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21 Cards in this Set
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Sustainable Development |
Economic growth that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. |
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Consumption Overpopulation |
Pollution and degradation of the environment that occurs when each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources. |
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Lifestyle |
Goods and services bought for food, clothing, housing, ravel, recreation, and entertainment. |
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Sustainable Consumption |
The use of goods and services that satisfy basic human needs and improve the quality of life but that also minimize resource use. |
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Voluntary Simplicity |
Recognizes that individual happiness and quality of life are not necessarily linked to the accumulation of material goods. |
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Environmental Ethics |
Examines moral values to determine how humans should relate to the natural environment. |
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Worldview |
A personal perspective based on a collection of our basic values that helps us make sense of the world, understand our place and purpose in it, and determine right and wrong behaviors. |
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Western (Expansionist) Worldview |
Mirrors the beliefs of the frontier attitude; a desire to conquer and exploit natural resources as quickly as possible. |
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Deep Ecology Worldview |
Diverse set of viewpoints that dates from the 1970s and is based on the work of Arne Naess, Bill Devall, and George Sessions. |
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Anthropocentric |
Emphasizes the importance of humans as the overriding concern in the grand scheme of things. |
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Biocentric |
Views humans as one species among others. |
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Environmental Justice |
The right of every citizen to adequate protection from environmental hazards. |
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Carrying Capacity |
The maximum population hat can be sustained by a given environment or by the world as a whole. |
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Biological Diversity |
The number and variety of Earth's organisms. |
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Ecosystem Services |
What ecosystems do to protect us. EX: Development of fertile land, protection of watersheds and soils, etc... |
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Cultural Diversity |
Earth's variety of human communities, each with its individual languages, traditions, and identities. |
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Food Insecurity |
The condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition. |
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Multi-Cropping |
Growing more than one crop per year; winter wheat, soybean summer. |
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Conservation Tillage |
When residues from previous crops are left in the soil, which partially covers it and holds it in place. |
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Aquaculture |
The growing of aquatic organisms for human consumption. |
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Enhanced Greenhouse Effect |
The additional warming produced by increased levels of gases that absorb infrared radiation. |
