GEOG 2EI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Secretary-General Of The United Nations, Millennium Development Goals
2 Oct 2016
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Change in natural systems: timescales involved, types of changes, examples. Major challenges that society faces as a result of environmental change. The ice age started medieval times and ended 19th century: cold glacier conditions. Changes in natural systems are more abrupt and happening faster: earth"s climate is changing and so is our environment, ex. Trend of global increasing surface temp has increase since middle of 19 th century. Human activity is impacting natural systems deforestation, atmospheric pollution. Population and increased consumption is also impacting natural systems. Growing demand worldwide for a certain standard of living more people own a car more magnitude than previously threaten well-being of society and ecosystems. Changes in attitudes of how we relate to the environment perceptions influence this. The millennium ecosystem assessment, its findings, and the development goals. The relation between economic growth and the demographic transition. The assessment involved the work of more than 100,000 experts from 95 countries.
