This lecture focuses on identifying environmental problems and their root causes as a critical step in effective environmental planning. It introduces the fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram as a systematic tool to analyze cause effect relationships in environmental issues. The lecture explains the procedure, categories, and practical examples of fishbone diagrams for structured problem analysis. It highlights the role, applications, and limitations of this tool in supporting informed and sustainable environmental decision-making.

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