ENV100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Love Canal, Built Environment, Lois Gibbs

• School: UTM
• Department: Environment
• Course: ENV100Y5
• Professor: Tingting Zhu

Document Summary

Textbook, second edition: chapter 1: an introduction to environmental science (p. 2-25) Important concepts will be indicated using an asterisk (*) *central case earth from space: the power of an image. (p. 3-4) According to mathis wackernagel, sustainability means one planet". Prior to nov 9, 1967, no photograph of the whole planet earth existed. First photos were taken in 1967 by automated camera from unmanned apollo 4 spacecraft - earth looked like crescent due to the sunlight. First hand-held photos taken december 24, 1968 by apollo 8 astronauts - showed earth rising over the horizon of the moon. In 1972, the apollo 17 mission put astronauts in position to photograph the entire illuminated planet earth (famous blue marble image). Society changed dramatically during those five years (1967-1972) with its periods of dawning awareness and public involvement in environmental issues . Torrey canyon with 120 000 tons of crude oil on board. Hazardous chemicals stored underground at love canal, new york.