Need for trees… Now what?

By Ella Vincent –  Environmental justice (EJ) is a concept in geography that hasn’t been around for long, because of this, it’s an increasingly popular theme that becomes more prevalent each day across the globe. EJ is based upon the ideals that everyone has the right to equal protection from environmental and public health laws…

Why should urban developers conserve biodiversity?

by Megan C Mitchell –  Conservation appears in many forms and happens in a range of places. When people think of conservation, they think about it in terms of saving the rainforest, protecting the elephants or panda breeding programs but it does not have to be that it can be on a much smaller scale.…

Air Pollution: The invisible barrier in developing countries

by Zoe Hough –  I would describe air pollution as unjust towards developing countries. Many developing urban cities for example, Tehran, Mumbai, Lahore experience higher levels of air pollutants than some developed cities due to their lack of knowledge and technology to make everyday fundamentals like transport more sustainable, shown by how recent trends indicate…

China: Air pollution and the developing world

by Eleanor Lancaster –  Air pollution has become a modern-day environmental issue stemming from the developing world, increasing global population and economic growth of the world.  There has been significant increase in air pollution across developing countries (see figure 1) where rapid urbanisation and development has progressed throughout recent years, including China, creating negative, emerging…