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8 Cards in this Set
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Earth |
Geospatially isolated in the universe |
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Population Explosion |
Exponential Growth |
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Facing Limited Resources |
Energy, soil, fresh water, forests, ocean fisheries, rangelands |
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Global Environment |
Conflicts and integrated resolutions |
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Lessons from Easter Island |
Aware of limited resources and needs for sustainable global economy |
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Environment |
A complex system with physical, biological, geological, ecological, and geographical aspects |
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Requires Multidisciplinary Research |
Environmental geology, environmental chemistry, global climate change, biological diversity and ecosystems, environmental ethics, environmental economics, environmental law etc. |
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Environmental Crisis |
Population, Environmental hazards, resource limitations, contaminations, environmental ownership (both in space and over time) |