a social and political problem in which each indicidual is incentivized to act in a way that will ultimately be harmful to all individuals
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sustainability
living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its recources without depriving future generations of those resources
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ecology
the study of life and the interaction of living things with their environment
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3 principles of sustainability
society/people, economy/profit, and environment/the planet
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economic sustainability
able to support a good standard of lving for citizens while being environmentally sustainable
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social sustainability
fair treatment of people, human rights practices, and labor practices
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environmental sustainability
responsible use of natural recources
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full cost pricing
include harmful environmental and health costs in market prices of goods and services
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Win-win solutions
look for solutions that will benifit people and the environment
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A responsibility to future generations
leave planet’s life-support system in same or better condition than it is now
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IPAT Equation
Impact=population (consumption per person) (impact per unit of comsumption)
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environmental science
the study of earth systems and sustainibility
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3 principles of Earth’s sustainibility
solar energy, chemical cycling, biodiversity
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solar energy
warms the planet and provides energy that plants use to produce nutrients, the chemicals that plants and animals need to survive
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biodiversity
the variety of genes, species, ecosystems, and ecosystem processes. Interactions among species provide vital ecosystem services and keep any population from growing too large. Also provides ways for species to adapt to changing environmental conditions and replace species wiped out by catastrophic environmental changes with new species
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chemical cycling
the circulation of chemicals or nutrients needed to sustain life from thhe environment through various organisms and back to the environment
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provisioning
can be extracted from nature Ex: food, drinking water, timber, natural gas, oil, medicinal plants
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regulating
basic services that make life possible. Ex: filtering and cleaning of water, pollination, decomposition, erosion/flood control, carbon storage, climate regulation
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cultural
non-material benefit that contributes to culture. Recreation, creativity, building of knowledge based on nature
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supporting
underlying natural processes. Photosynthesis, nutrient cycle, water cycle, creation of soils
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