EESA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Biocapacity, Resource Management, Repeatability
21 Apr 2016
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Resources will not last forever they are finite . even renewable resources need a long time to replenish themselves. Periods of societal change: palaeolithic period, humans first gained control of fire and began to shape and use stones as tools modifying the enviro, neolithic period (agricultural revolution) Something that shows the relationship is i = p x a x t. Carrying capacity: a measure of the ability of a system to support life: if exceeded, then the population of that species will decline or collapse, or the system will be damaged, altered, or depleted. Tragedy of the commons: each individual withdraws whatever benefits are available from the common property asap until the resource becomes overused or depleted. Ecological footprint: the measurement of how much you impact the enviro. and is the opposite to carrying capacity. Bio-capacity: capacity of a terrestrial or aquatic system to be biologically productive and to absorb waste (esp.
