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5.1 Ecological Degradation (non-sustainable (degradation (climate change,…
5.1 Ecological Degradation
sustainability
natural capital
ecosystem services
Ecosystem services: air purification, climate control,uv protection
Goods: air, land
resources
inexhaustible (air, sunlight) (will never run out)
renewable (soil, water, trees) (use slowly and allow them to renew, they will not run out)
non renewable (will run out)
bio capacity: amount of resources an ecosystem can be depleted and how it can recover from that
use a resource slowly so it can regenerate
do not degrade or pollute the ecosystem
ecological footprints: amount of natural resources someone uses or degrades
ecological footprint> bio capacity= sustainability
socioeconomic causes
poverty
poverty= less income= less use of resources
lack of education: less care for the environment
increasing isolation from nature
urban population= cant witness how their lifestyles harm the environment
wasteful and unsustainable use of resources
competing environmental world views
personal wealth/ not caring
population growth
exponential growth
omission of harmful environmental and health costs
no consequences for harm done to the environment
tragedy of the commons
everyone with access to a resource uses it in an uncontrolled self-gaining manner eventually to a point where no one can benefit from it
shared resources
race to get as much of a resource when still available
non-sustainable
depeltion of resources
soil erosion
depletion of aquifers
exploitation of species
habitat destruction
degradation
climate change
air pollution
water pollution
soil pollution
invasive species
minning and use of fossil fuels
residential expansion
livestock farming
agriculture
forestry