[ENVI 239] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (47 pages long!)
30 Mar 2017
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Environment 239 midterm exam review: epa: create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations. Do not tax each other: brundtland commission (1987): paths of economic, social, environmental and political progress that aim to meet the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Components (5es): economy: economic activities are determined by the natural resources available in a given location (raw materials) Ex: agriculture: rice farming (soil, water land) Ex: energy extraction: oil field (concentration of oil because of geologic history) Ex: manufacturing: (all raw materials come from somewhere else, usually close: environment: natural capital: the stock of all natural resources required for resource production (soil, vegetation, water) Waste assimilation (oceans and their services) life support services (oceans absorb excess co2: social equity: the capability of people to achieve a level of economic and social wellbeing.
