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Natural Resource Utilization And Development Question Paper

Natural Resource Utilization And Development

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(RESOURCE CONSERVATION)

ERC 305:
NATURAL RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
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DATE: THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009
TIME: 11.00 A.M. – 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question ONE and any other THREE.

QUESTION 1
a)
Explain briefly the following concepts as used in natural resource developments.
i)
Environmental
stewardship
(2
marks)

ii)
Sustainability

(2 marks)
iii)
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
(2
marks)
iv)
Environmental
education
(2
marks)
v)
Biodiversity
(2
marks)

b)
Write brief notes on the role of regional development authorities in resource
utilization
in
Kenya.
(15
marks)

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QUESTION 2
“Environmental and economic inequities in Kenya are closely interrelated.” Discuss this
statement in the framework of water resource management.

(15 marks)

QUESTION 3
Discuss the institutional, legal and policy challenges tot her responsive management of
wildlife
resource
in
Kenya.
(15
marks)

QUESTION 4
a)
Explain briefly the significance of environmental policy in natural resource utilization
and
development.
(10
marks)
b)
Explain five main parameters for measuring
development.
(5
marks)

QUESTION 5
“Some people regard “sustainable” grown of any sort to be impossible because of the limits
imposed by nonrenewable resources and the capacity of the biosphere to absorb out wastes.”
State and justify your opinion in the context of sustainable natural resource development.

(15 marks)

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