Environmental Philosophy - Integrated Sustainable Design

These flashcards cover key concepts discussed in the lecture on Environmental Philosophy and Integrated Sustainable Design, focusing on sustainability, ecological systems, and the impact of human activities on the environment.

The primary environmental problems include depletion, deterioration of eco-systems, and deterioration of ___________ health.

human

The collection of conditions for life is referred to as ___________ .

the environment

Ecology studies the relationships between ___________ and their environment.

organisms

Technical components include everything made by ___________ .

human beings

Biotic components encompass everything ___________ , such as plants and animals.

living

Abiotic components refer to non-living elements like water, soil, ___________ , heat, and light.

air

The atmosphere around the earth is relatively thin and vulnerable, not thicker than ___________ around a football.

a plastic foil

Climate change driven by human actions is a new phenomenon of ___________ .

nature

The ecological footprint of a society is the area of ___________ required to meet its annual needs and process waste.

land

The five main causes of environmental damage do NOT include ___________ .

climate change

Fossil energy availability is becoming a ___________ factor for human survival.

limiting

Numerous environmental refugees result from a shortage of ___________ .

water

The pressure on the environment equation PE = Pop x Pr x Env indicates population (Pop), ___________ (Pr), and environmental burden (Env).

prosperity

Backcasting is a method that describes a ___________ future state based on current primary human needs.

desired

Urbanisation requires an area of land that is ___________ times larger than the Netherlands for food, agricultural products, and forestry.

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