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Chapter 12: Population and Environment (Deforestation: The large scale…
Chapter 12: Population and Environment
Deforestation:
The large scale cutting of forests to the point at which the land is denuded.
Sustainable Development:
An approach to socioeconomic growth that emphasizes responsible management of the environment.
The Tea- Seller's Dilemma
Waste Makers:
Title of a book by Vance Packard, which argues that wasteful behavior is deeply lodged in and encouraged by modern culture.
Ecology:
The interdisciplinary field that studies the relationships among occupants of ecosystems.
Ecosystem:
A natural habitat viewed as a system of interdependent parts.
Carrying Capacity:
The theoretical maximum number of species and individuals that can be physically supported by a habitat.
Depletion of Forests
Biodiversity:
A wide range of species within a habitat; a high degree of biodiversity indicates a healthy system.
Theories of Population and Environment: Direct Theories
Ecological Collapse:
Environmental disaster resulting from misuse of resources and or population pressure.
Indirect Effect Theories
Multi phasic Response Model (MRM):
The ecological theory based on Kingsley Davis's model of demographic transition.
The Political Context
Stockholm Declaration:
Document produced by the pioneering environmental conference in Stockholm that established the concept of environmental rights.
Rio Declaration:
Document produced by the 1992 environmental conference in Rio de Janeiro that promotes sustainable development.
Programs and Strategies: The Rise of Environmentalism
Environmentalism:
The social movement that focuses on the restoration, conservation, and appropriate uses of ecosystems.
Chipko:
The women's movement against deforestation in India that gave rise to the term "tree hugger".