Environmental Degradation and Justice[WLOs: Varies] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]
The final assignment for this course is an argumentative research paper, like what is described in the Writing Center’s resource, Argumentative Writing Links to an external site.https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/argumentative-writing. The purpose of the final paper on environmental degradation and justice is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by proposing a solution to one of the many areas of environmental injustice discussed in the previous weeks, such as locating hazardous waste industries in poorer communities, reduced life expectancies in inner city communities, unsafe housing predominantly impacting minorities, etc. Choose an environmental health, human health, or economic development injustice that
- has been addressed in some form by policy and/or regulatory strategies, and
- has been the subject of a current emergency management measure or measures.
After you select your injustice, compose a paper that covers the following:
- Compose a thesis statement Links to an external site.https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis that addresses your chosen injustice.
- Examine the history of your chosen injustice. Be sure to include the following:
- Identify the affected geographic area (e.g., local, national, or international).
- Describe the population or populations affected, including the culture and or race.
- Analyze the health issues experienced by the population or populations affected.
- Assess the existing policy or regulatory strategies and emergency management measure or measures.
- Explain why these strategies or measures partially resolved or did not resolve the health inequity.
- Propose a solution to your selected environmental health, human health, or economic development injustice.
- Justify your solution with supporting evidence by highlighting expected costs and resources needed. Be mindful of the estimated costs, as you likely will need to highlight an existing program whose funding would decrease to support yours.
- Contrast your proposed solution with expected counterarguments or views, including limitations, to your solution.
- Close with a defense of your proposed solution against the above counterarguments that is backed by supporting evidence.
- Conclude your paper with a restatement of your thesis and solution.
Your Environmental Degradation and Justice final paper
- Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper in bold font
- Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- Student’s name
- Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Due date
- Title of paper in bold font
- Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- Must use at least four scholarly and six credible sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
