SOC 880 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jean Baudrillard, Paul J. Crutzen, Marshall Mcluhan
14 Oct 2018
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Term used by ecologists eugene f. stoermer and paul crutzen to describe a shift toward an era where human activity permeates every corner of the planet, from the ocean depths to the stratosphere. A maximum total population, which, once exceeded, would lead to resource depletion, famine, and subsequent population crashes. From studies examined on the predator-prey relationships of wolves and moose on isle royale, lake superior in: carrying capacity does not neatly apply to human societies. Ultimately, the world"s carrying capacity is not a scientific fact but a social construction. Google glass is an example of a wearable technology, or. Refers to a decline in the available natural resources on the planet, including deforestation, loss of arable land, loss of freshwater, the extinction of plant and animal species, and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves. Some experts say social inequality is related to depletion. Icts produce significant amounts of scrapped materials, referred to as electronic waste, or e-waste.
