Podcasts by Environment: Lake Baikal - for iPad/Mac/PC
Should natural resources be exploited to support economic development? In Siberia, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and contains one fifth of the world’s freshwater. It has developed over 25 million years to be a truly unique eco-system - yet this lake is now an environment at serious risk. This album focuses on the growing environmental threats to the region, which was named a World Heritage Site in 1996. Industry and new businesses flocked to the once-isolated region, inducing massive economic growth, but at what cost to the natural habitat? On top of this threat, the invasion of alien species and rising water temperatures due to global warming throw up questions, conflicts and challenges about sustainable development and how we are to manage the consequences of our actions responsibly. This material forms part of the course U216 Environment.
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Transcript -- Environment: Lake Baikal from 2010-03-08T02:49:22
A short introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- Pearl of Siberia from 2009-06-23T00:15:35
A region of outstanding universal value.
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Increasing threats from 2009-06-23T00:13:36
The growing demand for electricity creates further pollution.
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Transcript -- Increasing threats from 2009-06-23T00:13:35
The growing demand for electricity creates further pollution.
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Transcript -- Ignoring the risks from 2009-06-23T00:12:35
The impact of the pulp and paper mill.
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Transcript -- The Gorbachov era from 2009-06-23T00:11:35
Environmental protection in the Gorbachev era.
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Transcript -- A country in transition from 2009-06-23T00:10:35
The impact of the sudden end to the Soviet Union in 1991.
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An inconvenient law from 2009-06-23T00:09:36
Environmental proctection is a hindrance to economic development
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Transcript -- An inconvenient law from 2009-06-23T00:09:35
Environmental proctection is a hindrance to economic development
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Transcript -- Protecting the lake from 2009-06-23T00:08:35
Lake Baikal and its special protection
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Balancing the risks from 2009-06-23T00:07:36
Risks facing the lake and the threat of global warming
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Transcript -- Balancing the risks from 2009-06-23T00:07:35
Risks facing the lake and the threat of global warming
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Two sides to the story from 2009-06-23T00:06:36
The economic importance of Baikalsk paper mill
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Transcript -- Two sides to the story from 2009-06-23T00:06:35
The economic importance of Baikalsk paper mill
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Transcript -- A heavy burden from 2009-06-23T00:05:35
Protecting the environment costs money.
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Economy versus nature from 2009-06-23T00:03:36
Is it possible for economic growth and environmental sustainability to co-exist?
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Transcript -- Economy versus nature from 2009-06-23T00:03:35
Is it possible for economic growth and environmental sustainability to co-exist?
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An alternative industry from 2009-06-23T00:02:36
The Baikal water bottling plant as a more sustainable form of development.
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Transcript -- An alternative industry from 2009-06-23T00:02:35
The Baikal water bottling plant as a more sustainable form of development.
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A precarious future from 2009-06-23T00:01:36
Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth
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Transcript -- A precarious future from 2009-06-23T00:01:35
Transcript -- Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth
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Transcript -- A precarious future from 2009-06-23T00:01:35
Transcript -- Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth
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Transcript -- A precarious future from 2009-06-23T00:01:35
Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth
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