Completed in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world, with a height of 829.8 metres (2,722 ft). It shows a typical skyscraper feature: setbacks. A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. When the term was originally used in the 1880s it described a building of 10 to 20 floors but now describes one of at least 40â50 floors.
Beyond the Sweatshop: poverty footprints and supply chains. 1  Oxfam's Poverty Footprint project identifies five social impact metrics - building on the example of successful schemes measuring environmental impact.
Humans have a great affect on the global environment. Even the smallest of things that pollute your local environment, affect the world on a global scale. Climate Change and Global Warming are two results of humans negatively affecting the environment through the things they do!umans have a great affect on the global environment. Even the smallest of things that pollute your local environment, affect the world on a global scale. Climate Change and Global Warming are two results of humans negatively affecting the environment through the things they do!