GEOG 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Precautionary Principle, Ecofeminism, Protection Mechanism
26 Apr 2016
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Answer the following as you read the text and in preparation for our weekly lectures. Hydrosphere o ( the balance of the water cycle, lake, evaporation, clouds formation, rain) Community of living organism which interact its abiotic environment (air, water, Mineral, etc. : living organism = biotic. o. Why does this occur: give some examples of how human actions can affect these various chains or cycles. Positive and negative feedback: explain the idea of threshold. Open to variations in interpretation of what is sustainable development (pg 51): contrast and compare the economic and deep ecology worldviews. Deep ecology is to the protection of an ecological issues or domain over the economic priorities. Dominant economic trend to promote economic growth over ecological impact: distinguish between strong and weak sustainability. Weak sustainability means development is sustainable as long as its capacity to generate income. Constant environment maintenance and long term stock of biotic variations.
