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A 6 page paper which examines how the lack of human ethics has adversely affected land usage and its protection, using Derr’s consideration of South Florida as supportive evidence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
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A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida, first published in 1989. Once upon a time, South Florida "was... one enormous hydrological system, stretching from Orlando to Key
West" (Water, Bird and Man, 2005, p. 31). Nature directed the plentiful rainfall from the Kissimmee River into Lake Okeechobee before moving southward, with grassy areas, plants, and animals
thriving as a result of natures harmony. The natural land formations and elevations provided this balance, and any major shift could have disastrous consequences. Derrs text argues that
human intervention in the swamps, marshes, and wetlands of Florida have been resulted in a widespread destruction of nature that has adversely affected not only the region itself but the
entire ecosystem. In a capitalist society, profits are always the bottom line and are aggressively sought by any means possible. But unfortunately, ethics are seldom factored into this
monetary equation. Human beings have prospered at a staggering cost to the natural environment, which will eventually become a no-win situation for everyone. Florida represents a perfect example of
what can happen when natures course is changed because of the numerous human endeavors that have impacted its natural systems (Putz, 1998). Derr reveals how human settlement from prehistoric
times to the eras of European colonization have used and abused the land to achieve its own purposes with little regard to nature (Derr, 1989). This is especially true
of the eastern and southwestern coasts of Florida (Derr, 1989). Early farmers cleared the land so that they could grow their own crops and their cattle could graze (Putz,
1998). This meant that natural forests would be replaced, prairies had to be "ditched, diked, and drained," and sewage needed to be emptied into waterways in order to keep
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