Six Key Aspects of Ebm

The report is about the ecosystem and its effect on human health. That is, it is talking about the “escalating human pressure on global environment” (WHO, 2005).

I boarded the Amtrak the early morning of November 5th, 2016 from Davis, California to the Peytonia Slough Ecological Reserve (Peytonia Reserve) in Suisun, California. The trip to this brackish and saltwater reserve was to help me analyze the relationship between humans and wildlife in urban settings. Urban environments depend on the rehabilitation and protection of small natural areas like the Peytonia Reserve. At the Peytonia Reserve, both humans and native/non-native species live in cohabitation, which paints an accurate representation of reconciliation ecology. Humans use these natural areas, the Peytonia Reserve in this case, for recreational activities like hunting and fishing. This, in turn, benefits the wildlife that lives in the area because hunters and fishers want the environment to be well maintained in order to support their activities. I came up with the conclusion that even though humans have more to benefit from wildlife, wildlife also depends on humans to help protect and conserve their habitats.

Earth is always constantly changing and developing, especially the organisms that habitat on Earth. As a result, Earth is very biodiverse and has many different types of ecosystem. For instance, Earth has eight ecosystems (Tropical forest, Savanna, Desert, Chaparral, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Deciduous forest, Coniferous forest, and Tundra) and seven biomes (Wetland, Lakes, River and Streams, Intertidal zones, Oceanic pelagic biome, Coral reefs, Benthos). In these many different areas on Earth, there are many organisms, life, and valued nature. For example, Santa Cruz’s ocean are immensely important and valuable to the Cruz community because of its beautiful cinematic views and sea animals. Therefore, there are environmental justice

The audience of this book is presumed to be the general person who is not fully intact with the ideas that he or she is disrupting the ecosystem and is not aware of the effects they are doing as a whole. The book argues that no ecosystem is completely inert as things such as climate changes or drought can also affect the enviorment. Without human interaction an environment can still have issues, but the introduction of human life and economy does take a grave toll on the climate. These are irreversible effects that mankind are doing to the ecosystem. The English

(Dietz et al., 2003; Monbiot, 1994; Ostrom, 2009) Ostrom’s paper examines the diverse outcomes of the commons, as supposed to Hardin’s “one-size-fits-all”. (Ostrom et al., 2009, p. 419) This way of looking at the possible outcomes of CPRs differs from Hardin’s in that it takes into account different social and economic variables, whereas Hardin bases his perspective uniquely off of real-life examples, such as that of the high seas. She introduces the Social-Ecological-System (SES), which is a framework for examining the different roles, variables, and context that all play into the maintenance or collapse of an ecosystem. (Ostrom, 2009) SESs are made up of “(i) resource units…(ii) resource systems… (iii) governance systems… and (iv) users” (Ostrom, 2009, p.420) who all interact, and play certain roles in the outcome of an ecosystem. (Ostrom,

Chapin, F.S., Carpenter, S.R., Kofinas, G.P., Folke, C., Abel, N., Clark, W.C., …& Swanson, F.J (2010). Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapid change planet.

Research and best-practices are an integral part of evidence-based management(EBM) and allow an organization to successfully implement EBM into their facilities. HSHS-EWD is a group of four hospitals that work with several clinics and healthcare providers to promote the health and well-being of many local communities. Connie Dorn, manager of central scheduling and prior authorization, is located within the revenue department and oversees registration and scheduling of the four different hospitals. During her 10-year tenure with the hospital systems she has seen many changes occur that have been beneficial to the hospitals, patients, and staff. Management meets on a continuous business to discuss areas that need improvement in order to stay on top of the latest advancements in the medical community. Connie currently sits on many boards, teams, and groups within the hospital system and is very experienced in the utilization of research and best-practices in regards to EBM. She recently utilized these skills while seating on a team that was trying to find a solution to denial of claims and poor customer satisfaction due to lack of authorization being in place. During the research phase it was discovered that the authorization team was obtaining authorization, however, physician offices were ordering the test incorrectly causing the radiologist to update the orders. Her team eventually found a solution that is in the process of being rolled out system wide called ACR-Select.

At the very beginning of the report, “the functioning of natural ecosystems and the health of the human economy have been intrinsically linked”

Ecosystems is the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment that work together to form a functional unit and they are constantly changing due to the fluctuating equilibrium from natural stress and human action which has had adversarial impacts on ecosystems. This is evident in Minnamurra rainforest as human induced modifications and environmental stresses had resulted in a vulnerable ecosystem. Furthermore, the removal of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of an ecosystem is important as it affect the functioning of the ecosystem as processes are accelerated, biodiversity is decreased which greatly affects humans. Despite the negative effects caused by humans, they have discovered that ecosystems are susceptible from harm caused by natural environmental factors or human impacts and realised the importance of protecting and managing ecosystems therefore have implemented management strategies that are supposed to prevent further detriment and as a consequence may induce resiliency.

According to Statistics Canada (2011), there are five cities that are considered to be the largest metropolitan areas in Canada. However, of the five Toronto is one of them that has a population of over 1,000,000 people. In total, Ontario is home to 7 of the largest cities in Canada. With this note, we realize that Ontario is familiar with rapid urbanization which is also called urban sprawl. Also, although urban sprawl can seem extremely positive in terms of population growth and a rapidly growing economy. It can also have quite a negative effect on the environment and the biodiversity of an area. Moreover, pollution is another negative aspect of urban sprawl since countless commuters live in the rural areas around our urban centers

I think the United States can also build biophilic cities and integrate more nature into urban design and urban planning. Building biophilic cities is of great important for cities, residents, and the nature. Unsustainable urban sprawl damages open space and disturbs the function of the nature. Biophilic cities help us solve many environmental problems, such as climate change, air pollution, and decreasing biodiversity. For example, if we integrate more nature into the urban fabric, there will be more trees, animals, and rivers in cities. The urban heat island effect can be relieved and more air pollutants can be absorbed by trees. Rivers can help solve increasing floods and droughts.

In contrast to the upheaval of animals in a development area, humans also make efforts to preserve biodiversity and forests by creating wild life

The United States and its population pride themselves on setting the trend. Whether it’s the newest clothing line, the best recording artist, or a slightly more important issue, Americans pride themselves in setting the pace on issues for the rest of the world. One issue that has caught our attention is the term “urban greening”. This is defined as taking an urban area and making it more “green” by adding parks, building green roofs on apartments, or closing power plants and other harmful industrial areas to create a more environmentally safe area (Brasuell, 2014). When a low-income area, with many undesirable environmental qualities, starts becoming greener, it causes a negative effect on that population (Regan, n.d). While their housing is now better, the neighborhood becomes increasingly desirable, causing a spike in cost of living and other expenses. Now that the rent has increased, the original tenants cannot afford the new prices, and they are forced to move out. This process is called “environmental gentrification”. This term has sparked numerous debates due to it’s two polar opposite sides. While environmental justice strives to provide equal development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and quality, these qualities are what makes low-income areas desirable. Imagine a low-income area in New York City, where a neighborhood is next to several production plants and is not near any

In a recent article that I read, the issue of Urban sprawl was brought to bare. The article argued that urban sprawl is the reason for many ecological issues, and I tend to agree. This issue is very controversial as it makes economic improvement and accordingly framework advancement conceivably a negative thing, and therefore numerous organizations are attempting to claim that Urban sprawl is not an issue. Along these lines, I have investigated this topic further to investigate whether urban sprawl is undoubtedly as terrible as the original article states.

Ecosystems are dynamic and involve the interaction of living organisms with the components of the environment as a functional unit, by depending on the ecosystem services. These services are critically important in supporting the well-being of many organisms especially humans. The services include regulating services (e.g. climate regulation – carbon sequestration), provisioning services (e.g. food, wood for fuel), cultural services (e.g. ecotourism) and supporting services (e.g. nutrient cycling), however they have been degrading over the years.