GEOL 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: James Lovelock, Environmental Geology, Environmental Chemistry
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Case study: easter island: population plummeted in 16th century. Why: small isolated island, overpopulation , exhausted resources , all inhabitants left or died. Geology: the science that deals with the earth"s physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it. Environmental geology: : the application of geologic principles to the problems created by human occupation and exploitation of physical environment, study of the ways in which geologic processes and hazards in uence human activities. Themes in environmental geology: how people and earth interact, how earths systems interact, how science helps people to understand and deal with issues related to earth, how humanity can take steps to achieve a sustainable future. Sustainable development- development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Carrying capacity- the largest # of any given species that a habitat can support inde nitely without environmental damage.
