Week 1: Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
Human impact factors
A
- pop growth
- econ growth
- patterns of development
2
Q
pop growth
A
- especially in developing countries
- stagnate in dev countries
- less people in households
3
Q
which countries pop growth
A
- most sub saharan africa
- goes down in asia
4
Q
econ development
A
- GDP growth 3% annually last 30 years
- widening disparities
- World trade fast expansion
5
Q
life cycle of a product
A
- material extraction
- material processing
- manufacturing
- use
- waste management
6
Q
Patterns of development
A
- tech innovations
- change in structure of economy (resource-intensive to service-oriented/ knowledge-based
7
Q
Global resource consumption development
A
- tripled in last 50 years
- low-income countries consume 6 times less resources and generate 10 times less climate impacts
8
Q
Rebound effect
A
technological gains offset by more consumptions through population growth & high incomes
9
Q
Solution
A
- SD
- costs of env. impacts into prices of products
- rationalization of prices in tap water and electricity
10
Q
SD Triangle - most influence
A
- economy
- society
- environment
=> on politics
