SCIE 1P50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mathis Wackernagel, Ecological Footprint, Global Hectare
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Scie- lecture week 2 sustainability look on sakai for info (topic reading on sakai) Using goods and services of the planet for our needs. Leaving sufficient goods and services of the planet for other people (generations) There is not enough materials on the planet to support the lifestyle of wealthier people. Taking goods and services from other people in countries that don"t have the money to refine them, and need money to survive. Human population growth impacts all environmental problems and consumption of goods and services. Our consumption of resources has increased faster than our population growth. Population has grown so much that we are using more resources than we can sustain (overdraft) To gain access to these goods(elements), it takes a great deal of pollution for little product. Overconsumption of goods in well off countries takes away the ability for poor countries to ever reach the lifestyle of wealthier countries.
