1.

How can technology and interventions in development offset the pressures of population

growth?

 A fear of population growth is that earth will soon become too over crowded who

may lead to increase (space) to increase infections, diseases, starvation and

hunger. However, with advancements in genetically modified food, mass

production of medications and agricultural studies these pressures of increase in

population can be significantly reduced. Also, with advancement in technology, if

earth becomes over crowded, there is already research and trials for the possibility

of humans inhabiting space (other planets) one day. Earth, compared to other

planets is as tiny as a grain of salt. If we can find a way to survive in other planets

then the pressures of population growth can be mitigated. Everyone has one or

more cell phones now. Mass production and condoms means cheaper and

efficiency to all thus, decrease population growth. With increase population

growth, comes with increase in more ideas and interventions important in self

sustenance of earth. Even though increase in population correlates with an

increase in pollution, advancements in technology can circumvent this problem by

using pollution such as human waste and garbage as a renewable energy source

thus discarding pollution while simultaneously benefiting humans.

2. Under what circumstances is rapid population growth beneficial to societies?

 A rapid increase in population correlates with an exponential increase in new

ideas and technology to better the human population. For example, increase in

pollution of different sources cause by an increase in population creates stress that

causes the increase avail in more idea-driven people to produce products such as
 green bags and renewable energy resources to improve life. Rapid population

growth is also beneficial to reverse scarcity in labor. For example all around the

world there is a dire need for workers in the health field. The ratio of

professionals per individual are not even close enough for adequate sustenance

globally. There needs to be a rapid population growth to facilitate cash harvesting

crop such as sugar, tobacco and cotton. Also a rapid population growth is needed

so that the elderly will have someone to look after them, seeing that the

population of the elderly is increasing, due to advancements in health and

technology.

3. How do poor countries balance their need for development with the necessity to protect

the environment?

 In poor countries there are innovative ways to protect their environment while

developing. For example, when China hosted the Olympics, the government

ordered industrial production to be halted a prescribed time period starting way

before the Olympic was in full bloom. Even though the Olympic would add to the

economic development of China, still a country with high concentrations of

polluted smoke made an initiative to provide a pristine and clean environment for

athletes and spectators. Also, the reliance of red meat that is ramping in poor

countries need to be significantly reduce because increase in livestock equals

increase in animals gasses, thus an increase in global warming and animal waste.

This can be done by production of alternatives such as artificial meats. China and

other poor countries use vegetables, and artificial meet like crab meat and tofu as

alternatives. Also, some poor countries are gradually getting rid of tobacco use by
 using electric vaping cigarettes. Therefore, companies that sold tobacco cigarettes

can still make money while protecting man and his environment from the dangers

of tobacco cancerous smoke and its secondary effects. Governments in poor

countries produce policies to protect natural resources and land. Indigenous

people lands are protected by the government. Water resources are monitored and

protected in such a way that there will be available of this resource for future

generations. Waste and pollutants are being used to generate energy. This is great

because it removed the pollution from the environment and the same time benefit

humans while producing income and investments in a more environmentally way.

Example of some is recycling plastic bottles and grocery bags.

4. How do you define sustainable development?

 Sustainable development is the development that’s meets the needs presently

while maintaining a scaffold for the future generation need in order they are

sustained. It encompasses the well being of the ecosystem (man and his

environment) and economies of countries. It involves global cooperation in such

a way to benefit most people in diffused sectors. Our gold for sustainable

development is to consider the impact on development on the ecosystem aiming

that the risk of benefit must be greater. Economic growth solely is not adequate

for development but must also involve the social and economic aspects.

Destructive environmental impacts due to economical values lead to resource

exhaustions and diseases like long cancer. A scenario is that if lumber is harvested

radically without preservation and replantation, this can lead to extinction of bird
 and animal species and global warming (leads to huge damaging floods) diseases

in humans since trees are needed to remove carbon dioxide gas from the

atmosphere Genetically modified crops can lead to the greatest benefits and costs

for the greatest numbers.

5. What are the major environmental problems you are exposed to? How are these problems

global?

 I am exposed to global warming. Because of car and industrial emissions into the

air, there is a global climate change that is a prime factor in the development of

many diseases in which microorganism strives on warmer conditions. Also, with

increase in temperature globally, causes an increase need to use electric fans and

air-conditioning units which drains money out of my pocket. Global warming has

caused an increase in flooding globally which leads to me purchasing more shoes

as floodings destroyed mines. I am exposed everyday to hazardous fumes

evolving from exhaust of that of very old jeeps. The water system is very polluted

due to lack of sanitation and overpopulation leading to human waste in the water

systems and not chlorinated which leaves me susceptible to hypo calcification and

osteoporosis if I do not buy supplements. Dust from erosions are eminent because

lack of trees and grass. This has an impact on my lungs everyday therefore I have

to purchase face mask to prevent the onset of lung cancer.