to prevent natural hazards. The prevention of catastrophes in
general is a consideration
of spatial planning and land management on the regional and local
level
 Current scenario of environmental
degradation
Degradation of marine ecosystem due to
oil seepage.
Desertification.
Deforestation of dense equatorial forests.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Deterioration of mountain environment.
Three gorges dam of china.
 The activist is not the man who
says the river is dirty.  The
activist is the man who cleans up
the river
~Ross Perot

-Thank You!
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PRESENTATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
PRESENTED BY
ANKIT KUMAR
MBA+PGDM+ED
3RD SEM
BHARATIAR UNIV.