Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Environmental Science
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The Goals of Environmental Science
How we can live more sustainably without degrading our life-support system.
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Human Population
Resource use
Poverty
Pollution
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The Population Dilemma exponential growth
Billions of people
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Time
Hunting and Industrial
Gathering Agricultural revolution Revolution 6
Fig. 1-1, p. 6
Resource Use
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Poverty
22 fold in economic
growth b/t 1950 and 2004
50% of people still trying to
survive off < $3/day
To survive they must deplete
and degrade environment
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Poverty
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Loss of Biological Diversity
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Pollution
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Pollution
Persistence
Chemical nature
Rate of degradation
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Climate Change
Cycle continues
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What the Earth Provides Us
Solar Capital/ Energy
power
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What the Earth Provides Us
Natural Capital
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NATURAL CAPITAL = NATURAL RESOURCES + NATURAL SERVICES
NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL SERVICES
RESOURCES SERVICES
Air purification
Air
Water purification
Water Water storage
Soil Soil renewal
Nutrient recycling
Land
Food production
CAPITAL = Life (Biodiversity) + Conservation of
biodiversity
Nonrenewable Wildlife habitat
minerals
(iron, sand) Grassland and forest
renewal
Renewable energy Waste treatment
sun, wind, water
flows Climate control
Population control
Nonrenewable (species interactions
energy (fossil fuels,
nuclear power) Pest Control
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Fig. 1-4, p. 9
Environmental and Resource Problems
The Big Five Causes
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Sustainability: The Integrative Theme
A Path to Sustainability
Natural Capital Individuals
Natural Capital Solutions Trade-Offs Matter
Degradation
Sound Science
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Fig. 1-18, p. 25
Is Our Present Course Sustainable?
Guidelines for the Earth
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Ecological Footprint
- Food
- Building material
- Water
- Other resources
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Earths
Ecological
Capacity
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Year Fig. 1-7c, p. 13
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Footprint Per Person
(hectares per person)
1 hectare=2.47 acres=12,000 yds2
4.7
European Union
1.6
China
0.8
India
4.8
Japan
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Fig. 1-7b, p. 13
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Your Ecological Footprint?
1. Go to http://www.earthday.org/footprint-calculator and
complete the Ecological Footprint Quiz
2. Go to https://www.watercalculator.org/ and complete
the Water Footprint Quiz
3. Go to www.myfootprint.org and
complete the Ecological Footprint Quiz
***Assignment: Complete the ecological footprint quiz
of the link number 3:
Print out in PDF of the last page of the quiz
informing you how many earths are needed if everyone
lived like you. Then submit it to me through email by
13 November 2017 before class 26