Geology GEOL-G 107 Lecture 1: Chapter 1 Notes
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Chapter 1 notes: the setting, earth"s systems: Over 80% of items buried in landfills could be recycled instead: working to develop alternative energy resources i. 2 diff types of growth: linear-- grows constantly over time, rate is constant a. Increases by a fixed amt in each equal time interval: exponential-- rate of growth changes over time y=2^x. Increases at a constantly growing rate a: population growth tends to be exponential v. vi. 15% vii: sustainability, system and change, hazardous earth processes, scientific knowledge and values. 1/10/19: sustainability, sustainability can have lots of diff definitions i. ii. Development which ensures that future generations will have equal access to the resources that our planet offers . Types of development that are economically viable, do not harm the environment, and are socially just b. In other words- how do we use what we have now to ensure that we can survive. And that future generations also have a chance! i.
