ENVIRSC 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rachel Carson, Overgrazing, Herbivore

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Environmental Science
• Course: ENVIRSC 1C03
• Professor: Luc Bernier

Document Summary

Lecture #1: principles of sustainability: environmental problems. Ability of a system to function (ie earth) Other generations will be able to survive. Ability to be maintained at a certain rate/level. Avoidance of depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. For example: easter island: all trees were cut which degraded the soil and led to no crops causing people to die. More people in cities; 80% of people will leave the countryside and live in cities. Oceans losing species of fish and were now entering the 6th largest extinction of salmon.