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- 2. What is Environmental Science? The study of how humans interact with their environment Our environment is
- 3. Environment: the total of our surroundings All the things around us with which we interact: Living
- 4. Natural resources: vital to human survival Renewable resources: Perpetually available: sunlight, wind, wave energy Renew themselves
- 5. “…the earth enables our people to survive, the environment must be respected and maintained. As long
- 6. Global human population growth More than 6.7 billion humans Why so many humans? Agricultural revolution Stable
- 7. Human population growth exacerbates all environmental problems The growth rate has slowed…but we still add more
- 8. Brainstorm With your partner/group, brainstorm at least 10 ways in which destruction to the environment and
- 9. Environmental science: how does the natural world work? Environment ? impacts ➔ Humans It has an
- 10. What is an “environmental problem”? The perception of what constitutes a problem varies between individuals and
- 11. Environmental science is not environmentalism Environmental science The pursuit of knowledge about the natural world Scientists
- 12. The “ecological footprint” The environmental impact of a person or population Amount of biologically productive land
- 13. Ecological footprints are not all equal The ecological footprints of countries vary greatly The U.S. footprint
- 14. What are the challenges we face? What are the environmental issues we are facing today? Come
- 15. We face challenges in agriculture Expanded food production led to increased population and consumption It’s one
- 16. We face challenges in pollution Waste products and artificial chemicals used in farms, industries, and households
- 17. We face challenges in climate Scientists have firmly concluded that humans are changing the composition of
- 18. We face challenges in biodiversity Human actions have driven many species extinct, and biodiversity is declining
- 19. Our energy choices will affect our future The lives we live today are due to fossil
- 20. Sustainable solutions exist We must develop solutions that protect both our quality of life and the
- 21. Are things getting better or worse? Many people think environmental conditions are better (Human ingenuity will
- 22. Sustainability: a goal for the future How can humans live within the planet’s means? Sustainability Leaves
- 23. Will we develop in a sustainable way? The triple bottom line: sustainable solutions that meet Environmental
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