Environmental Risk and Air Pollution in Sydney

Environmental Risk

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Describe the driving forces, pressures, state changes, exposures and effects relevant to your
chosen region and environmental health issue.......................................................................1
Are there any social, political or economic influences on the issue that aren’t captured by the
DPSEEA framework?.............................................................................................................2
PART 2............................................................................................................................................3
How is the environmental health issue currently being managed? What is the role of existing
health agencies and other agencies, key stakeholders including community groups, critical
infrastructure and legislative and regulatory measures at the federal and state level?...........3
What suggestions do you propose to address gaps in current policy, regulation and
management for this environmental health issue?..................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Environmental Risk is defined as “actual or potential threat of unfavourable effects on
living organisms and the environment by wastes, resource depletion, etc., arising out of an
organisation activities or other natural calamity. It is necessary for every person that they should
take some of the initiatives regarding environmental risk or else it will create huge problem in
upcoming days. In context of the file, the chosen health issue is Air quality in the city named as
Sydney. It is one of the fastest growing city in the world but also faces the problem of air
pollution. Here, in file, DPSEEA framework will be discussed and also how it is being managed
in current situation. At last suggestion will be given for addressing the current gap.
PART 1
Describe the driving forces, pressures, state changes, exposures and effects relevant to your
chosen region and environmental health issue.
DPSEEA Framework is explained as the framework which is commenced by World
Health Organisation. This is one of the framework which help to find the accurate problem so
that adverse effect can be reduced in future While talking about Sydney, it is counted in one of
the biggest city in the work, directly or indirectly it has been suffering from the problem of health
issue because of Air Pollution. Below, there is the detail description about the framework in
context of the Air Pollution in Sydney.
Driving Force: It is one of the element of DPSEEA Framework which has been creating
lots of problem in current scenario for the city like Sydney because different people have
different types of life style and preferences. The population has been increasing day by day due to
which city is directly being affected (Fiorino, 2012). People living here have the trend to adopt
new changes as soon as possible without knowing it’s any of the side effect which is one of the
problem in increasing air pollution in the city.
Pressures: While performing any of the function people do not have the intention that
will harm themselves for personal benefits. For the purpose of personal benefits people are
burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and different gases which has been badly impacting the city.
The pressure on greenhouse gas is very high due to which city has to suffer from environmental
risk in present situation.
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