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Population and Environment - Chapter 12 - Coggle Diagram
Population and Environment - Chapter 12
The Tea-Seller's Dilemma
Major issues associated with the most essential resources: 1. water consumption 2. deforestation 3. energy use
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.
Waste Makers
: Title of a book by Vance Packard, which argues that wasteful behavior is deeply lodged in and encouraged by modern culture.
The Household of Nature: The Plight of Natural Resources
Ecology
:The interdisciplinary field that studies the relationships among occupants of ecosystems.
Ecosystem
: A natural habitat viewed as a system of interdependent parts.
Everything is related to everything else.
Carrying Capacity
: The theoretical maximum number of species and individuals that can be physically supported by the habitat.
Nothing in nature grows indefinitely.
Relationships between organisms and their environment are complex.
Biodiversity
: A wide range of species within a habitat; a high degree of biodiversity indicates a healthy system.
Theories of Population and Environment
Direct Effect Theories
Ecological Collapse
: Environmental disaster resulting from misuse of resources and/or population pressure.
Indirect Effect Theories
Multiphasic Response Model (MRM)
: The ecological theory based on Kingsley Davis's model of demographic transition.
Measuring Environmental Conditions and Impacts
The Geophysical Environment
A close relationship exists between economy and environment.
Individual Level Measures
Measuring the effect of environment on an individual come from the discipline of risk assessment.
Environmental Policies and Politics
Stockholm Declaration
: Document produced by the pioneering environment conference in Stockholm that established the concept of environment 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.
Silent Spring
: Title of an influential book by Rachel Carson that led to the banning of the pesticide DDT.
Chipko
: The women's movement against deforestation in India that gave rise to the term "tree hugger"