What are SUDS? The issue of sustainable development is high on the global agenda and SUDS can help towards this movement (Butler and Parkinson, 1997). SUDS, or Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems are a sequence of water management practices and facilities … Continue reading
Category Archives: Environmental Issues
Eco-cities: The way forward to a sustainable future?
What is an eco-city? The term ‘eco-city’ is a relatively new idea however its concept has existed for a very long time (Roseland, 1997). In 1987 the Brundtland commission defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without … Continue reading
Can Earth Hour help you reduce your lighting bill?
What will you be doing March 29 at 8.30pm? Having a drink with friends? Having dinner? Spending time with your family? Instead of sitting with the lights on, why not spend an hour by candlelight and support WWF’s worldwide … Continue reading
Is there a global warming ‘tipping point’?
An article by Page (2011), presented the idea that there may be a ‘tipping point’ or threshold where there is an abrupt change, a possible result could be a shift from one state to another, and for example freezing … Continue reading
The Carbon Footprint of Christmas
It’s getting to that time of year again, yes it may be the middle of October but we find the subject of Christmas all around us. We walk into shops and are met with sparkly lights, decorations and adverts … Continue reading
Aerosols – helping to hide global warming?
Aerosols are everywhere around us, ranging in size from the width of a virus up to the diameter of a human hair [1]. And although we cannot see them, these tiny particles can play havoc with both our health … Continue reading
Migrating insects?
Current research has shown that climate warming is having a large impact on many types of organisms, including insects, with a distribution shift to their preferred microclimates (Şekercioğlu et al, 2012). Warming of tropical areas will increase pressure on … Continue reading
Improving The Environmental Impact of Your Driveway?
Over the last 20 years there has been an increase in the number of gardens that is being paved over to create driveways, to house our larger and increasing number of cars. A report published last year by the … Continue reading
Cycling: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint on Two Wheels
Cycling is one of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint, your transport bills and your waistline all at the same time. With ever increasing petrol prices, obesity levels and carbon emissions, there has never been a better … Continue reading
Biofuels- the fuel of the future?
Biofuels are energy sources made from living things, or the waste that living things produce ( Cornell University,n.d). The most common worldwide biofuel is ethanol, produced from fermenting sugars such as wheat and corn (Cornell University n.d). Biofuels themselves can … Continue reading
