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World population

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Population doubled in last 40 years

  1. 8 billion
  2. 4 billion by 2050
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Amboseli National Reserve ( Mt. Kilimanjaro)

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Daily temperature increase = loss of forest cover to agriculture on slopes
Dark soil absorbs heat
Less ice and snow

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Population doesn’t always go up

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Black Death 
Bubonic plague
Fleas and rats
Cholera, dysentary, and yellow fever 
Dark ages and lack of sanitation
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Famine and food crisis

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Population exceeds it’s environmental resources

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Sahel region of Africa in 1970s

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1/2 million people starved to death

Millions affected by malnutrition

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Emerging global food crisis

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Due to rise in fuel cost = higher food cost
World produces enough food for everyone
Transportation and cost are the weak links

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Resources we are using too fast

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Minerals
Petroleum
Groundwater
Land and wildlife

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Sustainability

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Scientific 
    Sustainability of resources 
    Sustainability of ecosystems 
Economics
    Sustainable development 
    Sustainable growth
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Attributes of sustainable economy

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Population in harmony with natural support systems
Non-polluting energy policy
A plan for renewable resources
A plan for non renewable resources
Does not damage the environment
Shares N-R-R with future generations
A social, legal, and political system that is dedicated to sustainability

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Towards sustainability

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Evolutionary rather than Revolutionary
Inclusive
Proactive
Attracting
Assisting the disadvantaged not taking advantage
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Carrying capacity

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that can be sustained by an environment w/o decreasing the capacity of the environment to sustain the same amount in the future.

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Urbanization

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Mega cities
Providing resources and services
Some progress has been made
Urbanization continues

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Developed countries living in urban areas

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75%

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Developing countries living in urban areas

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40%

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Science and values

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Clarity 
Accuracy
Precision
Relevance
Depth
Breadth 
Logic
Significance
Fairness
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Columbia River

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Demand for salmon
Technology to harvest large numbers
Native Americans take only what they need in primitive ways

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Precautionary principle

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Threat of serious damage
Do not wait for irrefutable scientific evidence
Continue to investigate

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8 justification for environmental values

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Utilitarian (materialistic)
Ecological
Aesthetic
Recreational
Inspirational
Creative
Moral
Cultural

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