MGM102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Kyoto Protocol, Non-Renewable Resource, Longrun
Document Summary
Societal shift toward technology and scientific methodology as mechanisms for economic development. + in demand for goods and services + in need for greater production, more efficient operations, and a growth in specialization. Dramatic intensification of destructive pressures on environment. Billions of kilograms of toxic materials pumped into air, water, and land. Prosperity measured by activity and monetary gain, not long term legacy and environmental stewardship. Environmental stewardship: the integration of sustainability values into the managing of environmental resources. Humans begin to sense environmental degradation. Governments began to create minimum levels of regulatory environmental compliance, to provide some element of accountability and control with respect to environmental management within the business and public sectors. Unexpected costs (clean-up, fines) led organizations to see the true value in implementing eco-management initiatives and in incorporating environmental policies into their business operations. Degradation: the detoriation of the environment through the depletion of resources and the destruction of ecosystems.
