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13 Cards in this Set
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Air pollution |
Global climate change. Stratospheric ozone depletion. Urban Air Pollution. Acid deposition. Outdoor pollutants. Indoor pollutants. Noise |
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Biodiversity depletion |
Habitat destruction. Habitat degradation. Extinction |
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Water pollution |
Sediment. Nutrient overload. Toxic chemicals. Infectious agents. Oxygen depletion. Pesticides. oil spills. Excess Heat. |
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Waste production |
Solid Waste. Hazardous waste |
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Food supply problems |
Over grazing. Farmland loss and degradation. Wetland loss and degradation. Overfishing. Coastal pollution. Soil erosion. Soil salinization. Soil water logging. Water shortages. Groundwater depletion. Loss of biodiversity. Poor nutrition |
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Industrialized countries mindset causing problems |
Separation of human from nature. Free market economy. Growth orientation. Reliance on technology and science. |
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The separation of humans from nature |
Agricultural Revolution, 10,000 years ago. Foundation of judeo-christian belief, humans above all of the earth and species. Advanced with Industrial Revolution. People moving from rural to urban areas. Increasing disconnect between urban areas and wild areas |
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Urban growth |
1850 2%. 2000 47% 2050 63% (90% in developed countries) |
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The free market economy |
Maximizes utility from natural resources. Economics is socially amoral as there are no values except money. Imperfect accounting for externalities |
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Economic growth orientation, growth is good |
Our economy relies on growth. Increasing demand for resources. Earth's natural resources are finite limited |
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Reliance on technology and science |
Has always worked. Frequently has unwanted consequences, Green Revolution increased pollution. Medical advances increase population |
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Tragedy of Commons |
Garrett Hardin 1968 article in science. Society using common area. Rational person will maximize use. Benefit equals one. Cost equals 1/n. Exceed carrying capacity. Ecosystem crashes |
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Characteristics of common pool resources |
No one person owns it. Everyone wants to use it. Leads to abuse of resource |
