LECTURE 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (AN INTRODUCTION)

What are the definition of an environmental management?

• Controlling and taking care the surrounding elements (air, water, plants, animals)

• Monitoring environmental issues and problems

• Preparing actions and plan to manage and tackle environmental issues

• Managing natural resources to fulfil the needs and demands among community

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Why would we need to control our surroundings?

• To plan the management strategies in controlling floods

• To prepare for any disaster caused by human actions

• To make our life better with enough food supply

• To provide job opportunities

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Which is the following is the common environmental issues in an urban area?

• Irrigation from rice plantation

• Noise and air pollution

• Fewer birds and insects

• Erosion

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What is the meaning of salinity?

• Low level of salt content in sea water

• Salt concentration within land and water

• Good balance between the concentration of salt and water

• The process of increasing salt content in the water

Which is below is NOT the components of gas in greenhouses gases?

• Carbon monoxide

• Oxygen

• Methane

• Nitrus oxide

What is the definition of sustainable development?

• The ability to manage environmental issues

• The opportunities to provide the environmental need

• The ability to cater the present need while sustaining for future generation

• The management strategies to solve environmental problems

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Government is the only one responsible to manage our environment.

• True

• False

In order to achieve the ecologically sustainable development, social and physical environmental changes were required.

• True

• False

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Environmental management is the multi layered process.

• True

• False

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Environmental user could be defined as directly involved and indirectly involved in environmental management process

• True

• False