APES Chapter 10 (Unit 2)

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Tragedy of the Commons

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Tragedy of the Commons

situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community

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Externality

the cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service

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maximum sustainable yield (MSY)

the maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource

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resource conservation ethic

People should maximize resource use based on the greatest good for everyone.

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multiple-use lands

A U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction.

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BLM Lands (Bureau of Land Management)

grazing, mining, timber harvesting, and recreation (multiple-use land)

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USFS Lands (United States Forest Service)

timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation (multiple-use land)

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NPS Lands (National Parks Service)

recreation and conservation (multiple-use land)

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FWS Lands (Fish & Wildlife Services)

wildlife conservation, hunting, and recreation

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rangelands

dry, open grasslands (primarily used for cattle grazing)

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forests

land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging

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clear-cutting

involves removing all, or almost all, the trees within an area

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selective cutting

Removes single trees or relatively small number of trees from among many in a forest

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ecologically sustainable forestry

logging with an approach of maintaining all species-both plants and animals-in as close to their natural state as possible

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tree plantation

a large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree species

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perscribed burn

A fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor

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National Environmental Policy Act

(1969) Environmental Impact Statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started

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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

outlines the scope and purpose of the project, describes the environmental context, suggests alternative approaches to the project, and analyzes the environmental impact of each alternative.

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Environmental mitigation statement

how it will address the project's environmental impact.

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Endangered Species Act

(1973) identifies threatened and endangered species and their habitats in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations

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Taylor Grazing Act

A United States federal law that regulates and permits grazing on federal public land.

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national wildlife refuge

a federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife

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national wilderness area

An area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or a landscape.

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suburban

An area surrounding a metropolitan center, with a comparatively low population density.

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exuburan

areas similar to suburban areas but are not connected to any central city or densely populated area.

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urban sprawl

the creation of unurbanized areas that spread into rural areas and remove clear boundaries between the two.

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urban blight

The degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs

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Highway Trust Fund

A U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways (allows people to live farther from where they work).

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induced demand

an increase in the supply of a good causes demand to grow

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zoning

separating business and industry from residential neighborhoods to create quieter, safer communities.

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smart growth

Focuses on strategies that encourage the Development of sustainable, healthy communities

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multi-use zoning

allows retail and high-density residential development to coexist in the same area

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infill

Development that fills in vacant lots within existing communities

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urban growth boundaries

place restrictions on development outside a designated area

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stakeholders

people with an interest in a particular place or issue

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transit-oriented development

Development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development around stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth.

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old growth

uncut forest; undisturbed for several hundred-thousands of years. -25%

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second growth

stands of trees resulting from secondary succession - (clear-cutting, farming, fires, volcanic eruptions) - 70%

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logging exposes forest to…

soil erosion, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, sediment pollution, and disease

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Healthy Forest Initiative Act

Reduce destructive wildfires by allowing the harvesting of timber in National forests by logging companies. Concern; can lead to habitat loss.

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Purpose of fires

reduce dead biomass, introduce more soil nutrients, invasive species control, blackened soil; more solar energy absorption, etc.

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