Singapore is a well-developed urban city covered with many remarkable building landscapes such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the world’s most well-known remarkable buildings. However as beautiful as the city is in Singapore, we tend to have forgotten the beauty of nature that could be found in this island. Singapore consist various nature reserve and parks where a tract of land managed so as to preserve its flora, fauna, and physical features. Yet now day’s people have forgotten the beauty and importance of nature, hence greed of land has led to global warming. This report will be about a deep study case of a specific nature park/ reservation located in Singapore. Information such as history, facilities, issues and the ecosystem of the park …show more content…
It is our responsibility to maintain and enchance the greenery. Engage in a range of recreational activities in these parks, the pockets of green spaces amidst Singapore’s cityscape. We decided to take a trip down to one of Singapore’s nature park, Butik Batok Nature Park; is a 36 ha park in Singapore. It is situated at Bukit Batok East Ave 2, Bukit Batok East Ave 6, Lorong Sesuai. Developed on an abandoned quarry site in 1988, Bukit Batok Nature Park features stunning views and crystal clear waters. Serene and tranquil, it is an ideal place for a peaceful nature walk. We took a leisurely stroll on the meandering footpaths that run through the secondary forest to observe and record the beauty of the lush greenery and hike through the forest and enjoyed the serene ambience of the surroundings. 1.3 Objectives By the end of this assignment we hope to gain a better appreciation towards the beauty of nature and how it has provided us resources. Hence as future Interior Designers, we hope to be able to design a sustainable design that will allow the urban and forest life to live in harmony from the knowledge we gain through this
Summary The article “Returning the Gift” that written by Robin Kimmerer has discussed the importance of having our appreciations for nature. The Earth is providing many valuable gifts for us, including fresh air, water, lands and many more natural resources to keep us alive. The author has pointed out that human beings are being greedy, and taking everything for granted. From the author’s perspective, human beings should feel grateful of what we have.
inShare Looking for a hike and bike trail? – visit Chino Hills State Park OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA by Tarun Budhwani Proud Media Staff Reporter Chino Hills State Park is a state park of California. It is located in the Chino Hills, foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. It is a critical link in the Chino–Puente Hills wildlife corridor, and a major botanical habitat reserve for resident and migrating wildlife.
How can one become one with their environment? Connection with one 's environment was always easier to maintain until the industrial age came into existence. With the birth of modern society came the birth of social responsibilities and burdens unknown to man. In “The Way to Rainy Mountain” and “A place for literature,” Barry Lopez and N. Momaday Momaday explain the impact of lands on its occupants. In “the white heron,” Sarah Jewett explains the feeling of reconnection with one’s inner voice though nature.
On the other hand, the west side of the region features land made from volcanoes. With our plan, all the areas can become conscious of humans, and the environment can stay clean. If the environment is and stays clean in the natural systems, the biodiversity of wildlife will be living in a healthier environment and succeed. If it becomes too polluted the biodiversity of the wildlife would likely decrease. It will not just affect one or two species, but all species of wildlife.
ENP provides plants and animals with the resources that they need. The park provides many habitats where flora and fauna thrive, such as sawgrass prairies, freshwater sloughs, pine rocklands, estuaries, and hardwood hammocks. These habitats have been altered by many factors including human impacts, hurricanes, non-native species, water quality issues, water quantity issues, wildland fires, etc. (“Environmental Factors”). These factors are the main culprits that are causing the degradation of the park.
Many people who go into nature always see it as something beautiful and aesthetic, but they never see the other side to nature. Humankind’s connection with nature isn’t a real one. They always look at the bright side of nature but are blind to the true dark side of nature. JB MacKinnon’s article “False Idyll” (2012), reveals that nature is not just flowers in a field but can also be the survival of the fittest. He backs up his claim by talking about nature through anecdotes and expert’s research.
Manchester State Park, Kitsap Peninsula, Washington: West Beach Outcrop Geology Jason Ott The west beach at Manchester State Park consists of roughly 200m of exposed outcrops with well bedded strata of consisting of the Blakeley formation, of Oligocene age, and poorly consolidated beds of Quaternary age. The northern boundary of the area of interest begins at the southern edge of Middle Point and area terminates at Clam Bay to the south. The Blakeley formation consists of alternating sequence of coarse sandstones, mudstones, and sub-rounded/brecciated conglomerates.
In the testimony before the House Committee on the Public Lands on June 1913, Pinchot (an advocate for conservationists) stated that “the use of the park will be enormously increased” (Pinchot and Raker 2). This means the the ability to have multiple use of the land can allow the government to create more than just an attraction site, but also create activities and different things people can do there for a price. Also in the testimony before the House Committee on the Public Lands on June 1913, Pinchot also stated that “the national park will be visited by a very large number of people who cannot visit them now” (Pinchot and Raker). This gives government the opportunity to make money, because people would pay money in order to see the beauty of the land now that it is cleared up.
“Biophilic design is the deliberate attempt to translate an understanding of biophilia into the design of the built environment” (Kellert, 2008). It involves building and landscape design that enhance human well-being by fostering positive connections between people and natural environment. It is an innovative design approach that aims to maintain, enhance and restore the benefits of experiencing nature in the built environment. It starts by observing the effect of the mutual interaction between the natural and the built environment. The learned knowledge is then reflected onto the design and construction of the built environment.
Global warming is a big problem that we have to face nowadays. If you search Google for the word “global warming’, you will get over 70 million pages of results. The subject has certainly drawn a lot of attention. And now I will talk more about “what is global warming” , the cause and the effects it has on the earth and also some possible solutions for this problem.
c) Thesis statement: The favorable climate, the cultural foods and natural environment in Bali, Indonesia is what makes it more interesting being the most beautiful island ever. d) Credibility statement: I have been fascinated by the natural factors, environment, and the culture of Bali. I travelled to the island in summer 2016 and it is a place that I will never get tired of paying a visit to. e) Preview of main points - First, I will discuss about my first day to visit Bali, Indonesia during my vacation - I will also discussed the main features of the Bali island - Lastly, I will discuss what made Bali my favorite destination 2.
In some case “human activities have been and are continuing to alter the environment on local and global scales. Many of these changes are leading to dramatic changes in the biotic structure and piece of ecological communities, either from the mislaying of species or from the introduction of exotic species. Such alterations can preferable change the ways in which ecosystems work. Altered biodiversity has led to widespread cover for a number of both market (e.g., ecotourism, “mining” for medicines) and non-market (e.g., ethical, aesthetic) explanation” (Barbier et al. 1995, Kunin and Lawton 1996, Schwartz et al. 2000, Hector et al. 2001b, Minns et al. 2001, Sax and Gaines 2003).
Stance: The Government should develop country parks for housing purpose After investigating on different advantages and disadvantages of the government developing country parks for housing purpose, with reference to the parameters based on the coverage and the effectiveness of the development, the Hong Kong Government should develop country parks for housing purposes. Those parameters should be considered as the development of country parks can benefit a large group of people and the effectiveness can be measured by the ease of development. Parameter 1: Effectiveness
From walking your dog, to playing with your kids, the park is the perfect place for endless outdoor activities and events. The park is a door to escape the harshness of the world and return to reality with a new mind set on the world. Most public parks offer amazing sceneries of nature from plants and trees to wildlife. The presence of nature warms my heart bringing relaxation and peace upon my body and
Sustainable forest management requires three major criteria which are the maintenance of ecological processes within the forest (soil formation, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient and hydrological cycles), maintenance of biodiversity of forest, improving the net social benefits derived from the mixture of forest uses within the constraints by considering the future. Forest provides habitats for more than half of the fauna and flora on the Earth (SCBD, 2001). Forest biome plays an important role in mitigating climate change by serving as carbon sinks (Hassan et al., 2005). Forest land is the most fundamental natural resources which become reduced mainly due to anthropogenic pressures. For proper management of land, it is essential to have information about existing land cover and about the naturalness of the land.