BIO 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sustainable Development, Ecological Footprint, Industrial Revolution
1 Dec 2016
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Conservation and preservation arose with the 20th century. Nature deserves protection for its own inherent value. We should protect our environment in a pristine, unaltered state. A call to use natural resources for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time. Healthy ecological systems depend on protecting all parts. People should view themselves as part of the land, part of the community. Environmental justice seeks fair treatment for all people. Substances and energy sources we need for survival. Arise from the normal functioning of natural services and allow us to survive. Purify air and water, cycle nutrients, regulate climate, pollinate plants, recycle waste. Occurs when we exhaust resources, destroy habitat, generate pollution. Intensified by human affluence and population growth. There are now over 7 billion humans. Two major phenomena triggered human population increases. The area of biologically productive land and water to provide resources and dispose/ recycle waste.
