ENVS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter n/a: Easter Island, Planetary Science, Agribusiness
19 Nov 2015
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A first look at the elements of environmental study and concern. The mixture of powerful images and ideas, emerging ecological and planetary science, and new legislative and institutional frameworks, is outlined. Some elements of modern industrial society and their environmental impact, ranging from synthetic chemicals to the foundations of modern agribusiness. Vulnerability those aspects of a system that are the weakest in the face of attack. Resilience is the capacity of a system to bounce back from a stress. Reliability is the ability of a system to provide continuous resources or tasks w/out failure. Photosynthesis is a complex series of processes carried out by plants and algae, and what are called cyanobacteria. Collapse is one of the most recent books about the collapse of society: the case of easter island. Half finished statues, giving evidence of a culture that suddenly abandoned its projects, lie in the quarry miles from where the sculptures were erected.
