Chapter 6: The Impact of Economic Globalization “Socialism collapsed because it did not allow the market to tell the economic truth. Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow the market to tell the ecological truth.” … Oystein Dahle, former Vice-President, Exxon, for Norway and the North Sea
Evaluating Economic Globalization Criterion: 1.Health of the Earth 2.Growing Social and Economic Inequality 3.An Acceptable Standard of Well- Being
The Earth’s Free Ecosystem Services 1.Purification of air and water. 2.Water absorption and storage. 3.Decomposition and sequesters wastes. 4.Regeneration of soil nutrients. 5.Pollination, seed and nutrient dispersal. 6.Pest control. 7.Moderates wind and temperature extremes. 8.Agricultural, medicinal, and industrial products. 9.Biodiversity that performs all of the above tasks. 10.Aesthetic, spiritual, and intellectual uplift.
Earth is an Island
Environmental Issues 1.Desertification 2.Deforestation 3.Fresh Water 4.Climate Change 5.Sea Levels 6.Soil Depletion 7.Carrying Capacity 8.Human Populations 9.Natural Populations
Desertification
Shrinking Lake Chad
Deforestation
Desertification
Deforestation
The Earth
Fresh Water and Irrigation
Irrigation Canal, India
Climate Change
Sea Levels
Soil Depletion
Soil Deple- tion
Terraced Fields
World Map according to Ecological Footprint
Overshoot: Easter Island
World Population Map
The Environment