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An Overview of Environmental Science
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Causes of Environmental Issues Unsustainable Population growth Unsustainable Resource Use Lack of Understanding of Ecological Principles Economic Failure to include Environmental Costs in Market Prices
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World Human Population Curve
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Human Population Growth Exponential Growth The Rule of 70
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Population Growth Rates
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How Does the Environment Keeps Us Alive? Energy Resources Matter Resources Ecosystem Services Energy Resources Matter Resources Ecosystem Services
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Resources and Ecological Services
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How do we Categorize the Economic Development of Nations Developed Countries Developing Countries
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How do we Measure our Economic Development? Gross National Product Per Capita GNP
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Globalization, the new basis for the World Economy Social effects Economic effects Environmental effects
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How do we Categorize Natural Resources Renewable resources Non-renewable resources
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Renewable Resources Sustainable Yield Environmental Degradation Resource Depletion Environmental Degradation Resource Depletion The Tragedy of the Commons
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Non-Renewable Resources Non-Renewable Energy Resources Metallic Mineral Resources Non-Metallic Mineral Resources
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Rapid Economic Growth can lead to Pollution What is pollution? Effects of Pollution
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Sources of Pollution Point source pollution Non-point source pollution
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Dealing With Pollution Prevention (Input Control) Cleanup (Output Control)
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Environmental Problems Epidemics (Disease) Water Shortages Climate Change Loss of Biodiversity (Extinctions) Decline of ecosystems Malnutrition (Food Shortages) Epidemics (Disease) Water Shortages Climate Change Loss of Biodiversity (Extinctions) Decline of ecosystems Malnutrition (Food Shortages) Pollution and Rapid Resource Depletion will lead to: will lead to:
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The Underlying Causes of Environmental Problems Rapid Population growthRapid Population growth Unsustainable resource useUnsustainable resource use Lack of understanding of ecological principlesLack of understanding of ecological principles Economic Failure to include environmental costs in market prices (You pay somewhere)Economic Failure to include environmental costs in market prices (You pay somewhere)
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Environmental Impact Formula P x A x T = I Population x Affluence x Technology = Impact Developing Countries: P x A x T = I Developed Countries: P x A x T = I
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Ecological Footprint http://www.myfootprint.org/
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Environmental Worldviews or the Truth Depends on Your Point of View Planetary Management Worldview Environmental Wisdom Worldview Stewardship Worldview Stewardship Worldview
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Choices Current Path (Reactive) Sustainability Path (Proactive) Current Path (Reactive) Sustainability Path (Proactive)
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The Three Legs ( like a stool) that hold up Western Civilization Economics Environment Politics (Social) Ignore any one and our civilization can collapse. Civilization
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Find a Sustainable Solution
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