What impact may Alzheimers disease have upon the UK ageing population and economy in the future?
Hamda Ahmed What impact may Alzheimer’s disease have upon the UK ageing population and economy in the future? In this essay I will be investigating what impact Alzheimer’s disease may have upon the UK’s ageing population and economy in the future. Alzheimer’s disease is a physical disease of the brain. This disease is caused by parts of the brain wasting away which damages the structure of the brain and how it works. This leads to symptoms like loss of memory, mood change, communication problems and reasoning. This disease mostly affects the UK ageing population, there has been an increase in Alzheimer’s cases because there is more older people and that increases the number of individual with the disease for example, 1 in 14 people over 65 years of age is affected by Alzheimer’s and 1in 6 over the age of 80 (REF 1). This shows that the risk increases with age, so the older you get the more chance you have of developing the condition. Over 820,000 people in the UK live with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, costing the economy 23 billion pounds per year (REF 2). As of 2010, there are an estimated 35.6 million people with dementia worldwide. This number will nearly double every 20 years, to an estimated 65.7 million in 2030, and 115.4 million in 2050. Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already 58% of people with dementia live in
What Impacts Does Tourism Have on Dovedale? - Evaluation of our survey.
Evaluation Trampling Survey: When we were carrying out the trampling survey, we realised that good parts of the survey were that it did give us a general ides of what the surface consisted off in that area. It also gave us an idea of weather the surface had anything present on it that should not be & weather this was an indication of erosion. It also gave us an idea of how well the site was managed. Overall this was the correct method to use as it could use figures as oppose to descriptions. However this surveying method could easily have been made more accurate. The problems with these methods were that it heavily relies on your own observation & mental calculations so even though the quadrat only covered a space of 0.5m2, you could still only do a rough estimate on the relative proportions of surface so that it added up to 100%. Another problem was that, particularly along the braded path, we had not created a survey point for separate analysis of bare soil & exposed rock. So when it came to analysing the braded path we had to count the bare soil & the exposed rocks as the same point of analysis. This therefore decreased the accuracy of the results, particularly on sites 3 & 4, as on the final presentation the two could not be distinguished. These problems could have easily been solved by simpler modifications to the equipment & surveying method. The observational
Globalisation and Clothing Production. Is there a Fashion Victim?
Is there a Fashion Victim? Examples of globalisation are big brand names like Nike, Adidas and Reebok. All these brand names are famous around the world, and are all their products are sold in nearly every country. Though these products are not made in MEDC's where they originate from, they are made in LEDC's, which lets them exploit their employees because they can give them low pay. Fortunately for the workers, people have stood up for them and realised the injustice of this, so now the workers get paid more, but not much. What is globalisation? Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. It has increased the production of goods and services. What is changing in the world that has encouraged globalisation to happen? Globalisation has been taking place for hundreds of years, but has accelerated enormously over the last half-century. This is due to the improvements in transport, computing technology, and the growing economies of many countries. The LEDC as the victim The LEDC is the victim in terms of explotation. The factory workers, in particular get exploited and paid too little. However, the governments of the LEDC's like globalisation because it gives them more connections to the richer countries, it brings them jobs therefore it strengthens their economy.
Mass tourism & Tourism in Jamaica case study
Mass tourism & Tourism in Jamaica case study Mass tourism Mass tourism definition Mass tourism involves a large number of tourists coming to a particular destination. For a destination to be so popular, there must be a particular purpose or type of attraction, examples of the types of attractions mass tourism resorts offer can be physical, such as mountains, beach and climate, or cultural, such as museums, castles and restaurants. Many countries want to develop mass tourism, as it is seen to have many advantages, which outweigh the disadvantages. Figure 1: Cultural and physical pulls of Italy, in the form of restaurants, castles, mountains and beaches. These pulls encourage mass tourism. Mass tourism advantages & disadvantages Figure 2: Locals visit Blackpool pleasure beach Advantages Tourism brings jobs, with more, reliable and often larger wage. These jobs come in the form of construction workers, building infrastructure put in place for tourists or jobs in tourist services, working in restaurants, theme parks or museums etc. New infrastructure (eg: airports, hotels, theme parks) or leisure facilities (eg: swimming pools, golf courses, theme parks) put in place for tourists benefit locals. Disadvantages Activities are often seasonal, so jobs are only available to locals for part of the year, people would become unemployed and earn nothing for the rest of the
Should Brazil be allowed entry into the exclusive G8 club?
Should Brazil be allowed entry into the exclusive G8 club? The G8 is a group of eight influential and developed countries consisting of the United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan and Canada who meet annually for the ‘G8 summit’, in which Heads of State and Government of member countries meet to discuss and attempt to reconcile global issues. Although the G8 is best known for its annual summits, it works throughout the year to tackle important contemporary topics such as the economy, trading between countries and climate change. The G8 discusses and creates global policies. Unlike South Africa, India and Mexico, Brazil has an average to high life expectancy at birth. High life expectancy at birth is an indicator of a developed country because it shows the country can offer a good quality of life, for example people living in that country have access to medical care and good food and water. People have a low life expectancy at birth in poor countries because they don’t have access to good food and water and medical care. Russia, who is already part of the G8 group, has a lower life expectancy at birth than Brazil. India, South Africa and Mexico are other contenders for the G8 place, and since their life expectancy at birth is so low, they are not of the quality the rest of the G8 has upheld. Compared to all of the other
Revision Points on Population, Urbanisation and Tourism with examples.
Population Growth China – Overpopulation Management ________________ . Facts . Largest population in the world . Over 1.3 billion . Management . ‘One-Child Policy’ . Benefits of Doing It . Longer maternity leave 2. Better housing 3. Free education for their child . Negatives of Not . Fined on their income 2. No benefits . Changes . In rural areas, if the first child is a girl or is disabled, you’re allowed a second child 2. If one of the parents has a disability, or both are only children, then you’re allowed to have a second child . Results . Prevention of up to 400 million births 2. The fertility rate of a woman has dropped from 5.7 to 1.9 Indonesia – Overpopulation Management ________________ . Facts . Fourth largest population in the world . Over 250 million . Uneven population distribution, majority in Java . Impacts . Lack of services 2. Lack of housing 3. Unemployment 4. Poverty . Management . Due to uneven distribution of the population, the government started a policy called the Transmigration Policy to reduce the impacts . People are moved to other, less dense islands . Results . Population still not evenly distributed 2. Poverty still a problem . Land was too poor to be farmed or people don’t have the skills needed . Conflict between native people and migrants UK – Ageing Population Management
Geography- Does the UK have any extreme environments?
Geography- Does the UK have any extreme environments? The Lake District National Park is the mountainous region located in the north - west of England, in the county of Cumbria, just south of Scotland. It's the largest National Park in England and Wales. It covers approximately 2,290 km/ 800 square miles. Lake District is a mountainous area which makes population settlement difficult because of its high altitude environment. The floods of November 2009 were consistent with predictions for climate change and around 1,300 homes and businesses were destroyed by the floods. The climate of Lake District is not temperate; the region has very high rainfall between 100mm and 250mm. During the year, the temperature is very windy and the fog is dense, the temperature could go down to -18’c. Furthermore there are factors which suggest that this is an extreme environment, as in some cases there is damage to public access and transport infrastructure by extreme weather events particularly floods of sea level rise damaging public access and buildings. Lower river flows and lake levels will result in pollution and higher water temperatures in summer leading to impacts on vulnerable species, therefore will impact vegetation too. However, there are access to shops, medical help, doctors and schools, internet access, transport and electricity. In the region of Lake District, the
Research on Volcanoes
Volcano A volcano is an opening, in the planet’s surface which allows hot, molten rock, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. The name, “volcano” originates from the name Vulcan, a god of fire in Roman mythology. Volcanoes are like giant safety valves that release the pressure that builds up inside the Earth. The Hawaii islands were formed by 5 volcanoes. Classified by the extent of their activity volcanoes are of four types. An ‘active’ volcano is one that erupts regularly. There are about 500 known active volcanoes on Earth, not counting those that lie beneath the sea. A ‘dormant’ volcano is one that has not erupted for many years, although there is still some activity deep inside it. An ‘extinct’ volcano is one which has ceased to be active. A volcanic eruption occurs when hot rocks and lava burst from a volcano; and geysers and springs are actually just volcanoes that throw boiling water high in the air. They are caused by volcanic heat warming trapped ground water. The liquid rocks inside a volcano are called magma and when it flows out it is called as lava. Fresh lava has temperatures from 700 degrees C to 1200′C and glows red-hot to white hot as it flows. The most dangerous volcanic eruption recorded is the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington. The tallest volcano in the world is the Ojos del Salado, a volcano in Chile. The
What Does An Earthquake Feel Like?
Earthquakes The name itself suggests, an earthquake is the quivering or shaking of the surface of the earth, at some point of the earth. The cause of an earthquake is the movement or dislocation of lava and hot gases under the depths of the earth's crust. When an earthquake is about to occur, there is first a mild movement of the mass of earth, as if it is moving as a cradle. Such slight movements are usually quite a few in number and they serve as warning signals, that, more and faster movement can be expected in its wake. This slight quiver may or may not be followed by stronger tremors, but, if they do, people on earth at that particular point are in for trouble. An earthquake does not appear everywhere at the same time, nor does it appear in all places. There are certain areas of the earth which are more prone to earthquakes than others. This is because, at certain places the earth's crust is weaker than at others, and so, with the movements of depths of the earth, vibrations are felt in the form of an earthquake. Once, I had the opportunity to see and understand the pangs and pains of the earthquake. This tremor was felt in Delhi when I was there last year, on a short holiday. It was a cold evening and all of the children were sitting in the bedroom of our apartment on the fourth floor. While we were just chatting and playing cards, I felt the bed shaking wondering
Reasons for Earthquakes
Earthquakes Earthquake is one of the natural calamities. Its origin can be traced to the early days of earth formation. It is responsible for a lot of damage to living and non-living beings. For many centuries man didn’t know why earthquakes occur and how they occur and to what extent they would damage. He only felt that mother earth was angry with him and so caused the earthquake and he always feared it. It was left to Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, to relate the phenomenon of earthquake to physical factors. According to Aristotle, when the air compressed within the arch escapes, it shakes some part of the land. This emission is called volcanic activity. When the volcano bursts, lots of lava, gas etc come out of the earth and fail out. This causes pressure and imbalance and results in producing earthquake waves in the surrounding areas. It was thus identified that volcanic activity is one of the reasons for earthquakes. The volcanic activity results in faulting. To fill up the new faults the movement of earth takes place. This causes tremor. The second reason is isocratic adjustment. The surface of the earth has certain raised up blocks and certain depressed blocks. They keep the balance of the earth, when it moves revolving on units of axis. These raised up blocks are washed down due to various reasons and cause imbalance. Then also the earthquakes occur to
