Patterns+in+environmental+quality+and+sustainability

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The functioning of the atmospheric system
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Soil and change

[] soil erosion around Lake Bogoria

Water and change

See [|http://www.fa]

[|o.org/nr/water/art/2007/scarcity.html] for original water scarcity map and text.

[] has a great overview of water problems and a section on water scarcity

[] has lots of data for countries

Israel / Palestine Case study = Use all of the resources to make sure you understand these aspects of the region:  = = **  · The way water is utilised   ** = = **  · The factors affecting water scarcity   ** = · **The factors affecting access to safe drinking water** = []  = BBC Earth Report - 2003 - Conflict over water in Israel/Palestine = possible introduction to the problem. 7mins = [] = Saving the River Jordan - Israel/Palestine. 15mins

Water Case study: Israel and Palestine: Poisoning the Wells of Peace  [] - great site for history, maps, data, etc.

National Geographic, April 2010 = Water Special with article on R. Jordan, p154.

Biodiversity and change

About Forest Biodiversity: []

= @http://wwf.panda.org/ How healthy is our planet - great sections on biodiversity etc = = http://wwf.panda.org/about_ our_earth/all_publications/ living_planet_report/me_and_ my_planet/biodiversity_loss/ = How does biodiversity loss affect me? http://assets.panda.org/ downloads/lpr2010.pdf = whole WWF Living Planet Report - great data etc. Try summary p6-9 at least!

[]  = good maps showing forest losses


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