Learning Objectives
Patterns of resource consumption
- Evaluate the ecological footprint as a measure of the relationship between population size and resource consumption. Identify international variations in its size. Discuss the two opposing views (neo-Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.
- Analyse the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil.
- Examine the geopolitical and environmental impacts of these changes in patterns and trends. Examine the changing importance of other energy sources.
- Discuss the reduction of resource consumption by conservation, waste reduction, recycling and substitution. Evaluate a strategy at a local or national scale aimed at reducing the consumption of one resource.
Carbon Footprint
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Environmental Sustainability Index
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Malthus - Boserup
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Oil Production
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Renewables
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Conservation and Initiatives
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Further Reading
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