SCIE 1P50 Lecture Notes - Rachel Carson, United States Forest Service, Global Warming
29 Jan 2013
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Environmental science: us of scientific method(s) to study processes and systems in the environment. Environmentalism- working to influence attitudes and policies that affect our environment. Scientific method: observations, questions, hypothesis, predictions, test, results (reality not always like this may be construed)-made by social sciences. Population consumption population increase and become more affluent they want more and more stuff. People overpopulation: a lot of people acess to wealth more and more stuff. The perception of what constitutes a problem varies between individuals and societies e. g ddt, a pesticide in developing countries welcome because it kills malaria-carrying mosquitoes. In developed countries: not welcome due to death risks. The amount of ecologically productive land used by individuals, cities countries etc. Different components to measure an ecological footprint, production and use of goods and services involve land use: have ecological footprints. The amount ecologically productive land must supply all the water food energy and goods and service we need/use to support our lifestyle.
