Modern Living with the Degrading Integrity of Nature, Research Paper Example

Background of Research

The specific elements related to global warming as specifically researched upon through time are those that are connected to globalization and immigration. Although they are defined separately, these elements are considered to have specific connection between each other. Through research and studies, the established connection of these elements in intensifying the condition of the environment and the degrading status of its integrity has specifically been noted to have a distinct impact on the collaborative effects in the overall status of living that the modern society thrives in. Relating to this matter, it is then proposed that this research be focused on investigating the concerns over the collaborative effect of globalization and immigration towards the development of global warming and the degrading integrity of nature. These findings shall be utilized to bring in a more important condition of development that is currently being considered by environmentalists and other concerned agencies in the aim of creating a more sustainable pattern of living that could support the relative need of the modern society for a much stable source of living and sustenance, a matter most likely dependent on the capacity of nature to respond to the needs of the growing number of human population.

Research Questions and Objectives

The research objectives of this research shall be grounded upon four particular foundations. These foundations are noted as follows:

1. The definition of globalization, immigration and global warming presented in separate connective discussions
2. The distinction of what constitutes the connection between immigration and globalization
3. The creation of a path towards easing out the situation and making a distinct impact on how global warming issues could be responded to through adjusting the elemental effects of globalization and immigration accordingly.
4. The constitution of sustainable living in urbanized areas which supports both the desire of global development in the face of establishing international relations among countries worldwide.

Basing from these foundations of discussion, the objectives of this study shall try to respond to research questions noted herein:

1. As socialists point out, globalization is inevitable. Is there any way by which its operations could be directed towards a more sustainable process rather than simply exploiting the resources of nature for the sake of industrialization and urbanization of major areas of business around the globe?
2. Due to globalization, immigration has become an inevitable human reaction to the need of finding areas to get better living opportunities from. How then should immigration be controlled to minimize the impact of over population in the conservation and preservation of natural resources?
3. Global warming is a serious threat to nature and its capacity to support life. How could the aspects of globalization and immigration be utilized to creating more specific solutions to the problem of global warming than being the cause of the said commotion of natural resources?

Concentrating upon these questions, this research shall draw the line between globalization and immigration and how both elements of social development could be used to resolve rather than to aggravate the problems of the environment relating to the impending threats of global warming. Looking at the matter as a concern for international goals to be pursued by nations worldwide, the research shall try to expand its investigation based on major urbanized areas from different parts of the world. Understanding their situation and how they are able to withstand the pressures brought about by globalization shall provide a better view on what else could be done, or what else needs to be done to control the situation from developing into heightened natural disasters.

Literature Review

Floods and landslides, these are only among the dreadful effects of the most recent natural disasters that the world had to tread with. Notably, with these conditions worsening, the people are becoming more concerned on what could be done to save the lives of millions of human individuals who are living at the threat of another natural disaster affecting their living conditions. Researchers have found out that the changing status of the earth’s atmosphere. The coinage of the term ‘global warming’ has been a common vocabulary for individuals living in the ‘modern world’. It is as if such term is considered rather normal; relatively though, the real meaning of global warming ought to get the concern of all living individuals who care for their lives and that of their families. For this research, it is planned that the discussion of global warming be given a particular attention to within the first sections of the literature review. Utilizing the research of Daniel Esty and Maria Ivanova (2003) on Globalization and Environmental Protection: a Global Governance Perspective, a presentation on what global warming is and how global governance currently views it and deals with it could be best used to define how the world fares today in relation to the said environmental concern. From this study, different aspects of human development accounted to have a great impact on the continuous degrading condition of the environment shall also be pointed out relatively.

Along with the desire to point out what global warming is, heightening the world’s concern for its existence alongside the formulation of solutions that could resolve the impending situation that global warming presents the human population with, this research aims to give a clearer view on how globalization actually affects the matter further. To note, globalization shall be defined accordingly in a brief discussion which presents the most important concepts it holds and how such concepts relate to the condition of the environment. One particular factor that globalization is characterized with is that of urbanization. Creating more progressive areas in different target locations in major countries around the globe, urbanization aims to establish an area for higher commercialization purposes. Due to the desire of making profit out of these areas to support the economic goals of globalization, exploiting the natural resources becomes a necessary step towards development. A particular research that could help in further identifying the actual impact of the factors of urbanization towards the condition of the environment is that of the research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (2003) entitled Globalization, Transport and the Environment. This study tries to imply on the facts on how developed transportations affect the condition of the earth’s atmosphere and what several countries have already considered in lessening the CO₂ emissions that they contribute to make sure that they help in the preservation of the environment. Another study that could be used is that of the presentation of Adil Najam (2007) and his colleagues entitled Environment and Globalization: Five Propositions. Not only does this presentation discuss what globalization has done to contribute to the conditions of environment, but it also provides reflective facts that could be used to resolve the issues presented by global warming.

On the aspect of immigration, a research handled by the Heinrich Boll Foundation (2004) entitled Globalization and the Environment: Lessons from the Americas presents a practical indication on why it is essential to consider immigration of people from one area to another as a primary element that could affect the way a nation faces the challenges of global warming in their area. This reading also provides practical suggestions that could help nations direct immigrants properly so as to make sure that they are able to provide help in the aim of resolving environmental issues in the country instead of simply aggravating the conditions of the area. Overall, ten reference materials are planned to be used for the overall presentation of the literary resource for this study. From these references, three particular points are to be given attention to; (a) the definition of globalization, immigration and global warming; (b) the indication of why immigration and globalization impacts the development of global warming in urbanized areas; and (c) the condition by which such elements could be turned around to be a source of practical resolution than the cause of problematic situations that is spurred on by the imbalanced integrity of the environment. Throughout the study, the information taken from these references would be helpful in providing a distinct foundation to which the whole research is dependent upon, on the aim of stipulating the real causes of global warming and being able to create a practical path on how such problems could be resolved accordingly.

Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses

Basing on the aspects of social cognitive theory, this research hopes to explore the possibilities of developing a distinct indication on how the problem on global warming developed and how it could be resolved using the same pattern by which it has evolved in the first place. The said theory is dependent on how psychology, education and communication could create a more passive process by which human individuals from all over the globe could create a distinct approach wherein everyone shall intend to collaborate with each other to make sure that the environment is protected accordingly. It is believed that through the existence of social interactions and experiences shared by people from different generations, the possible chance of saving the environment from complete devastation could still be achieved.

Hence, the hypotheses that shall serve as the primary guide for the structure of this research are as follows:

Hypotheses 1: People have an innate desire to survive; utilizing such desire, creating a distinct way of facing the challenges of global warming through developing a more sustainable process of immigration and globalization could be achieved thus lowering the tragic conditions that bring about higher death tolls within areas that have been devastated by the supposed constructive procedures imposed through global development.

Hypothesis 2: Bringing the society into a much defined understanding of the current situation of the environment shall wake them up and bring them to a realization that they are in need of changing their ways towards developing a more constructive process of developing based on an international scope of economic progress. Only through this realization would they be able to see their role and take note of their responsibilities in creating a more sustainable environment that could support their lives and their need for survival.

Both hypotheses are considered as strong basis of this research, however, the first indication on the human’s desire to survive is assumed to have a greater impact on the process of creating a more distinct way of resolving issues of global warming based on relatively applied international efforts. It is believed that individual realization comes first before social recognition; thus making it the primary fuel that could define whether or not the current society of people living in modern times would be able to withstand the challenge of global warming and win the condition of living in a much better environment.

Methodology

This research shall be based on qualitative research; this is because o the fact that it is more concerned on discussing and understating how human behavior corresponds with the impeding environmental problem in concern. Relatively, the applicable explanation on how humans tend to deal with the situation would highly depend on how much they know about it. Hence, to formulate the process by which this research is to be dependent upon, a survey approach shall be imposed alongside a direct interview process. The survey shall be handled among a class of students taking up international studies subjects and another class taking up other subjects. With the population assumed to be thirty individuals in each class, it is considered that such sample would suffice to represent the general reaction of the public to the matter.

The reason for the separation of the samples based on the class subjects they take is specifically directed towards comparing the impact of education on the perception of the individuals regarding issues of globalization, immigration and global warming reflectively. Notably, such reactions would denote a distinct impact on how reactions from the said individuals could likely impact the way they would collaborate with the ideal procedures suggested to help the modern human society face the different challenges of modern living while also protecting the environment.

The interview approach shall be handled online. Establishing a forum for global warming and how it is affected by globalization and immigration shall be launched at least a week before the actual analysis of the results from the said process. The forum shall provide an avenue for interested individuals to define their position on the matter. Respondents on the forum shall be chosen randomly to undergo the interview process. The interview shall constitute a series of questions that shall help the participants indicate their position on the issue being explored. At least 15 participants are to be considered for this particular procedure. They are to come from different areas of the world, thus attesting to the factor which makes this study more based on international concerns. Likely, with such consideration given attention to, the view of the world on the situations affecting the globe in relation to global warming, could be considered accordingly.

In the end, the relative connection of the results garnered from the survey process shall be intertwined with the reactions from the interview participants thus imposing a relative impact on how education and global knowledge does affect the thinking of the individuals [who participated in the research]. Their responses shall be measured in relation to the aspect of individual desires of survival compared to their understanding of the social responsibilities they hold in their hands. This will further constitute the capacity of the individuals to create a distinct connection between their personal desires and that of the need of their fellowmen to survive life as they do.

Relatively, since this research tries to establish high importance on the need to create social effort that could determine the success of the aim of facing different issues of development related to globalization and the progress of global warming and the controlling factors that could determine a more positive process by which immigration affects the world today. Most likely, through this process of analysis and examination of facts based from the references that are used as resources to this study, the consideration over the need to mandate a more positive impact of globalization and immigration on the integrity of the environment based on an international context could be given attention to.

Expectations

Basing from the concept of study to which this research is dependent upon, it is expected that particular elements of the topic in concern could be clarified accordingly through extensive reading and analysis. Tying up the results of the survey and interview with that of the theories and information noted through research, it is expected that new and conventional assumptions directed towards resolving the issues of global warming could be better formulated. Alongside this desire, here are some other expectations that this study hopes to accomplish:

1. The definition of globalization in par with the distinct way by which immigration of people from all parts of the earth fuels its development is specifically noted and properly constituted to create a distinct impact on how people live their lives at present.
2. The creation of connection between globalization, immigration and global warming is clearly established thus making a distinct presentation on how the modern society should actually accept the situation and make something out of it to produce more positive reactions that could help them formulate better conditions of living that would support the environment at a much positive pace.
3. The formulation of suggestions that are essential to putting up a successful fight against global warming while protecting the lives of many from the occurrence of natural tragedies is clearly presented within the overall context of the research.

These expectations constitute the overall value of this research and its applicability in dealing with the most compelling issues that face the human society today in relation to global warming. With globalization still one of the most important factors that characterize the modern community and immigration to be the foundation of such movement, it is impeccable that this research reach a specific pattern by which the said factors could have a much better and much more positive impact on the possibility of facing environmental issues more successfully. With such aim in mind, it is hoped that this research would result to more than just a series of information presented for the sake of informing, but to create a more defined process by which people who are able to read this documentation would be motivated to take their part and become more involved in the process of saving what is left of nature, to start with themselves in living sustainably with the aim of utilizing natural resources to the fullest and becoming more concerned as to how they are able to contribute to the distinct process of saving what is still achievable to be saved for the sake of prolonging the life of the current generation and bringing about a new sense of living to the generations that are yet to come forth. True, it is aimed that with such realization based on an individual context, establishing social awareness would come at a much easier pace hence affecting the global camaraderie and the ways by which such principle is able to constitute a distinction on how the world could go hand in hand in making things better and making sure that there is a better future that the younger generations of individuals could still hope to live in.

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