GEV 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Burgess Shale, Atmospheric Chemistry, Big Bang

• School: Villanova University
• Department: Geography and the Environment
• Course: GEV 1050
• Professor: Weston

Document Summary

Sustainable development intersection of economics, desirable, ecological. Often not economically feasible- strive for stewardship (the actions and programs that manage natural resources and human well-being for the common good) for future: meet the ideal of long term. Tragedy of the commons: what belongs to everyone but no direct responsibility, all rely on: atmosphere, climate, becomes convenient wasteland. Addressing environmental problems: scientific assessment, risk analysis, public edu/involvement(key), political action(key), long term evaluation: key concepts chapter 1 (be able to answer for tests, what is environmental science, scientific method. Ipat model (i=pat pop aff tech: ecological footprint, sustainability, addressing environmental problems. Atmosphere hydrosphere lithosphere (dirt) together make the biosphere. Atmosphere: specific elements, greenhouse effect, methane, co2, water, traps. Carboniferous is age of plants (coal now) Mesozoic: dinosaurs (impact event kills, cretaceous in yucatan) lots of plant radiation/diversification. Neogene (hominids) quaternary = homo sapien era. Holocene epoch (begins with glacial retreat) in quaternary period in cenozoic in phanerozoic era.