Fundamental Problem and Defition of Sustainability - 1.1

Question 1

Who was the I.P.A.T. formula created by?

Answer 1

Ehrlich and Holdren

Question 2

What does the I.P.A.T. formula measure?

Answer 2

Environmental Impact

Question 3

What is the formula for the I.P.A.T. formula?

Answer 3

Environmental Impact = Number of People * Affluence per person* environmental technology

Question 4

What is the affluence per person?

Answer 4

The amount of resources used per person

Question 5

What is the current world population?

Answer 5

8.1 billion

Question 6

How much of the world population do China and India makeup(percentage)?

Answer 6

35.5%

Question 7

How to get the doubling time, given a specified annual % growth rate?

Answer 7

72/annual % growth rate

Question 8

The growth rate of earth’s population is 1.7%. How much time will it take before the earth has a population of 16 billion people? (doubling time formula)

Answer 8

42.4 years

Question 9

What does sustain mean? (3 words)

Answer 9

maintain, support, or endure

Question 10

What are the 3 systems in sustainable development?

Answer 10

natural system, economic system, and social system

Question 11

What is the popular quote, the native america proverb about our future in relation to ancestors and children?

Answer 11

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children