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The river basin known as La Plata River Basin is located all throughout South America. It is the fifth largest basin in the world, and the second in South America. It is majorly important to South American life because it mainly has to do with the production of agriculture and livestock. La Plata River Basin has provided many resources for the lives of many near the basin. Although the La Plata River Basin provides many food and water resources, such as soybeans; due to high demands for food resources this has caused climate change in the area.

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One of the species found in the La Plata River Basin

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One of the species found in the La Plata River Basin

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Gymnogeophagus terrapurpurais

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Size and volume of the drainage of the La Plata River Basin is approximately 300 km of water and 1.22 million mi sq.
In addition, the number of species that make up the watershed are between 160-260 species.

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The river basin covers Bolivia, Brazil, Andes, and Argentina.

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In addition, the number of species that make up the watershed are between 160-260 species. Furthermore, 185 species are at risk for extinction and 11 species were addressed as threatened species. According to Springer Link, Villanova states, “Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems with highly variable salinities and temperature, inhabited by a poorly described diversity of fish populations, without geographic barriers” (Villanova 1). The region is mainly made up of lagoons, estuaries, seas, and rivers that make up the ecosystem. These types of ecosystems have a huge effect on these types of species with in the different environments they inhabit. As stated throughout the peer-reviewed journal entitled “Species assignment and population genetic studies of Gran Paraná pejerrey (Odontesthes sp., Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae) from La Plata Basin in South America” it states that species within this basin were known as O. bonariensis, such as morphology and microsatellite loci (Villanova 1). For the most part, these ecological parameters were that these species that are prevalent in large river basins.

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Within the La Plata River Basin, the population is there are approximately 67 million. The growing population creates an increased demand in water and food resources for the majority of the population. This issue is a result of the dependence on corn and maize.

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There are 185 species are at risk for extinction and 11 species were addressed as threatened species. According to Springer Link, Villanova states, “Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems with highly variable salinities and temperature, inhabited by a poorly described diversity of fish populations, without geographic barriers” (Villanova 1). The region is mainly made up of lagoons, estuaries, seas, and rivers that make up the ecosystem. These types of ecosystems have a huge effect on these types of species with in the different environments they inhabit. As stated throughout the peer-reviewed journal entitled “Species assignment and population genetic studies of Gran Paraná pejerrey (Odontesthes sp., Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae) from La Plata Basin in South America” it states that species within this basin were known as O. bonariensis, such as morphology and microsatellite loci (Villanova 1). For the most part, these ecological parameters were that these species that are prevalent in large river basins.

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Climate change challenges the water system by the amount of resources that are created through agricultural production. For the most part, by developing more and more agricultural resources this causes more carbon to emit in the atmosphere, as a result the climate grows warmer. According to Springer Link, Vasconcelos states, “Since 1850, roughly 35 % of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions resulted directly from land use. Land cover changes also affect regional climates through changes in surface energy and water balance (Foley et al. 2005)” (Vasconcelos 3).

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Due to this issue the amount of food security available at the La Plata River Basin is slowly declining. It comes down to the Tragedy of The Commons, people are trying to produce as much agriculture and livestock as possible that they do not realize its affect on future generations. It also has to do with the worlds’ food demand between 1996 and 2008, such as a greater need for soybeans (Vasconcelos 8).

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Overall, due to the increasing population there is a higher demand for food resources, particularly the La Plata River Basin. The main food resources had been soybeans, maize, and wheat, which is a high demand for many among South America. Climate change of this region mainly has to do with nitrogen and carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere. All in all, La Plata River Basin has been a crucial aspect of South American life, due to the amount of resources that it provides.

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First and foremost, when referencing to the “La Plata River Basin” watershed and the book entitled “Ready Player One” both represents the changing environmental impacts from technological advancements. Although there had been beneficial aspects of technological advancements, there has also been many downfalls to the effects of enhanced technology within both the book and the watershed.

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The focus of this essay is that through the technological advancements that occurred the negative side of these had advancements have become more than the positive side of how advancements of technology have had on society. Oftentimes these advancements have led to what is known as “Tragedy of the Commons” and how it had increased carbon emissions within the environment.

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Throughout the book entitled “Ready Player One” it had represented the future, which had been affected by fossil fuels and advancements in technology. For instance, when Wade Watts explains how the time before his, the last generation, had overused the Earth’s resources resulting in global climate change and negative economic impacts. The technology of the watershed has affected the climate within the region. A lot of the production in crops such as corn and maize has taken away from the environment because it had been a result of being overusing the land.

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The La Plata River Basin is solely connected to the ideas discussed in "Ready Player One", such as climate change is a result of overpopulation resulting in increased CO2 emissions.

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The video game designer of the OASIS, James Halliday had created a virtual reality that gave people their own avatar and way to compete with one another in a virtual world. The game designer had not had many friends and found that the only way he could connect with others was through the game. Even though this had created a disconnect for many from reality, the game had offered people to find a way to make money playing the game. The overall winner would win Halliday’s Easter Egg at the end of the game. This game had also reflected James Halliday and his desire to have connections with other people in some way. By 2045, the environment and society had been falling apart, the game represented the player’s desire to escape the harsh realities of the real world. As technology had advanced this had led to climate change and for people to live closely together in cities.

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As projected in studying La Plata River Basin, a solution to prevent anymore climate change might be to find ways to grow crops, such as corn without using as much water.

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In contrast, La Plata River Basin has also positively been impacted by technological advancements. The agricultural system within the La Plata River Basin brings in a high income for those inhabiting the area. The technological advancements have made it easier for there to be more food resources. Although, these technological advancements have made it easier for people to have more food, it has caused higher uses of water. For instance, rice is one of the most major consumers of water, that averages 15000 m/ha per year. As a result, there has been a decrease in water quality.

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In addition, the population size heavily affects water resources, as well. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, it states, “Agriculture and livestock account for the largest withdrawals of water in the La Plata basin. The basin also provides the water for the households in the region, which is the most populated of South America (FAO 1)”.  As seen in “Ready Player One” the higher population size has led to larger withdrawals from the Earth’s resources.

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The watershed “La Plata River Basin” is related to the idea that technological advancements in the agricultural system had led to serious environmental impacts. Since the population is growing just as found in “Ready Player One” by Cline Earnest, so is the population of La Plata River Basin. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, it states, “Environmental degradation is also caused by intensive urbanization. Population is highly concentrated in cities in the La Plata basin and the capital cities of all basin countries, except the Plurinational State of Bolivia, are within the La Plata basin. Incomplete treatment of urban wastewater causes a deterioration of the quality of the water” (FAO 49). Since the population is growing, so has the use of technology. As stated above, areas with higher populations, such as reduced water quality. The quality of water is connected to the theme of how technological advancements cause environmental impacts because in “Ready Player One” because in “Ready Player One” the setting had been in highly populated urban cities. The affect that these cities had on the water quality had been like that seen in the La Plata River basin.

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In conclusion, when viewing the La Plata River Basin through the perspective of Ready Player One, higher population rates and advancements in technology are what affect the environment negatively. The lessons that had been learned from the Read Player One by Ernest Cline had been the idea that since people have come disconnected from the real world, they are unaware of the tragedies in their own world. In the watershed, La Plata River Basin it is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons and how people try to get the most from the land, even though there is a limit to resources. All in all, the watershed appears to be unlikely that changes will be made that will alter the negative affects of technology and the use of fossil fuels.

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Due to this raised need for food it goes in a vicious cycle, meaning higher amounts of food produced causing more carbon emissions in the atmosphere, then the overall atmosphere getting warmer negatively affecting the production of food with in La Plata River Basin. Both food security and climate change go hand in hand because one affects the other as each one grows larger and larger.

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Due to this raised need for food it goes in a vicious cycle, meaning higher amounts of food produced causing more carbon emissions in the atmosphere, then the overall atmosphere getting warmer negatively affecting the production of food with in La Plata River Basin. Both food security and climate change go hand in hand because one affects the other as each one grows larger and larger.

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The hard path solutions are known as something that can be created to develop a physical structures to prevent and solve the problems by increasing quality and the quantity of water.  A hard path solution would be to build dams that prevent flooding to reduce unnecessary water waste.

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Therefore, with the high cost of a “global civilization” (Cline 17), which means that a lot of the resources in the La Plata River Basin are in fact becoming depleted. As Cline explains in “Ready Player One” the global civilization had been taking up a bunch of energy, from dead plants and animals buried in the ground which is known as fossil fuels (Cline 17). As seen in the La Plata River basin it has led to higher demands in fossil fuels, as well. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, it states, “The Plurinational State of Bolivia’s economy is mainly based in mining, oil and gas, but also agriculture represents an important source of income” (FAO 6). Since the economy within the La Plata River Basin, has become reliant on fossil fuels, such as oil and gas to contribute to the production of crops and livestock. The amount of energy used to support the agriculture La Plata River Basin, represents why the global civilization in Ready Player One had represented negative environmental impacts.

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For the most part a soft path solution would be known as having to do with behavioral change. When connecting this type of solution to the La Plata River Basin, the most important change that can be determined is for people to become more aware of the "Tragedy of the Commons" and to change the amount of resources that one consumes. Also, the type of resources the consumer uses.

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For the most part, the type of power that should be used instead of hydroelectric power would be solar and wind.

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Another important solution would be to reduce one's consumption in certain types of foods.

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Since the triple bottom line is it is made up of economy, society, and the environment. When it comes to environmental sustainability it mainly has to do with water security and how it can affect the environment. Possible solutions to create a more sustainable environment would be based on using less fossil fuels.

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The social responsibility would be to create awareness among the public the negative impact certain types of behavior has on the environment.

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The economic responsibility would be to create policies and taxes that are based around supporting hard path solutions, such as building structures that make utilization of resources more efficient.

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