Erc 305: Natural Resource Utilization And Development Question Paper
Erc 305: Natural Resource Utilization And Development
Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2012
DATE:
Friday 30th March 2012
TIME:
2.00p.m – 4.00p.m
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question One and any other Three
1. a)
Explain the following concepts in the context of natural resource utilization:
i)
System thinking
[3marks]
ii)
Invention
[3marks]
iii)
Fishing Down the Food Web
[3marks]
iv)
Conflict resources
[3marks]
v)
Natural capital
[3marks]
b)
State any FIVE minerals in Kenya and outline their respective geographical
occurrence and uses.
[10marks]
2. Critically discuss the arguments that, “post-development theorists viewed „development?
as a discourse of propagating Western ideologies that created „development industry? for
the Western countries, while creating more socio-economic problems in the developing
countries”
[15marks]
3. „Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) influence on development is a functionality of
both the environmental legislation and policy?. Using Kenya as an example, discuss the
statement.
[15marks]
4. a)
Distinguish between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and gross National Product
(GNP).
[5marks]
b)
Explain how development of a given country would be assessed. [10marks]
5. If you were the main development consultant for Bungoma County, how would you
advise the County Development Committee on proper integration of sustainability,
knowledge networking and capacity building concepts in their development policy?
[15marks]
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