Chapter 25 Tomorrow’s World

Overview of Chapter 25 o Living Sustainably o Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action o Changing Personal Attitude and Practices o What Kind of World Do We Want?

Living Sustainably o Environmental Sustainability Ability to meet humanity’s current needs without compromising the needs to future generations Ability to meet humanity’s current needs without compromising the needs to future generations

Living Sustainably o Consumption Human use of materials and energy Human use of materials and energy People in highly developed countries are extravagant People in highly developed countries are extravagant o World does not have enough resources to sustain everyone at level enjoyed by US Countries like China are rapidly catching up (right) Countries like China are rapidly catching up (right)

Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 1 - Eliminating Poverty and Stabilizing Human Population o Eliminating Poverty Improving quality of life in lower-income countries will require increasing economic growth Improving quality of life in lower-income countries will require increasing economic growth Must address issues of: health, nutrition and education Must address issues of: health, nutrition and education Role of women requires attention (right) Role of women requires attention (right)

o Eliminating Poverty Need more trained professionals in developing countries Need more trained professionals in developing countries Debts to poorest countries should be forgiven Debts to poorest countries should be forgiven Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 1 - Eliminating Poverty and Stabilizing Human Population o Stabilizing Human Population Must devote necessary resources to family planning Must devote necessary resources to family planning

o The world’s forests Lost for two reasons Lost for two reasons Converted to cash Converted to cash Pressure from rapid population growth and widespread poverty Pressure from rapid population growth and widespread poverty Need to protect forests Need to protect forests o Loss of biodiversity Need to protect Need to protect biodiversity biodiversity Food, medicine, clothing Food, medicine, clothing Ecosystem services Ecosystem services Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 2 - Protecting and Restoring Earth’s Resources

o Protecting and Restoring Earth’s Resources Economic development cannot ignore functions of biological and physical systems Economic development cannot ignore functions of biological and physical systems Depends on attitudes and practices based on scientific information Depends on attitudes and practices based on scientific information Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 2 - Protecting and Restoring Earth’s Resources

o Link between poverty and food insecurity o Agriculture must be improved to achieve more global sustainability Manage farmlands and grazing lands efficiently Manage farmlands and grazing lands efficiently Reduce loss of soil fertility, erosion, aquifer depletion, water pollution and air pollution Reduce loss of soil fertility, erosion, aquifer depletion, water pollution and air pollution Institute precision farming and IPM Institute precision farming and IPM Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 3 - Providing Adequate Food For All People

o Human activities are causing the increase in global temperature o Must address climate change in aggressive coordinated fashion Cannot wait until scientific knowledge is complete- earth is too complex Cannot wait until scientific knowledge is complete- earth is too complex o Stabilizing climate requires a comprehensive energy plan Phase out of fossil fuels in both developed AND developing countries Phase out of fossil fuels in both developed AND developing countries Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 4 - Mitigating Climate Change

o Almost 50% of world’s population now lives in cities o Need to design sustainable cities Urban transportation systems Urban transportation systems Parks and open spaces Parks and open spaces Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action Recommendation 5 - Designing Sustainable Cities Innovative approaches to handle water scarcity and sewage treatment Innovative approaches to handle water scarcity and sewage treatment

Case-In-Point Jakarta, Indonesia

Changing Personal Attitudes and Practices o Consumption overpopulation Situation where each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources Situation where each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources

Changing Personal Attitudes and Practices o Sustainable consumption Use of goods and services that satisfy basic human needs and improve the quality of life but that minimize the use of resources so they are available for future use Use of goods and services that satisfy basic human needs and improve the quality of life but that minimize the use of resources so they are available for future use Not popular with policy maker, politicians or consumers Not popular with policy maker, politicians or consumers

Changing Personal Attitudes and Practices o Role of Education Peoples concerns for the environment do not translate into action Peoples concerns for the environment do not translate into action People must be educated to understand the reasons for changing practices People must be educated to understand the reasons for changing practices (1) set up environmental curricula at all school levels (1) set up environmental curricula at all school levels (2) encourage environmental organizations (2) encourage environmental organizations (3) support institutions that promote conservation and sustainability (3) support institutions that promote conservation and sustainability (4) encourage inclusion of relevant material in programs of social groups (4) encourage inclusion of relevant material in programs of social groups

What Kind of World Do We Want o Those who live in developed countries are the source of most of the problems facing the global environment Assumption made that environment will take care of itself Assumption made that environment will take care of itself This view needs to be changed radically This view needs to be changed radically

What Kind of World Do We Want? o Most critical environmental problem is our own attitudes and values o Your generation must be the next pioneers Explore a different way for humans to exist in the world Explore a different way for humans to exist in the world Requires reconnecting with natural environment Requires reconnecting with natural environment Requires revaluing ourselves according to a new set of ideals Requires revaluing ourselves according to a new set of ideals o What kind of world do you want to live in?