Sustainability - Chapter 16

Question 1

Biocapacity

Answer 1

A measure of the biological productivity of an area.
The ability of an area to produce…
-Renewable biological resources.
-Absorb the wastes produced.

Question 2

‘Business As Usual’ Scenario

Answer 2

Continuing to exploit resources and produces wastes as we do so at present.

Question 3

Carbon Footprint

Answer 3

The proportion of the ecological footprint cause by the release of greenhouses gases e.g. Carbon Dioxide.

Question 4

Ecological Debt

Answer 4

This is the concept that we are exploiting the planet at a faster rate than it can replace the resources we have used.

Question 5

Ecological Debt Day

Answer 5

This is the day on which it is estimated that we have used up the whole year’s worth of resources.

Question 6

Ecological Footprint

Answer 6

The area of the Earth’s surface that is needed to provide the resources that are used by the human population and to deal with the wastes produced

Question 7

Overshoot

Answer 7

The concept that humanity consumes more resources during the year that can be replaced.

Question 8

Planned Obsolescence

Answer 8

The deliberate plan to make items that do not last as long as they could have, usually for commercial gain.

Question 9

Sustainability

Answer 9

Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.