Water Overuse: Impacts and Sustainable Solutions
The overutilization of surface and groundwater is a serious problem that is affecting people and the environment all over the world. Here are some of the key issues:
Surface Water Overutilization
- Reduced water flow: When too much water is withdrawn from rivers and lakes, it can lead to reduced water flow downstream. This can have a negative impact on ecosystems, agriculture, and human communities.
- Increased water pollution: Overutilization can concentrate pollutants in remaining water bodies, making
Gothic Art and Architecture: Characteristics and Evolution
Gothic Art and Architecture: A New Era
The Monastery of Cluny, founded in the early tenth century, was the promoter of the Benedictine order. Although today we retain only a small part of its building complex, we know that its temple, a perfect example of a Pilgrimage Church, had immense proportions: five aisles, two transepts, numerous chapels, and several towers.
Evolution of Style and Representation
From the thirteenth century, figures became more realistic and natural: the hieratic, the disproportion,
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Historical Evolution of Political and Administrative Organization in Spain
The Age Prior to the Roman Conquest
The age prior to the Roman conquest was inhabited by various indigenous people. Under Roman rule, a provincial administrative organization was established. The Visigoths maintained the Roman division, but the basic territorial unit became the territorium, to a lesser extent than the former province.
The Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, the Muslim invasion did away with the state and the administration
Read MoreLatin America, Africa, and Asia: Independence, Foreign Capital, and Colonialism
Latin America: Independence and Foreign Capital
Witnessing a process of independence and economic takeoff, guaranteed by the consolidation of the political context of independence from Spain.
Economic Independence
Political groups were interested in maintaining the political structure – economic, because thanks to the economic dependence obtained significant benefits. This dependence could be a product of imperialism, not colonial. We can analyze the economics of the process more clearly.
Production
Generally,
The Industrial Revolution: Societal and Economic Shifts
1. Population Growth and Agricultural Expansion
The Industrial Revolution resulted from economic and technological changes that first occurred in Britain in the mid-eighteenth century, leading to a transformation of the economy and society.
The Demographic Revolution
From the mid-eighteenth century, the European population began a growth process known as the demographic revolution. The causes were increased food production and progress in hygiene and medicine. Plagues and epidemics were disappearing
Read MoreRoman Empire: Slavery, Economy, and the Rise of the Bourgeoisie
The Slaves and the Economy of the Crisis
The Roman economic system was based on slavery, which involved legal and economic relations with different rights for Roman citizens and non-citizens, and also between freemen and slaves. This created an elitist society that was, in general, very productive.
In the slave economy, Romans living in cities or rural areas were idle, and the slaves worked for them. This eventually led to a clear separation of intellectual and physical work, with physical labor considered
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