Essays on Environmentalism

The Gaia Hypothesis provides helpful context when trying to fully understand and appreciate Tolkien’s themes of environmentalism and stewardship in his writings. Coined by a British scientist named James Lovelock in 1968, this theory is founded on the notion that the planet Earth is an...

With neo-liberalism approaching its peak, free market environmentalism has become the basis of many environmental policies, especially in developing nations (or global south). Free-market environmentalism argues that the free market and property rights provide the best means of preserving the environment, internalizing pollution costs, and...

In this essay, I will explicate and then evaluate the effectiveness of three different arguments for environmentalism. I will start with the rights-based approach, and then move on to utilitarianism, and lastly I will focus on the virtue of simplicity approach. The stated goals for...

The concept of New urbanism is partially founded on the ideologies set out by Jane Jacobs. In this regard Jane Jacobs’ critique of the fundamental tenets of Urban Planning were in essence an assault on the norms of the time as practiced by the orthodox...

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, nationality, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. An understanding of this concept is paramount to understanding environmental crime and...

Environmentalism has been one of the most grounded developments for more than thirty years. Environmentalists are the main heroes behind this fight; one of them being Wallace Stegner, who never stopped battling for the trees. Throughout the years our nation has been gradually wrecking nature,...

This paper will discuss the utilisation of L-Systems regarding procedural generation relative to the creation of flora, and how it can be altered to create unique plants every time. Before this paper begins to elaborate on a procedural method, a definition of procedural generation will...