GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Smog, James Lovelock, Gaia Hypothesis
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The environment provides resources for the economy echnology has allowed us to extract resources, faster, unsustainable. Finding a balance between economic development vs. sustaining the environment. Cosumpto patterns have a significant impact ont the environment. As the human pop, grows, there is an increased demand for resources, not only for human survival but for industrial development and transportation. Lagos, nigeria, one of the fastest growing cities in the world afirca will be experience very rapid pop. growth. Brings together consumption and resources (on personal level) A measurement of land area required to sustain a popula*on (wackernagel and rees. How much land/resources does the average person of a particular area need to support their consumption on habit. Global footprint = 2. 2 hectares on average. Countries of the north/developed cpuntries have larger eco footprints as higher. Unstustainable if everyone in the developing world increased standard of living, rates of consumption we would require 3 or 4 more earths.
