Pt 5: Ch 11 & 12 Flashcards

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commons

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a shared resource (land, air, water) that a group of people use collectively

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2
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sustainable development

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balancing between economic and environmental considerations, — meets the needs of the present w/o compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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3
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carrying capacity

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earths resource base is finite. if resources are used up before replenishing environmental devastation is inevitable

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4
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ecological footprint

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a method of measuring earths carrying capacity and how society has exceeded it

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5
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montreal protocol

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group of nations agreed to cut CFC production

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6
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biodiversity

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number and variety of species and the range of their genetic makeup

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7
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eco efficiency

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those that added the most value w/the least use of resources and pollution….lifelong impact

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8
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life cycle analysis

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involves collecting info on the lifelong environmental impact of a product (from extraction, to mfg, to distribution, use & disposal)

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9
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industrial ecology

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refers to designing factories & distribution systems as if they were self-contained systems

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10
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environmental justice

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an effort to prevent inequitable exposure to risk, such as from hazardous waste

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11
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source reduction

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law aims to reduce pollution at its source, instead of the end

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12
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market based mechanisms

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based on the idea that the market is better control than extensive standards that specify precisely what companies must do

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13
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greening of mgmt

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the process of moving toward more proactive environmental mgmt

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14
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ecologically sustainable orgs (ESO)

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businesses that do not use up natural resources any faster than they could be replenished or substitutes found

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15
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environmental partnerships

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businesses that seek to become more sustainable have formed voluntary, collaborative partnerships w/environmental orgs and regulators to achieve specific obj

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16
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sustainability report

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social, environmental and economic reporting

17
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green marketing

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attracting environmentally aware customers