ENVS195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Urban Sprawl, Ecological Footprint, Habitat Destruction
5 Dec 2017
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Study of interaction between human and natural world. Explore natural and social systems to understand environmental problems and their solutions. ^western p. o. v. (based on view that humans are separate from natural world) (however, in some cultures, human and natural world cannot be separated) Water: too much = floods, too little = droughts, water quality, water consumption, water contamination. Australian perspective top 5 from australian article. People not caring or being unaware (lack of education) The land and sea base required to provide your needs (including all energy and material requirements) and also to dispose of your wastes. Most of one"s ecological footprint is comprised of the space needed to absorb waste from energy consumption, especially carbon dioxide. Can nature provide enough of these services on an ongoing basis to meet the needs of an individual, community, or nation? . Canadian average = 7. 5 hectares per capita(third highest in world rankings: sudbury was lowest in canada - 6. 87 hectares.
