Geography 1500F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Ecological Footprint, Planetary Boundaries, Ecosystem Services

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Telecoupling the idea that local actions can have distant impacts and considers the social and environmental impacts (e. g. local greenhouse gas emissions from cars and industry in. Ecosystem services a way to account for different kinds of bene ts ecosystems provide, it makes visible many things that are usually invisible in economic discussions about bene ts and costs. Ecological footprint calculates how much land is needed to support a lifestyle based on different ecosystem services. Ipat impact = population x af uence x technology (i. e. pollution = # of people x consumption per person x resource intensity of production) Pollution haven hypothesis states that as countries or regions become more af uent they. Outsource environmentally damaging activities to other countries or regions. Where as place organizes space in bounded settings in which social relations and identity are constituted. Place involves culture, sense of places, and is more subjective.