ENV100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Wave Power, Resource Management, Environmentalism
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Central case: earth from space: the power of an image. A simple photograph of earth managed to take everyone by surprise and changed both society and history in the process. The blue marble photograph kick-started the modern environmental movement. Iconic symbol of the modern environmental movement and one of the most influential photographs in history. Definition of environment must include its legal, social, economic, and scientific aspects. Environmental science: is the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. Natural resources: the various substances and energy sources that we need in order to survive. Renewable natural resources: replenishable over time such as sunlight, wind, wave energy. Resource management: strategic decision making and planning aimed at balancing the use of a resource with its protection and preservation. Stock is the harvestable portion of the resource. Non-renewable natural resources: fossil fuels, crude oil, mineral deposits.
