ENVS195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Great Lakes Areas Of Concern, Pt Lapindo Brantas, Integrated Water Resources Management
26 Oct 2016
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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) Sustainable use of resources+: 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. Canadian average = 7. 5 hectares per capita(third highest in world rankings: sudbury was lowest in canada - 6. 87 hectares. Mainly a result of fuel consumption generated by suburban sprawl developments near toronto (largely dependent on cars) Lecture #2 environment, resources, and society (sept. 17) Environment: natural, unbiased landscape and non- animate things exist.
