Week 2: Intro To Regenerative Principles Flashcards
Describe the main goals of regenerative design.
Regenerative design seeks to minimize harmful impacts while maximizing benefits.
How does regenerative agriculture differ from degenerative agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture focuses on strong yields through long-term health, soil health, and carbon sequestration, whereas degenerative agriculture results in soil degradation, costly external inputs, and downstream pollution.
Define the benefits of regenerative agriculture for ecosystems.
Regenerative agriculture provides co-benefits for ecosystems, including improved soil health, carbon sequestration, fair employment, and flood prevention, while minimizing emissions and biodiversity loss.
Describe the concept of ecological ceilings in the context of social foundations.
Ecological ceilings refer to the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate, ensuring that natural systems are not overexploited or degraded.
Define the doughnut economic model proposed by Kate Raworth.
The doughnut economic model is a framework that balances essential human needs and planetary boundaries, aiming for a sustainable economy that meets the needs of all without overshooting ecological limits.
How does critical planetary degradation impact human well-being?
Critical planetary degradation can lead to resource scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and climate change, which ultimately threaten human health, security, and quality of life.
Describe the main environmental challenges mentioned in the content.
The main environmental challenges include climate change, ocean acidification, ozone layer depletion, air pollution, chemical pollution, biodiversity loss, and nitrogen & phosphorus loading.
How does the content define a safe and just space for humanity?
A safe and just space for humanity is defined as a framework that ensures ecological sustainability while promoting social equity and economic well-being.
Define the concept of a regenerative and distributive economy as mentioned in the content.
A regenerative and distributive economy focuses on creating systems that restore ecological health and distribute resources equitably, ensuring access to essentials like water, food, health, income, work, peace, justice, political voice, and social equity.
Describe the sustainability goals set by world leaders in 2015.
In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ending poverty, fighting inequality, and combating climate change by 2030.
How is Vancouver addressing renewable energy by 2025?
Vancouver aims to achieve a 100% renewable energy supply by the year 2025.
Define biophilic design in the context of urban environments.
Biophilic design refers to integrating wild nature into urban settings, as exemplified by Singapore’s approach to sustainability.
Describe the overarching value of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The overarching value of the UN 17 SDGs is to ‘leave no one behind’, ensuring that all architecture, buildings, settlements, public spaces, and infrastructure are designed to include all people, particularly those at risk of exclusion.
How do the UN SDGs promote international cooperation?
The UN SDGs promote international cooperation by calling for partnerships between countries, regions, national and local governments, businesses, financial institutions, civil society, and individuals to work together towards common goals.
Define the significance of the year 2030 in relation to the UN SDGs.
The year 2030 is significant for the UN SDGs as it is the target date by which the world must make significant progress towards achieving each Goal to ensure that no one is left behind.
