Factors Causing Environmental Problems Unit 1

stewardship worldview

manage earth for our benefit

nature deficit disorder

not having enough contact with nature

environmental ethics worldiews

planetary management worldview stewardship worldview environmental wisdom worldview

Why do we have environmental problems? (5)

population growth unsustainable resource use poverty avoidance of full cost pricing increasing isolation from nature

environmental wisdom worldview

we are part of nature and must engage in sustainable use

planetary management worldview

we are separate from and in charge of nature

calculating exponential growth

y=a(1+r)ⁿ a=initial population r=growth rate in % x= number of time intervals