ENV100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter ch 1: Garrett Hardin, Environmental Science, Wave Power
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Consist of biotic, abiotic, socio-political and economic factors. Environmental science is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and we effect it. Natural resources- various substances of energy we need to survive. Renewable resources- sunlight, wind energy, wave energy geothermal energy. In between- agricultural crops, fresh water, forest product, soils. Non-renewable resources-crude oil, natural gas, coal, & copper aluminium etc. Stock- is the harvestable portion of resources. Resource management- balance the rate of withdrawal from the stock with the rate of renewal or regeneration. Total impact (i)= product of population (p) x affluence (a) x technology (t) Carrying capacity in terms of number of individuals of a particular species that can be sustained by the biological productivity of a given area. Ecologist garrett hardin- tragedy of the commons,, each individual withdraws whatever benefit are available form the common property, until resource become overused and depleted ( ex.
