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global and sustainable development 281-29, farhad iqbal bin ahmad radzi…
global and sustainable development 281-29
Techno-Optimists
Technology exists now to produce in virtually inexhaustible quantities just about all the products made by nature”
economic system
Impacts on biodiversity
Impacts on soil quality
Impacts on air quality
Impacts on water quality
Wastes (global, regional,
and local pollution)
Toxic chemicals
Carbon emissions
Amenity values
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Energy sources
Benefits of climate
Good water quality
Impact of Food Production
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Marginal production land
Mono-crops
Mechanized equipment
Irrigation
Resources & Energy
Resource Limits
Non-renewable resources are finite. Some we can recycle, others are used up
Renewable resources can be, and have been, exploited beyond their capacity to regenerate
pollulation
Air pollution
Water pollution
Soil contamination
Radioactive contamination
Thermal pollution
Uncertainty & Risk
Precautionary Principle
Method to approach complex problems with potentially severe consequences
“Planning…in an uncertain world…must keep as many options open as possible”
Amory Lovins (1973)
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