[SSCI 165Lgw] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (70 pages long)
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State of the world: 7. 3 bil people, as of 2008, >50% in cities. If e(cid:448)er(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)ed as (cid:373)u(cid:272)h as a(cid:448)g uk (cid:272)itize(cid:374), (cid:449)e"d (cid:374)eed 3 pla(cid:374)ets to sustai(cid:374) (cid:374)atural capital. Sustainability problematic: challenge of restoring equilibrium between human (mainly urban) demands for environmental services and capability of enviro to provide them. Age of the anthropocene (comparing human impact to previous disaster: tate shifts (cid:449)/ (cid:862)fold (cid:271)ifur(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s(cid:863) (cid:449)/h(cid:455)steresis, events. Big 5 mass extinctions volcanic activity; bolide impact: huge increase in rate and scale of human domination of planet. Managing ghg (greatest challenge of our time) Burning fossil fuels (80-90% of e worldwide) resource-intensive extraction methods threaten ecosystems, health. Co2 (most significant ghg from production of consumer goods) land use/biodiversity. Pulp/paper industry is 3rd greatest industrial ghg emitter. Destroys regions with biological diversity: water scarcity (finite, irreplaceable, plasti(cid:272)s do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)iodegrade (cid:894)photodegrade a(cid:374)d (cid:272)reate to(cid:454)i(cid:272) (cid:373)i(cid:454)ture(cid:895)
