GEOL 0860 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ecological Footprint, Environmental Science, Industrial Revolution
14 Sep 2017
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Environment all living and nonliving things around us in which we interact. Environmental science the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects us, and how we affect the environment. Natural resources are limited: resources able to be replenished over short periods = renewable natural resources. Agricultural revolution humans grew crops, raised livestock, and found their needs nutritionally were met easier aka produce more children. Industrial revolution rural life shift to manufacturing powered by fossil fuels, new technology in sanitation and medication: population growth, consumption increases roots of environmental problems. Ecological footprint, using 30% of resources in earth"s capacity (overshoot) Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field one that borrows techniques from numerous disciplines and brings research results together into a broad synthesis: encompasses the natural sciences and the social sciences (environmental studies) Environmentalism social movement dedicated to protect the natural world from undesirable changes brought by human actions.
