EESA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Apollo 4, Earth Day, Love Canal
18 Oct 2015
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Prior nov 9, 1967 no pic of earth (apollo 4: knew earth was round (confirmed by apollo 17 few yrs later, dec 24, 1968 apollo 8 took pic rising over horizon of moon. 1972 apollo 17 to photograph illuminated earth: dawning of awareness of involvement in environmental issues. 1st major oil spill in 1967 120k tonnes of crude oil @ love canal, ny(torrey canyon) 70s first fed enviro leg, us enviro protection act (70),earth day, greenpeace (71), un enviro programme (72) Environment: all of earth"s biotic (living) components & abiotic (nonliving) w/ which we interact: abiotic: continents, oceans, clouds, rivers, icecaps, biotic: animals, plants, forests, soils, people more complex: man-made structures. Explores interactions b/w humans and physical & biological world: humans exist w/in environment & are part of interactions tht characterize it, back in 1970 environment and wilderness equated, definition include legal, social, economic, scientific aspects.
