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Chapter 12: Population and Environment - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 12: Population and Environment
Complexity
forcefully argued by the set of social scientific theories associated with the ecological paradigm
forcefully argued by the set of social scientific theories associated with the ecological paradigm with three three principle underlying the operation of ecosystems have been articulated
Everything is related to everything eles
The world is a web of relationships
Nothing in nature grows indefinitely
This idea is contained in the concept of carrying capacity
Relationships between organisms and their environment are very complex
Interventions into such relationships between organisms and environment are likely to have more effects than are immediately apparent
Fresh water
the main source of our fresh water supply is ultimately precipitation
well known water cycle the amount of water on the Earth remains a constant
Depletion of Forest
Deforestation can also be a more dramatic type of change from forest to plantation or to industry or to urban land
Energy
its most basic sense is the capacity to do work
required if we are engage in the daily activities of life
main source
for humans and other animals are the carbon compounds and trace minerals in food.
component in the production, distribution, and consumption of food
Indirect Effect Theories
Argument by proposing technological change as an intervening variable according to the theses
population growth includes technological change
the latter effects the environment to
increase productivity and thus
feed the growing population
Multiphasic Response Model (MRM)
essentially a modification of Boserup's theory although its original formulation predates work by several years
Environmental policies and politic
Two key factors need to be considered as we review current environmental polities
the political processes that influence these policies
the programs and strategies proposed to achieve desired environmental goals
Environmentalism
Wildspread exposure to such experiences and ideals has given rise to a new
broad ideological program
its related strategies
a true social movement known throughout the world