Assignment 3: Environmental Issues and the Industrial
Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, which began in the eighteenth
century, has had an ongoing influence on society as well as the relationship
between humans and their environment. With the onset of industrialization came
the drastic increase in urbanization, setting up of factories in places which
were once biomes, and the rapid development of land. All
this occurred without assessing the long-term impact to the environment.
Recognizing the importance of the Industrial Revolution era and the ongoing
impact it has had on the environment is essential to learning how to help the
environment and correct the damage of that era.
Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University
online library resources, and the Internet, complete the following:
Identify three of the most environmentally negative impacts
of the Industrial Revolution and justify your choices. For example, the
invention of the automobile revolutionized travel in a positive manner.
However, this invention is causing some of the biggest environmental problems
as a
result of the extensive use of oil extracted from the earth.
Examine how these three negative impacts changed the
environment; list the mechanisms through which this happened. For example,
factories caused an increase in pollution through the release of toxic waste,
which led to diminished and lost fish populations in rivers.
Explain the effect of the environmental movement on the
process of industrialization in the United States during the 1970s.
Identify the laws passed to help ameliorate the
environmental issues in the U.S. or around the world related to these three
impacts. Have any laws been passed since this movement in the 1970s? If there
have been laws implemented, summarize the spirit of the law and comment on the
effectiveness of the law.
Based on your research, examine whether the state of the
environment has become worse or has improved as a result of these laws. If you
think conditions have not improved, suggest solutions or steps that must be
done to improve the situation.
Support your statements with appropriate examples and
scholarly references. Be sure to include an additional page for references.
Write a 4–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards
to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:
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