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Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14th Edition Chapter 1
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Key Concepts Growth and Sustainability Resources and Resource Use
Pollution Causes of Environmental Problems
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Living More Sustainably
Ecology Environmental Science Sustainable Society
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What Keeps Us Alive? Capital
Solar Natural Fig. 1-2, p. 7
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Population Growth Exponential Growth Doubling Time/ Rule of 70
Fig. 1-4, p. 8
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World Population Fig. 1-1 p. 5
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Economic Growth Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita GNP
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Economic Development Developed Countries Developing Countries
Positive Aspects Negative Aspects
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Globalization Social Economic Environmental Effects
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Resources Perpetual Renewable Non-renewable Fig. 1-6 p. 9
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Renewable Resources Sustainable Yield Environmental Degradation
Tragedy of the Commons
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Ecological Footprint Fig. 1-7 p. 10
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Non-Renewable Resources
Energy Resources Metallic Resources Economic Depletion Fig. 1-8 p. 11 Non-Metallic Resources Reuse Recycle
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Pollution What is pollution? Effects of Pollution Sources Point
Nonpoint
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Dealing With Pollution
Prevention (Input Control) Cleanup (Output Control)
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Environmental and Resource Problems
Major Problems (See Fig p. 13) Five Root Causes
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Environmental Impact Fig p. 15
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Environmental Interactions
Fig p. 15
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Environmental Worldviews
Planetary Management Environmental Wisdom
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What is Our Greatest Environmental Problem?
Disease Overpopulation Water Shortages Climate Changes Biodiversity Loss Poverty Malnutrition
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Solutions Current Emphasis (Reactive)
Sustainability Emphasis (Proactive) Fig. 1-16, p. 18
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