week 2

Question 1

what is Jevon’s paradox

Answer 1

the proposition that technological advancements increase the efficiency with which a productive factor is used tends to lead to an increase in the degree of consumption of that factor rather than a decrease

Question 2

paperless office paradox

Answer 2

development of substitutes may not lead to a reduction in resource consumption

Question 3

what is a yield gap?

Answer 3

a yield gap in agriculture, refers to the difference between the potential or maximum achievable crop yield and the actual crop yield

Question 4

what is the history of land use change?

Answer 4

expansion and intensification (assingment 1)

Question 5

what is involution

Answer 5

A greater input does not yield greater output

Question 6

what is the difference between HYDE and KK10 model

Answer 6

HYDE assumes a constant land use per capita over time // KK10 model land use is not lineair with population

Question 7

two major consequences land use

Answer 7

• biodiversity loss and climate change

Question 8

what does boserup say?

Answer 8

after each crisis there is intensification

Question 9

what does Geerz say?

Answer 9

involution (productivity gains are exhausted)

Question 10

what does malthus say?

Answer 10

growth is limited by agricultural productivity