The Population's Natural Resources

K.H. Connell, in his paper “Land and Population in Ireland, 1780-1845”, describes and explains the significant population growth in Ireland prior to the famine of 1845 and how the uses of the Irish land changed with the population growth.

Water scarcity is a huge problem and it affects nations throughout the Americas, including the country of Chile. Chile’s water supply was devastated in the 1980s with the pollution that would come from mining and irrigation projects alongside rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Chile has made it a clear point to turn around and to help and save their water supply and live in a pollution free environment. Chile is affected by water scarcity because it is one of the driest and most heavily populated places in the world, it has a lot of pollution, but has promised to stay cleaner and try to use the water in a smarter way.

Economic growth comes form the use of natural resources. In the 1930’s, natural resources are what fueled the growth of the U.S. economy. The use of resources such as water, timber, coal, oil, and minerals were in very high demand. Even now there is still a market for these resources. The use of natural resources was very high in the 1930’s and the possible damage that the use of these resources was of little concern, or not even known at the time. In the 1930s the growth of the U.S. economy would become a burden due to the use of natural resources, how the resources were collected and extracted, and the impact that harvesting had on the environment. The main point of this article, is that the mass consumption and mass production is not always ideal.

Togolese people wash themselves in contaminated water, there food is cooked in contaminated water and everyday under a sweltering sun they drink contaminated water.

Many populations, the majority being in Africa, face many water-borne diseases mainly due to pollution of water resources. The option then becomes to either drink polluted water or not have anything at all. Continual Human development such as population growth and industrial growth have further drained water resources, causing a shortage of drinking water. As a result, there are many conflicts over ownership of water resources and these lead to injuries or fatalities.(2) As mentioned before, this shows why it is so important to find a solution to the issue of water shortage.

The journal article “Impact of Agriculture on Water Pollution in OECD Countries: Recent Trends and Future Prospects” shed light on the effect of agriculture on our natural water systems. The OECD is the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. This organization has over thirty-five countries as its members, and aims to research and uses the research on a wide spectrum of topics to ensure governments foster economic growth, financial stability, and overall prosperity of the country. This article specifically touches on agricultures effects on water resources. The article looks at this topic in trends and overview of current agriculture pollution, the economic cost of agriculture water pollution, the OECD policies implemented in improving water quality and lessening pollution, Future prospects and movement towards sustainable management of water resources. I chose this article because it addresses a problem and goes into the research about that problem from many different countries, but the article offers solutions or gives way to some band aids, for improvement. That was the main difference I noticed in choosing an article, most of them offer no solution and only weigh the reader down with impenetrable problems. Also this organization has access to data that spans over thirty-five countries, so it seemed to be the most reliable source of information. Although the organization of the article could have been better it was an overall enlightening read.

Arizona has and had a lot of natural resources. It has metal, crops, timber, and sand and gravel. The metal is mainly copper, silver, and gold.

Water is a critical source that is utilized by most living things on Earth to support it ways of live. The usage of water ranges from basic household needs to agricultural purposes. Water is one of the resources on the Earth that is becoming more and more scarce and the water available for usage is being further contaminated by pollution causing sickness and death.(World Health Organization).Countries are experiencing droughts affecting the water supply needed to maintain irrigation, thermoelectric power, and public supply. The definition of water pollution is the result of when too many toxic materials are present, in which negatively impact the water to be unsafe for its intended purpose, which may be drinking to industrial processes

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure,” and there are about 750 million peop6le who would support him on that statement. Is it fair that the people who do not have clean water to drink, or wash with everyday must use water that is contaminated with copper, lead, nickel and selenium? For an example, take Canada and India. Two very different countries, from opposite sides of the world. They barely have any similarities, especially when it comes to the amount of clean water, the purity of the water they do have, and how those countries work towards conserving this natural resource. Although both countries are amongst the top ten amount of renewable water available to their citizens, they highly differ when it comes to what they do with it.

This paper uses the terms natural resource(s), resource(s), and reserve(s) in many different contexts. Please use care when interpreting their usage and context.

In regions with low supply of fresh water, higher priority is given to high revenue generating activities (pg. 49). So if you have money, you’ll get all the water you want while others don’t. The ramifications of this are that the poor people are left with insufficient water for drinking and hygiene leading to dehydration and health problems. Also often the nonhuman consumers are overlooked – such as the flora and fauna of the region – and there aren’t enough water allocated to them which in time leads to the land drying up and causing wild

Around the world there are many inequalities which can affect ones happiness, health and prosperity in life. One inequality affecting peoples well-being is the inequality of water. Water inequality is a result of many factors and indicators such as which has been impacted by multiple factors such as pollution, high population rates, geographical barriers and climate change. A massive factor in the inequalities of water is the pollution, up to 90% of waste water in developing countries flows untreated into rivers, lakes and highly productive coastal zones, threatening health, food security and access to safe drinking and bathing water. Another factor is high population rate, every year the demand for water has been increasing. Due to the increased

Water is a scarce resource in South Africa, making the countries rural citizens highly dependent on rivers, dams and underground water as a water supply. The countries increasing population has seen an increase in the demand for water but also a decrease in its accessibility. This is because an increase in population also increases the rate of pollution of water. Through estimation, it is said that South Africa’s population will have doubled by the year 2025, thus further endangering the quality of water in South Africa. (Staff Writer, 2015)

imagine living in a world in which there are infinite amounts of goods and resources to satisfy every human desire. People will not find need to budget their limited incomes, businesses will not worry about the cost of labor, and governments will not have reason to tax its citizens, or give importance to environmental issues. People living in this society will be equal to one another and everything would be free, like water in the ocean and sand in the desert. All prices would be zero and society will not find need for markets or financial institutions. Unfortunately we do not live in a utopia of limitless possibilities; we live in a scarce world of unlimited wants. Given unlimited wants, we must make the best use of our limited resources, a science our ancestors have developed and named economics. This study measures how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them efficiently among different people.

The rural populace in the Niger Delta mainly practice fishing and subsistence farming, but during floods, which lasts for over half of the year in some areas the waters are usually contaminated which negatively affects marine life; with the waters unable to sustain vegetation due to petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants. Drinking water is scarce and in the dry season, water is usually not available which also increases the risk of water borne diseases. The inhabitants of the area also experience scorching heat daily from gas flaring which is also detrimental to the health of the people (Chukwuezi, 2006:4).