Environmental impact
What Environmental impact means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Environmental impact
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Environmental consequences such as hedgerow removal, reduced biodiversity, habitat destruction and water pollution from agricultural runoff.
The effect on the environment that conservation strategies aim to reduce, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reducing carbon emissions.
A concern weighed against economic growth in arguments over increasing airport capacity.
Topics that use Environmental impact
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
- Section A: Urban issues and challenges (AQA GCSE)
- Section B: The changing economic world (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Environmental degradation
- Environmental sustainability
- Geographical location
- Global inequality
- Population density
- Quality of life
- Resource management
- Social inequality
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