THE DISAPPEARING LAKE: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF DROUGHT AND THE SALTON SEA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GEOHEALTH FRAMEWORK

The Disappearing Lake: A Historical Analysis of Drought and the Salton Sea in the Context of the GeoHealth Framework

Abstract The Imperial Valley region of Southeastern California has become one of the most productive agricultural regions in the state and has the highest rates of childhood asthma in California.Lack of precipitation in the Imperial Valley has caused the water level of the Salton Sea to recede to a record low since its formation in the early 1900s.

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Column: Here I Stand

WN editor Geoffrey Christmas Cannon writes: My hero in this issue is John Maynard Keynes, who a century ago gave clues to just how ominous world prospects are now.Then I ruminate on the overuse and abuse of the word 'we', as in 'Yes, we can', or 'We need to tackle the challenge of epidemic obesity'.Who are 'we'? Then

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A literature review of the sustainability, the managerial conduct of management and the internal control systems evident in South African small, medium and micro enterprises

The purpose of this research study is to theoretically investigate the sustainability, the managerial conduct of management and the internal control systems evident in South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).To achieve the aforementioned, a literature review was conducted through analyzing relevant secondary data from journal arti

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