GEOS1701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Soil Chemistry, Thomas Robert Malthus, Negative Feedback
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Lecture outline: course themes, a short history of screw ups, system theory, summary, course themes, develop scienti c understanding of physical environmental systems and processes ii. iii, describe methods involved in environmental management and sustainability. Identify how humans have altered the physical environment. Identity major environmental issues/problems associate with resource use def: sustainability: a balance between human and environmental needs so that future generations are not compromised: a short history of screw ups, easter island. We"re #1, the environment is there to take ownership of. Many huge religions have a dominant theme of humans conquering the: cultural. Democracy and industrialisation: as we become a more industrialised society with. Tragedy of the commons leads people to make bad choices with no thought of their. Frontierism : resources/ the natural environment was seen as an obstacle. Something factories etc with the freedom to do whatever people want consequences until it"s too late you had to conquer with short sighted vision. e. g. 1.
