EES 4860 Midterm Exam Study Guide Solutions
sustainability - Ans:-the possibility that human and other forms of life will flourish on the planet
forever, integrating social, environment, and economic aspects
hitchhiker resources - Ans:-may be either diminshed or enhance by a change in the produc...
2. nonrenewable resources such as minerals and fossil fuels must be used no faster than renewable
substitutes for them can be put into place
3. pollution and wastes must be emitted no faster than natural systems can absorb them, recycle them,
or render them harmless
natural step framework - Ans:✔✔-states that in a sustainable society, nature is not subject to
systematically increasing:
1. concentrations of substances extracted from the earth's crust
2. concentrations of substances produced by society
3. degradation by physical means
4. and, in that society, people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity
to meet their needs
ecological footprint - Ans:✔✔-the measure of human demand on Earth's ecosystems
five capitals model - Ans:✔✔-states that "by maintaining and trying to increase stocks of these capital
assets, we can live off the income without reducing the capital itself"
the 5 capitals are: manufactured capital, financial capital, social capital, human capital, and natural
capital
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