Pt 5: Ch 11 & 12 Flashcards
commons
a shared resource (land, air, water) that a group of people use collectively
sustainable development
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.
carrying capacity
earths resource base is finite. if resources are used up before replenishing environmental devastation is inevitable
ecological footprint
a method of measuring earths carrying capacity and how society has exceeded it
montreal protocol
group of nations agreed to cut CFC production
biodiversity
number and variety of species and the range of their genetic makeup
eco efficiency
those that added the most value w/the least use of resources and pollution….lifelong impact
life cycle analysis
involves collecting info on the lifelong environmental impact of a product (from extraction, to mfg, to distribution, use & disposal)
industrial ecology
refers to designing factories & distribution systems as if they were self-contained systems
environmental justice
an effort to prevent inequitable exposure to risk, such as from hazardous waste
source reduction
law aims to reduce pollution at its source, instead of the end
market based mechanisms
based on the idea that the market is better control than extensive standards that specify precisely what companies must do
greening of mgmt
the process of moving toward more proactive environmental mgmt
ecologically sustainable orgs (ESO)
businesses that do not use up natural resources any faster than they could be replenished or substitutes found
environmental partnerships
businesses that seek to become more sustainable have formed voluntary, collaborative partnerships w/environmental orgs and regulators to achieve specific obj
