ENVIRSC 2EI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ecological Footprint, Biocapacity, Ecological Debt
10 Dec 2017
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Between 1850 and 1970, global energy consumption increased _____ fold. Wealthiest countries have _____ times more ______/capita than poorest countries. ______ gigahectares/person are available, but we used _____ gigahectares/person (in terms of resources) _____ % of the world consumes ____% of the resources. The amount of biologically productive area available to meet human needs. Ecosystems are gone cuz of climate change (using more than the planet can provide) Countries use their resources, but also other countries resources. Age we are living in now, planet is changing due to human activity. Nitrogen and diversity loss, followed by climate change. Explain what happen to the easter island, maya, norse greenland and anasazi civilations. Overextended ecosystems capacity to sustain the population. Maximum population size that a given ecosystem can support for an indefinite period, or on a sustainable basis. ___ incomes have low footprints, _____ incomes have highest footprint. Very little progress in implementing sustainable development strategies.
