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What is Environmental Science?
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Environmental Science
Chapter 1: Understanding Our Environment
What is Environmental Science?
Sustainable Development
Means to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Indigenous people are generally among the poorest and most oppressed group. However, they often possess valuable ecological knowledge and biodiverse lands. Recognizing native rights is a good way to protect natural resources and environmental quality.
Native Peoples
Conservation History
Environmental Dilemmas
Four distinct stages of nature protection:
1) Pragmatic (or utilitarian) resource conservation
2) Moral or aesthetic nature preservation
3) Modern environmental ism
4) Global environmentalism
Water Shortages
Food production
Energy supplies
Effects of burning fossil fuels
Global climate change
Biodiversity losses
Human Dimensions of Environmental Science
- Approximately 1/5 of world lives in extreme poverty, with an income of less than $1 per day
- The world's poorest people are both victims and agents of environmental destruction
- Another 1/5 of world lives in the 20 richest countries with income over $25k per year
- Affluent lifestyles consume an inordinate share of the world's resources and a high proportion of pollution and waste
The systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it. It is interdisciplinary and mission oriented; integrating natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in a holistic study of the world around us.