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Transcript of 1 Understanding Our Environment. 2 Environmental Science.
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Understanding Our Environment
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Environmental Science
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The Goals of Environmental Science…
How nature works.
How the environment effects us.
How we effect the environment.
How we can live more sustainably without degrading our life-support system.
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Human Population
• The human race plays a key role in important issues we will be discussing the whole year Population growth Resource use Poverty Loss of biological diversity Pollution Global climate change
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6Fig. 1-1, p. 6
IndustrialRevolution
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Agricultural revolutionHunting andGathering
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Black Death—the Plague
The Population Dilemma – exponential growth
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Resource Use
• Global economic output is a rough measure of human resource use
• More people due to exponential growth and economic growth ↑ resource use
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Poverty
• 22 fold ↑ in economic growth b/t 1950 and 2004
• 50% of people still trying to survive off < $3/day
• To survive they must deplete and degrade environment
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Wealth is becoming Wealth is becoming increasingly increasingly concentrated, with concentrated, with the richest 20% the richest 20% receiving most of receiving most of the world's income the world's income (82.7%).(82.7%).
Poverty
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Loss of Biological Diversity
• Premature extinction of species due to habitat degradation
• 1%/year• IRREVERSIBLE!• i.e. cutting down forests
due to farming and development
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Pollution
• Pollution- presence of substances at high enough levels to harm living organisms due to: Natural occurrences= biogenic
(volcanic eruptions) Human activities=
anthropogenic (burning fossil fuels, using pesticides, etc.)
• Disrupt support systems of organisms
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Pollution
• Occurs more in urban areas• Can contaminate area where
produced or be carried away by wind or water
• Factors that determine damage a pollutant can cause: Concentration Persistence Chemical nature Rate of degradation
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Climate Change
• Population growth, resource use, poverty, and loss of biological diversity contribute to climate change Global warming Cycle continues
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What the Earth Provides UsSolar Capital/ Energy
• Solar capital- direct sunlight and indirect forms of renewable solar energy
- Provides 99% of the energy used on earth to sustain life.
- Biomass (plant matter) made by plants during photosynthesis using solar energy (i.e. firewood, food, coal)
- Hydropower, windpower, and solar power
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What the Earth Provides UsNatural Capital
• Natural capital- Earth’s resources and ecological services Air Water Soil Forests Fishery Minerals Natural water and air
purification
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16Fig. 1-4, p. 9
+=NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL SERVICES
NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL SERVICES
Air Air purification
Water purification
Water storage
Soil renewal
Nutrient recycling
Food productionConservation of biodiversity
Wildlife habitatGrassland and forest renewal
Waste treatment
Climate controlPopulation control(species interactions
Pest Control
CAPITAL = +
Water
Soil
Land
Nonrenewable minerals (iron, sand)
Life (Biodiversity)
Renewable energysun, wind, water flows
Nonrenewable energy (fossil fuels, nuclear power)
RESOURCES SERVICES
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Environmental and Resource ProblemsThe Big Five Causes
• Major causes of problems
1. Population growth2. Wasteful resource use3. Poverty4. Poor environmental accounting5. Ecological and environmental
ignorance
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18Fig. 1-3, p. 8
Sound Science
A Path to SustainabilityIndividuals
MatterTrade-OffsSolutionsNatural Capital
DegradationNatural Capital
Sustainability: The Integrative Theme
Living sustainably - satisfying people’s needsneeds of the present, without depleting natural resources to meet the needs needs of future generations
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19Fig. 1-18, p. 25
Shifts needed to
bring about
sustainable revolution
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Is Our Present Course Sustainable?Guidelines for the Earth
• Never leave it worse than you found it
• Take only what you need• Sustain diverse living organisms• Maintains Earth’s capacity for
self-repair • Decrease waste• Decrease pollution• Decrease population
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Ecological Footprint
• A measure of human demand on earth’s ecosystems Looks at consumption of:
- Energy- Food- Building material- Water- Other resources
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22Fig. 1-7c, p. 13
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Humanity's Ecological Footprint
Earth’s Ecological Capacity
Year
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23Fig. 1-7b, p. 13
Footprint Per Person(hectares per person)
1 hectare=2.47 acres=12,000 yds2
United States 9.7
4.7European Union
1.6China
India
Japan
0.8
4.8
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Your Ecological Footprint?
• Go to www.myfootprint.org and complete the Ecological Footprint Quiz Print out the last page of the quiz informing
you how many earth’s are needed if everyone lived like you….