... life and well being through lower greenhouse emissions, lower particulate emissions, higher efficiency in electricity generation, lower residual waste, lower prices, less nuclear power and less air pollution problems. Australia's proximity to the Asia Pacific Market provides Gorgon with transport cost advantages as well as a secure share of the growing LNG market in Asia and North ... includes the impacts associated with the construction of pipelines, roads, powerlines, jetty and barge landings, as well as the warrens placed at risk, increase road kills, oil pollution that will detrimenta...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

... created additional employment, introduced new technologies in transport, communications and e-commerce as well as improved tourism facilities and services to meet international standards. On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people's knowledge, created respect for indigenous cultures, contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. One ... that under tourism and globalization the natural and cultural diversity of the world is decreasing. Environmentally, the tourism industry has led to challenges s...

• Word Count: 1995
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... technology for vehicles has led to photochemical smog in major cities. For example, between 2005 and 2007, 2 million motorbikes were registered in Vietnam (and many more were unregistered), subsequently increasing pollution and placing pressure on Vietnam's infrastructure. Thus, the pursuit for higher levels of economic growth has consequently resulted in the Vietnamese government and businesses disregarding the environment. The final impact ... the heartache has to fall in the lap of the people." Thus, globalisation has positively impacted on Vietnam's economic growth and quality of li...

• Word Count: 1293
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate