6 Cards in this Set
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Environmentalism
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social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world and ourselves from ourselves
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Ecological Footprint
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human demand on earth’s ecosystems
-U.S. Per Capita Footprint = 9.6 ha
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Overshoot
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Humans use about 30% more of earth’s resources than are available on a sustainable basis
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Triple Bottom Line
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sustainable solutions that meet environmental, economic, and socials goals
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Easter Island*
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First inhabited by Polynesians. Dutch sailors came to Easter Island and over exploited the resources and over populated the Island. This lead to resource depletion and environmental degradation so Island could not sustain population
- Rats from Polynesians
- Forest Degradation - Soil er…
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Garret Hardin
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unregulated exploitation leads to resource depletion
“Tragedy of the Commons”
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SWES 210: Final Exam