ENSC 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Environmental Geology, Environmental Ethics, Hydrosphere

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Environmental Science
• Course: ENSC 2001
• Professor: Quentin Gall

Document Summary

Environmental geology: earth: source for habitats and resources, geologic aspect in every environmental condition, environmental geology: applied geology. Optimize the use of resources to maximize environmental benefits for the society. Techno-sphere: involves: manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, production of energy. Fundamental concepts of environmental geology: fundamental concepts. D: how long it takes a population to double. Education is key importance where it may slow down the population growth, to get the population growth rate under control. Sustainability sustains the quality of the environment. Satisfying today societal needs without jeopardizing the needs of future generations. Measuring sustainability: use and consumption of resources, replenishment and renewable rates, development and improvement of human environment vs. viable environment, should not harm the environment and should be socially just, not lead to environmental crisis. Equals (a) input (b) input (c) input . No change in size of pool or stock. Ex: managed system such as university with constant enrollment.