GGH2605 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 – DUE 15 September 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

GGH2605 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 – DUE 15 September 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.Assignment 02 Environmental Politics GGH2605 Semester 2 Department of Geography IMPORTANT INFORMATION Students suspected of dishonest conduct such as plagiarism, copying from fellow students, and contract cheating during the assignments will be penalised and could be subjected to disciplinary processes. Use AI responsibly and do not submit AI-generated or AI-paraphrased answers as your own. UNISA has zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty. General instructions • This contributes 50% towards your year mark. Remember that you need to obtain an average of at least 40% for you total year mark (the average between Assignment 01 and Assignment 02) to gain admission to the take-home examination (Assignment 03). • You are advised to read and understand the questions, then decide on how you will structure your answer to each question. • Do not use a bulleted format to present your answers. Well-written academically sound paragraphs are expected from you. • You are welcome and encouraged to make use of various references and/or sources such as AI, journal articles and reports to acquaint yourself with the topic, however you need to do so honestly and with academic integrity. • Make sure you do not “cut and paste” from these references or the internet or submit AIgenerated (or para-phrased) answers as your own. • Extract information from your resources source and put it in your OWN words AND acknowledge the reference in the text of your answer and in a separate reference list. • Do not collude with or copy work from each other, as this will lead to your work receiving very low or even no marks. • Your assignment will be submitted through similarity software (TURNITIN), and when submitting your assignment, you must accept the declaration (EULA) that will facilitate this submission; failure to do so will mean your assignment will be awarded a zero percentage. • The similarity software identifies plagiarism as well as writing generated by AI, and these reports will be used in the assessment of the assignment. • Do not submit your answer through any language editing or writing software; your words and not your English language abilities will be assessed. • As you are submitting your assignment through the TURNITIN Software you do NOT have to submit an additional declaration, as this is covered when you accept the EULA. • Your assignment must be typed using a 12-font size and in single-line spacing. Your assignment must be saved in a Microsoft Word or PDF Adobe format. • Your assignment must have a cover page that reflects the Assignment Number 02, your full names, your student number; the module code (GGH2605) and the unique number (803245). • Written and scanned PDF assignments cannot be submitted through the TURNITIN software (proctoring tool for the module) and will thus not be marked, and you will obtain a zero percentage. • The assignment must be submitted via the assignment shell (Assessment 01) on your main myUnisa site as one Microsoft Word file. • The closing date for the assignment is 15 September 2025 at 17:00 (5 pm). Submissions will be allowed from 31 August at 8:00. You are however encouraged to submit by 13 September as the system will close for submissions at 17:00 on 15 September 2 GGH2605/2025/Assignment 02/Semester 2 Assignment Theme Using the content of Learning Unit 2 as well as the search function on any AI system, YouTube, Google or Google Scholar to find information to help you understand the green political thinking called “Ecological Modernisation”. Suggested search terms could include: “What is Ecological Modernisation” Assignment questions 1. Using the concept of ecological modernisation, explain, by using one specific example from South Africa (or the country you are presently living in), how a better sustainable future of the country can be achieved (or not) by moving closer towards environmentalism. (30 Marks) Guideline to answer the question: • Name the community and its geographical location that is the focus of your answer. • In your own words give a detailed explanation of the concept of ecological modernisation. Do not provide a generic description ecological modernisation. • Identify the specific example that will form the focus of your answer and give a good description of the example. Remember the focus of your answer must be on the selected example in relation to the concept of ecological modernisation and no other focus. • Explain in your own words how ecological modernisation as reflected in your example can help the country to achieve a more sustainable future. It should be noted that your answer should include the relevant content of other learning units in the module. • You are welcome to do an AI search to look for possible examples of the implementation of ecological modernisation. BUT remember that you must not cut and paste or paraphrase ay text in your answer. Use the online resources to generate and help you formulate your own ideas but always write the final answer in your own words. In addition, if you do use AI, indicate this in your reference list by stating the AI tool used, the question you asked AI and then explain in a few words how you used the response generated by AI to help you write your own answer. • If you consult the internet (including AI) for material to help you answer the question, make sure you read the references, make relevant notes, put the resources aside and then write your description in your own words making sure that specific issues of the environmental problems as they occur in your own community are very clear in your answer. • Your answer should be paragraphs of approximately 2.5 to 3 typed pages (including references) in 12-font size and in single-line spacing. 2. In your opinion, does the current ruling political party in your province or local authority support ecological modernisation? Provide a justification of your opinion. (10 Marks) Guideline to answer the question: 3 • Your answer should reflect the geographical location (you can approach this from a country, a provincial or local authority level) as well as a indication of the current ruling party. • Your answer must include your opinion on how the ideology of the current ruling political party is related (or not) to green political thinking. You should make use of the content of Section 2.4 of Learning Unit 2 to position the ruling party in the chosen geographical area into one or more political traditions and then provide the green perspective of the specific ideology. • Explain using your own words and thus your own opinion how the ruling party does (or does not) support ecological modernisation • While you can use any resources on the internet to inform your opinion, please don’t submit a generic response as your answer. Your voice, your opinion based on the political reality of the selected geographical area must come through in an academically written response. • Your answer should be a paragraph of approximately 1 to 1.5 typed pages in 12-font size and in single-line spacing. Total for the assignment: 40 marks