CHAPTER ONE: Our Changing Environment seven super subjects Savannah Devore seven super subjects Savannah Devore

Subject One:GREEN ARCHITECTURE

Subject One:__________________ Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College Ways the _________ is environmentally friendly: motion sensors for lights, waste water recycled for toilet use, triple pane windows Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College Ways the _________ is environmentally friendly: motion sensors for lights, waste water recycled for toilet use, triple pane windows DEFINITION: DEFINITION: describes environmentally- conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world.

Subject Two:ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Environmental Science DEFINITION: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ______________________________ POLLUTION= any alteration of air, water, or soil that harms the health, survival or activities of living organisms What do we need? / What’s cheapest? _________________________ Environmental Science DEFINITION: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ______________________________ POLLUTION= any alteration of air, water, or soil that harms the health, survival or activities of living organisms What do we need? / What’s cheapest? _________________________

continued... One goal of environmental science is to use _________ to address human population growth ECOLOGY= discipline of biology that studies the interrelationships between organisms and their environments ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Earth’s natural capital.. renewable=_____, replenishable=_________ continued... One goal of environmental science is to use _________ to address human population growth ECOLOGY= discipline of biology that studies the interrelationships between organisms and their environments ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Earth’s natural capital.. renewable=_____, replenishable=_________

WHY aren’t we sustainable? we’re using non-renewable resources as if they’re infinite, renewable faster than can be replenished, polluting, population Why can’t we stop? ecological, societal, economic factors Challenge= meet immediate needs AND protect the environment in the long term.

Subject Three:EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE

EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE a. Hunter Gatherers- used “_____ ______”, had only three energy sources (sun, fire, muscle power), attempted to live sustainably b. Agricultural Revolution- began 10,000-12,000 years ago, gradually settled into communities, urbanization, farming, large families, domesticated animals, birth rates up, accumulating material goods, survival of plants and animals became less important. focused on farming/managing nature EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE a. Hunter Gatherers- used “_____ ______”, had only three energy sources (sun, fire, muscle power), attempted to live sustainably b. Agricultural Revolution- began 10,000-12,000 years ago, gradually settled into communities, urbanization, farming, large families, domesticated animals, birth rates up, accumulating material goods, survival of plants and animals became less important. focused on farming/managing nature

c. Industrial Revolution- began around 1870s, production, commerce, trade, shifted dependence from __________ to _____________ resources, new machines, BIGGERBIGGERBIGGER d. Technological Revolution- new technologies are enabling people to deal with more information more rapidly, impact is not yet clear. c. Industrial Revolution- began around 1870s, production, commerce, trade, shifted dependence from __________ to _____________ resources, new machines, BIGGERBIGGERBIGGER d. Technological Revolution- new technologies are enabling people to deal with more information more rapidly, impact is not yet clear. continued...

Subject Three: MEETING THE CHALLENGE

2002 World Summit UN Conference on Environment and Development Focused on: pollution, deterioration of atmosphere and ocean, decline in species diversity, deforestation AGENDA 21- recommended over 2500 actions to deal with the most urgent problems World Summit on Sustainable Development assessed progress/failures agreements don’t help unless __________ UN Conference on Environment and Development Focused on: pollution, deterioration of atmosphere and ocean, decline in species diversity, deforestation AGENDA 21- recommended over 2500 actions to deal with the most urgent problems World Summit on Sustainable Development assessed progress/failures agreements don’t help unless __________

Subject Five: OUR IMPACT

a. Increasing human population poverty... World Bank estimates 2.8 billion live in EXTREME poverty b. Population, Consumption, and Environment Impact Impact on the environment can be calculated with I=PAT I- ____________ ________ P- __ ___ _______ A- ___________________________________________ T- ____________________________________________ a. Increasing human population poverty... World Bank estimates 2.8 billion live in EXTREME poverty b. Population, Consumption, and Environment Impact Impact on the environment can be calculated with I=PAT I- ____________ ________ P- __ ___ _______ A- ___________________________________________ T- ____________________________________________

Subject Six: SUSTAINABLE YIELD

Sustainable Yield SY may be calculated as the rate of increase in natural capital two ways of looking at it... a. SY= (TOTAL BIOMASS at a time t+1)- (TOTAL BIOMASS at a time t) b. SY= (annual growth and recruitment)-(annual death and emigration) SY may be calculated as the rate of increase in natural capital two ways of looking at it... a. SY= (TOTAL BIOMASS at a time t+1)- (TOTAL BIOMASS at a time t) b. SY= (annual growth and recruitment)-(annual death and emigration)

Subject Six: The Role of ETHICS, VALUES, and WORLDVIEWS in Addressing Environmental Problems

ETHICS definition= ________________________________________________ __________________________________ values= principles that an individual or society considers important or worthwhile can change as society changes environmental ethics= applied ethics considering the moral basis of environmental responsibility and how far it extends definition= ________________________________________________ __________________________________ values= principles that an individual or society considers important or worthwhile can change as society changes environmental ethics= applied ethics considering the moral basis of environmental responsibility and how far it extends

AP... There are TWO worldviews. __________ worldview “expansionist” “frontier” ____ _______ worldview “sustainable development ethic” There are TWO worldviews. __________ worldview “expansionist” “frontier” ____ _______ worldview “sustainable development ethic”

IB... Ecocentrism- _______ centered Anthropocentrism- ______ centered Technocentrism- ___________ centered and under these fall... Deep Ecologists Self-reliance Soft Ecologists Environmental Managers Cornucopians Ecocentrism- _______ centered Anthropocentrism- ______ centered Technocentrism- ___________ centered and under these fall... Deep Ecologists Self-reliance Soft Ecologists Environmental Managers Cornucopians

DONE.