ES101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Habitat Destruction, Overconsumption, Wced
8 Dec 2015
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Environmental problems: an intro & overview: b/w 1950 & 2011, worlds pop increased from 2. 5 billion to 7 billion and may increase to somewhere b/w. 8-12 billion people by end of century: exponential growth plays key role in 5 important & interconnected environmental issues, population growth, loss of biological diversity, resource use & waste, global climate change, poverty. Simran nahal: sustainability= ability of system to survive for an extended period of time, a sustainable population of wildlife or humans wouldn"t overwhelm carrying capacity of environment. 1. 2 population growth, economic growth, economic development & Human pop. growing exponentially at rate of 1. 18% a year. * (7 billion x 1. 18= 83 mill) 83 million people added in 2011. What is the difference b/w economic growth & economic development: economic growth= increase in capacity of country to provide people with goods & services requires population growth (more producers & consumers) Economic growth measured by % change in country"s gross domestic product (gdp)
