Environmental studies flashcards
Carrying Capacity
The number of individuals of species that can be sustained in an area relative to suppy and demand
Ecological Footprint
Demands that humans place on nature in terms of materials and disposing of wastes
Planetary Boundaries
How much the planet can tolerate, and how much humans are stretching it's bounds
Industrial Revolution
Human economy went towards stable manufactuing processes
The great Acceleration
A flurry of human occuring activity in the 1950's
Kuznet Curve
The relationship between economic growth and environmental degration
I=F(PAT)
Impact= pop*affluence*tech
Wicked Problem
An issue that does not have a solution
Geological Time Scale
A representation of time based on the rock record of Earth
Rare Earth Hypthothesis
Complex life cannot exist anywhere else!
Biodiversity
The variety of liiving species on earth
Bio/ecocentrism
Living beings/ecosystems have their own intrisnic value
Anthropocene
A new time era in which geological processes and conditions have been affected by human activities
Deep Ecology
Humans have no right to reduce biodiversity and should repair damage to lead a more sustainable life
Weather
Sum of atmospheric conditions
Climate
Average day to day conditions as well as seasonal varations for a particular place or region