REM 100 Study Guide - Marine Pollution, Ecological Footprint, Deep Ecology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Resource & Environmtl Mgmt
• Course: REM 100
• Professor: Karen Ruckman

Document Summary

Includes economic and social changed caused by economic growth i. e. industrialization help poor // harm env. Air smog, acid rain, ozone depletion, airborne lead. Meet needs of present w/o compromising ability of future generation to meet their own needs. Env sustainable society: meet basic resource needs w/o depletion + degrading natural capitals. Growth of environmentalism 1960: visible pollution of atmosphere, pollution of waterways, devastation of bird population by pesticides. Environmental kuznet curve: higher income, higher pollution. Barry commoner"s 4 law of ecology: everything is connected to everything else, everything must go somewhere, nature knows best, no such thing as free lunch. Harvest @ rate which they can be replenished. Knowledge of interrelationship b/w all species and env. Attributes of env that contribute something of value. Extraction []/purification use for goods production consumption reuse/recycle designation of goods/ by-products as waste waste disposal waste assimilation into env. Society"s livelihoods, social + economic organization or production system.