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36187 Topic: SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the Environment Number of Pages: 3 (Double Spaced) Number of sources: 5 Writing Style: APA Type of document: Essay Academic Level:Undergraduate Category: Environmental Issues Language Style: English (U.S.) Order Instructions: ATTACHED Week 5 - Final Assignment The Journey to Sustainability [WLO: 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review chapters 9 and 10 of the Turk and Bensel’s Contemporary Environmental Issues textbook (2014). During the first four weeks of this course, we explored sustainability issues relating to biodiversity, food production, water resources, and our atmosphere and climate. You researched different terms related to each week’s topic, explaining the term, and offering suggestions for how each of us might contribute to achieving sustainability in relationship to that particular concept, issue, or place. For this two-part assignment, first you will pool your resources. Polish your written entries, and contribute them according to the instructions below to a single document, a Sustainable Living Guide, that will be emailed to everyone in the class a few days after the course ends. It is hoped that you will be able to make use of the guide and its recommendations for years to come. In the second part of the journey, you will explore what a future sustainable world might look like, and in the process of doing so, extend your previous descriptions of selected terms and explain how they may play a role in aiding us in achieving environmental sustainability on a global scale. Part 1: Sustainable Living Guide Contributions For the first part of your assignment, Using past feedback from the instructor and your peers, you will revise your work on the four terms you previously selected. Use grammar and spell-checking programs to insure clarity (consider using Ashford University’s Grammarly (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. proofreading tool). Proofread carefully prior to submitting your work. Transfer your revised four terms to the Sustainable Living Guide. Access the Sustainable Living Guide. This guide lists all of the terms from all four weeks, in alphabetical order by week. Locate each of the terms you wrote about, click the "Edit" button so you can copy and paste the text for each term into the guide using the Sustainable Living Guide Contributions Template and into the online Sustainable Living Guide. Ensure that you have submitted all of your items before clicking the "Save: button on the page to save your work. Proceed to the Sustainable Living Guide Submission Acknowledgement page to confirm your submission once you have completed all of Part 1. Part 2: Living in a Sustainable World Imagine a future in which human beings have achieved environmental sustainability on a global scale. In this second part of your final assignment, you will be describing what a sustainable Earth will look like in the future, providing examples throughout to support your descriptions. You will be including all the terms that you have researched during Week 1 through 4 of this class, underlining each term as you include it. In your paper, use grammar and spell-checking programs to insure clarity. Proofread carefully prior to submitting your work. Finally, you will submit the document to Waypoint. Your paper will consist of seven paragraphs: an introduction, a conclusion, and one paragraph relating to each week’s topic. In your paper, use this format to address the following elements with the assumption that environmental sustainability has been achieved: Introduction: Describe how our relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present. Examine how we will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena affect our lives. Week 1: Describe what Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems will look like. Week 2: Examine how agricultural production will be different in the future. Week 3: Differentiate between how we will manage our water resources in the future compared to how we do so right now. Week 4: Examine how we will meet our energy needs in the future in a way that will enable us to maintain a habitable atmosphere and climate. Week 5: Describe how waste management will be different in the future. Conclusion: Summarize some of the major social, economic, political, and ecological choices and tradeoffs that will need to be overcome for this sustainable future to arrive. The Part 2 of the Journey to Sustainability paper Must be 7 paragraphs in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style resource (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Must incorporate all four of your previously selected terms. Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance. Can include, as an option, credible and/or scholarly sources in addition to the course text for each term covered. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links 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 for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Can include, as an option, a separate references list that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications. Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. I AM GOING TO COPY AND PASTE THE ASSIGNMENT NEED TO BE DONE IN THIS COLUMN SINCE I CANNOT CREATE COLUM IN HERE; Part 1: Sustainable Living Guide Contributions - Sustainable Living Guide Locate each of the terms you wrote about, click the Edit button so you can copy and paste the text for each term into the guide using the Sustainable Living Guide Contributions Template and into the online Sustainable Living Guide. This is a shared page that can be edited by the instructor and your peers. The text space will adjust to what is needed during the editing process. Be sure to not edit any work that is not your own as this action cannot be undone. Before submitting, ensure you have added all of your content before clicking the "Save" button on the bottom of the page. Week 1: Sustaining Specied and Biodiversity Your Term Your Text apex predators biodiversity biodiversity hotspot (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. biome carrying capacity coevolution Convention on Biological Diversity deforestation desertification (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. *ecological resilience (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ecosystem services ecotourism endangered species Endangered Species Act endemic species extinction food chain food web Half-Earth Project (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. habitat fragmentation habitat loss invasive species IUCN Red List of Threatened Species keystone species native species overexploitation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. poaching restoration ecology (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. threatened species trophic cascade Week 2: Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources Your Term Your Text agroforestry (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. antibiotics in animal feed (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. aquaponics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. bovine growth hormone (rBGH) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. chemical herbicides and pesticides community supported agriculture (CSA) composting concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) diet types (standard American, vegetarian, vegan) drones in agriculture factory farming farm-to-table (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. farmers' markets (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. food deserts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. food miles genetically modified crops (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. hydroponics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. locavore movement monoculture farming (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. organic farming agricultural robots (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. soil erosion soil fertility urban farming (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. vertical farming Week 3: Sustaining Our Water Resources Your Term Your Text aquaculture aquifer depletion Aral Sea bioaccumulation bottom trawling (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. bycatch (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Clean Water Act Colorado River constructed wetlands (treatment wetlands) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. coral bleaching (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. droughts eutrophication / dead zones floods greywater reuse (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. groundwater pollution microplastics in the ocean (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ocean acidification Ogallala Aquifer overfishing permeable pavement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. pharmaceuticals in the water supply (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. point source pollution rainwater harvesting riparian buffers Safe Drinking Water Act a septic system (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Three Gorges Dam volunteer water quality monitoring (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. wastewater treatment Week 4: Sustaining Our Atmosphere and Climate Your Term Your Text cap and trade carbon dioxide carbon sources and sinks carbon sequestration (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. a carbon tax (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Clean Air Act El Niño / La Niña energy conservation and energy efficiency energy return on investment (EROI) fossil fuels greenhouse effect (natural vs. anthropogenic) hurricanes ice-albedo feedback methane nitrous oxide nuclear energy the ocean conveyor belt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Paris Climate Agreement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. particulates permafrost carbon feedback (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. photochemical smog (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. primary air pollutants renewable energy sources secondary air pollutants sea level rise stratospheric ozone depletion sulfurous smog tropospheric ozone urban heat island effect Week 1: Sustaining Species and Biodiversity Your Term Your revised text, including citations and references in APA format. Week 2: Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources Your Term 2) Sustainable Living Guide Contributions Template: Week 1: Sustaining Species and Biodiversity Your Term Your revised text, including citations and references in APA format. Week 2: Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources Your Term Your revised text, including citations and references in APA format. Week 3: Sustaining Our Water Resources Your Term Your revised text, including citations and references in APA format. Week 4: Sustaining Our Atmosphere and Climate Your Term Your revised text, including citations and references in APA format. 3) Sustainable Living Guide Submission Acknowledgement: Week 5 - Sustainable Living Guide Submission Acknowledgment No unread replies. No replies. Sustainable Living Guide Submission Acknowledgment When you have added your text to the four weekly terms in the Sustainable Living Guide to complete Part 1: Sustainable Living Guide Contributions of the Week 5 - Final Assignment, reply below to notify your instructor. Sustainable Living Guide Locate each of the terms you wrote about, click the Edit button so you can copy and paste the text for each term into the guide using the Sustainable Living Guide Contributions Template and into the online Sustainable Living Guide. This is a shared page that can be edited by the instructor and your peers. The text space will adjust to what is needed during the editing process. Be sure to not edit any work that is not your own as this action cannot be undone. Before submitting, ensure you have added all of your content before clicking the "Save" button on the bottom of the page. Week 1: Sustaining Specied and Biodiversity Your Term Your Text apex predators biodiversity biodiversity hotspot biome carrying capacity coevolution Convention on Biological Diversity deforestation desertification *ecological resilience ecosystem services ecotourism endangered species Endangered Species Act endemic species extinction food chain food web Half-Earth Project habitat fragmentation habitat loss invasive species IUCN Red List of Threatened Species keystone species native species overexploitation poaching restoration ecology threatened species trophic cascade Week 2: Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources Your Term Your Text agroforestry antibiotics in animal feed aquaponics bovine growth hormone (rBGH) chemical herbicides and pesticides community supported agriculture (CSA) composting concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) diet types (standard American, vegetarian, vegan) drones in agriculture factory farming farm-to-table farmers' markets food deserts food miles genetically modified crops hydroponics locavore movement monoculture farming organic farming agricultural robots soil erosion soil fertility urban farming vertical farming Week 3: Sustaining Our Water Resources Your Term Your Text aquaculture aquifer depletion Aral Sea bioaccumulation bottom trawling bycatch Clean Water Act Colorado River constructed wetlands (treatment wetlands) coral bleaching droughts eutrophication / dead zones floods graywater reuse Great Pacific Garbage Patch groundwater pollution microplastics in the ocean ocean acidification Ogallala Aquifer overfishing permeable pavement pharmaceuticals in water supply point source pollution rainwater harvesting riparian buffers Safe Drinking Water Act septic system Three Gorges Dam volunteer water quality monitoring wastewater treatment Week 4: Sustaining Our Atmosphere and Climate Your Term Your Text cap and trade carbon dioxide carbon sources and sinks carbon sequestration carbon tax chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Clean Air Act El Niño / La Niña energy conservation and energy efficiency energy return on investment (EROI) fossil fuels greenhouse effect (natural vs. anthropogenic) hurricanes ice-albedo feedback methane nitrous oxide nuclear energy ocean conveyor belt Paris Climate Agreement particulates permafrost carbon feedback photochemical smog primary air pollutants renewable energy sources secondary air pollutants sea level rise stratospheric ozone depletion sulfurous smog tropospheric ozone urban heat island effect Return to Week 5 - Final Assignment > USE MY ORDER I DID WITH YOU SINCE BEGINING FROM WEEK ONE THROUGH WEEK 4 TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THIS ASSIGNMENT PLEASE. ANY QUESTIONS CALL OR EMAIL ME PLEASE AND GOD BLESS. LOOK INTO THE ORDERS ABOUT THE WHAT I CHOOSE IN EACH ASSIGNMENT TO DO ( pharmaceuticals in water supply; primary air pollutants; diet types (standard American, vegetarian, vegan; AND MORE THAT IS MISSING) LOOK IN THIS ORDER PLEASE: _Order_3336127_1.docx ; Finished_Order_3336126_1.docx Finished_Order_3336124_1.docx Finished_Order_3336128_1.docx Finished_Order_3336123_1.docx Finished_Order_3336092_2.doc Finished_Order_3336066_1.docx Finished_Order_3336068_1.docx inished_Order_3336070_1.docx Finished_Order_3336067_1.docx Finished_Order_3336041_1.docx Finished_Order_3336043_1.docx Finished_Order_3336040_1.docx Finished_Order_3336042_1.docx Finished_Order_3336002_1.docx Finished_Order_3336004_1.docx : Finished_Order_3336000_1.docx Finished_Order_3335965_3.docx : Finished_Order_3335966_2.docx Required Resources Text Bensel, T., & Turk, J. (2014). Contemporary environmental issues (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu Chapter 9: Pollution and Waste Management Chapter 10: Looking Into the Future Multimedia npcCONV. (2010, May 25). Disposability consciousness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/72Z2wmgLiTc This video provides information about reducing waste and will assist you in the Ecological Footprint and Comparison discussion this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. TEDx Talks. (2016, July 6). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBottom (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/CSUmo-40pqA This video provides information about reducing waste and will assist you in the Ecological Footprint and Comparison discussion this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Weekend Edition (Producers). (2010, August 28). ‘The sound of a snail’: A patient’s greatest comfort (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129475625?storyId=129475625 This article provides information on how a nature experience can happen anywhere and despite overwhelming obstacles, and will assist you in completing your Nature Experience Project. This podcast has a transcript. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Web Pages Global Footprint Network. (n.d.). What is your ecological footprint? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.footprintcalculator.org/ This web page provides an interactive calculator for determining your resource consumption and is necessary for completing your Ecological Footprints and Comparison discussion this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Carbon footprint calculator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/ This web page provides an interactive calculator for determining your greenhouse gas emissions and is necessary for completing the Ecological Footprints and Comparison discussion this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Website Water footprint calculator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (https://www.watercalculator.org) This website provides an interactive calculator for determining your water consumption and is necessary for completing your Ecological Footprints and Comparison discussion this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Supplemental Material Carolina Distance Learning. (n.d.). Oil spill bioremediation investigation manualPreview the document [PDF]. Retrieved from https://ashford.instructure.com This lab manual provides information about oil spills and will assist you in your Oil Spill Bioremediation Laboratory assignment. This manual is available for download in your online classroom.