Unit VIII Article Critique

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate a professional journal in the field of fire prevention that interests you. The

objective of your critique is to find an article and compare the information in the article to what you have been learning in

class. Critique the article in terms of how the information within the article supports or disproves material that you have

learned in this course. Please include the following topics in your critique of the selected article:

 A brief introduction and overview of the article

 A description of how the article either supports or disproves material in the course

 Your point of view

 A summarization of your thoughts and suggestions in support of your opinion

The selected article should not be more than four years old. You are encouraged to utilize the Research Database found

in the CSU Online Library located in the Course Menu. This database will allow you to quickly search through thousands

of journal articles. Students can access this information, as well as other CSU Online Library resources by selecting the

My Library button located in the Course Menu.

****The completed assignment should be no more than two pages in length, and should include the article link or reference.

CSU requires that students use the APA format in writing course papers, therefore the APA rules for formatting; quoting,

paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed****

Assignment 2: Demographic Transitions

Demographic transition is the process in which a nation transitions from being a less industrialized society, with high birth and death rates, to an industrialized nation, with lower birth and death rates. Many countries have already been through this transition including the United States, England, and Canada.

The demographic transition to an industrialized society is detrimental for the environment because industrialized societies tend to use up nonrenewable resources and give off pollution. Industrialized nations have the largest ecological and carbon footprint relative to developing or nonindustrialized countries. Fortunately, there are some benefits to the process of demographic transition, including lower birth and death rates. Essentially, people in industrialized countries have fewer children and this in turn helps control the overall population size.

Demographic transition involves the following five stages:

It should be noted that stage 5 is controversial, and it is sometimes not considered to be a stage. This is partially because so few countries are at this stage.

The following graph depicts the various stages of demographic transition:

Using the stages listed above, create a demographic and environmental timeline for one industrialized country, excluding the United States. The following are a few suggested industrialized nations:

• Canada
• England
• Germany
• Russia
• Italy

You can download the Demographic and Environmental Timeline—United States of America to review an example of such a timeline.

Include the following points in your timeline in order to examine the advantages and drawbacks of demographic transition in your selected country:

• Major historical changes that caused the shift from one stage to another (if available).
• Changing population size through time (increasing or decreasing).
• Increase or decrease of birth and death rates through time—particularly when considering the process of industrialization.
• Environmental impact of this transition.
• Dates (if available), series of events, and scholarly references for these items.

Support your timeline with appropriate examples and a minimum of three credible resources.

Present your timeline in a media that best displays the information you researched. This can be in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc, LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.xls, or LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.ppt.