ENVIRSC 2EI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Asthma, Ecosystem Services
16 Oct 2018
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Lecture 18 rate at which climate chage is occurring will increase: global perspecties. 21st century: environmental issues will continue to deteriorate. Now: dominant internation ideology: globalization is a driver for may changes, globalization of consumption. 25% of humanity now within this class. Us house are 38% bigger in 2002 than in 1975. Mea: out of 25 major ecosystes services supporting 15 are being pushed beyond their limits. Degradation cannot be seen outside human context. Marine protected areas: completion expected in 2085, 30 years after fisheries are expected to collapse. Humn development index: benefits of additional energy availability and income increase: to a certain point anyways. Over consumption must be reduced by 90% in wealthier nations: canadian perspective. Record on environmental management : poor performance generally over looked: we are over consuming. Up to nearly 2 million restricted days of activity because of asthma: 9b in extra costs, 1. 5 million extra days canadians spend in hospitals every year.
