Unit 0 Flashcards
1
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Ecological Footprint
A
A measure of how many resources a person uses, expressed as an area of land
2
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Ecological footprint: Qatar
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1 - 14.72
3
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Ecological footprint: US
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2 - 8.04
4
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Key concepts of sustainability
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- Recognition of ecological limits
- Acknowledgement of responsibility to meet the needs of all humans (+future gens)
- Recognition of interconnectedness of the social + economic aspects of human connection and the Earth
5
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Sustainability: society
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- standard of living
- education
- jobs
- equal opportunity
6
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Sustainability: social economic
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- business ethics
- fair trade
- workers benefits
7
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Sustainability: economics
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- growth
- profits
- cost saving
- r&d
8
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Sustainability: social environmental
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- conservation policy
- environmental justice
- global stewardship
9
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Sustainability: environment
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- natural resource use
- pollution prevention
- bio diversity
10
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Sustainability: environmental economic
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- energy efficiency
- renewable fuels
- subsidies, incentives
- green technology
11
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How to live more sustainably
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- biological diversity
- food production
- global surface temp + CO2 concentrations
- human population
- resource depletion
