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Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, Exams of Human Geography

University of Connecticut (UConn) - Avery PointHuman Geography

A wide range of topics related to sustainable development and environmental management, including the brundtland report, the pillars of sustainability, sustainability science, the anthropocene epoch, planetary boundaries, cogeneration, energy sources, greenhouse effect, climate change mitigation and adaptation, the paris agreement, water resources and management, the clean water act, the safe drinking water act, and various sustainability initiatives and challenges. A comprehensive overview of the key concepts, policies, and strategies in the field of environmental sustainability, making it a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals interested in understanding the complex interactions between the environment, society, and the economy.

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ENVE 1000 exam One Latest Update
Brundtland Report - ✔✔Sustainable development should meet needs
of present and secure future
-Tie environment and development together
Pillars of Sustainability - ✔✔Economy (capital growth)
Environment (Natural resources)
Society (human rights)
Sustainability Science - ✔✔Research dealing with interactions between
natural and social systems
ex) developing countries
Anthropocene - ✔✔geological epoch when human impacts dominate
ecosystems globally
-industrial rev/ww2
9 planetary boundaries - ✔✔1) Chem Pollution
2)Atmosphere aerosol
3) biodiversity loss (exceeded)
4)Nitrogen (exceeded) & phosporous
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ENVE 1000 exam One Latest Update

Brundtland Report - ✔✔Sustainable development should meet needs of present and secure future

  • Tie environment and development together Pillars of Sustainability - ✔✔Economy (capital growth) Environment (Natural resources) Society (human rights) Sustainability Science - ✔✔Research dealing with interactions between natural and social systems ex) developing countries Anthropocene - ✔✔geological epoch when human impacts dominate ecosystems globally
  • industrial rev/ww 9 planetary boundaries - ✔✔1) Chem Pollution 2)Atmosphere aerosol
  1. biodiversity loss (exceeded) 4)Nitrogen (exceeded) & phosporous

5)climate change (Exceeded)

  1. ocean acidification 7)Change in land use 8)Global freshwater use
  2. Ozone CAB-NOC-C0G Cogen - ✔✔Recovers waste heat for heating and cooling Biggest energy users in US - ✔✔electric power, transportation, industrial, residential Sources providing most/least energy - ✔✔Most: Petroleum, natural gas, coal Least: Renewable, nuclear, electric Policies, economics can affect Trends since 1750 - ✔✔2/3 emissions from fossil fuels 1/3 from land use change
  • current co2 level 403 ppm

Sources & sinks - ✔✔sources: lower GHG emission sources that have warming effect sink:increase uptake of c02 through forestry Climate Momentum - ✔✔Same amount of change embedded in the climate system

  • reducing co2 requires deep reductions Adaptation - ✔✔actions that adjust systems in response to climate changes
  • reduce harm, always have to adapt
  • not straightforward because climate changes are non-stationary (uncertain) Paris Agreement - ✔✔-keep warming to well below 2 by 2100
  • track emissions, no enforcement Sierra Club: Cool Schools - ✔✔-UConn # Ecomadness competiton Trash to treasure : the HEEP

Stabilization Wedge - ✔✔strategy to reduce carbon emissions that grow in 50 years from 0-1.0 gtc/year

  • has to be practical
  • energy efficiency and conservation Climate action Plan UCONN - ✔✔-energy and water savings, electricity, sustainable buildings
  • unh tracker CT wedges - ✔✔energy eff& cons, fossil fuel, renewables/biostorage RGGI - ✔✔Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
  • lowered carbon intensity in CT (10%) Adapting to climate change - ✔✔-solar panels, farming practices, community plans
  • motivated by status quo
  • uncertainty from resources, bad plans Ecological Deficit - ✔✔using resources quicker than produced
  • about 12 billion hectares of bioproductive planet

Ecosystem Services - ✔✔benefits humans obtain from healthy ecosystems

  • cultural, provisioning, regulating Groundwater - ✔✔20% of US relies on
  • about 99% of accessible freshwater is groundwater
  • mismanaged from bad regulation, contamination Most used aquifers - ✔✔High plains, central valley, mississippi Groundwater contamination - ✔✔-from ag, fracking, cities
  • seasons and infrequent well checks contribute Leading source of surface water impairment - ✔✔Agricultural non- point sources
  • we don't know all impairment status, no data Footprint - ✔✔quantative measure showing appropriation of natural resources or pressure of the environment by humans Average Footprint - ✔✔US: 8.22 gha/person

World: 2.84 gha/person increased by travel, electricity Water Reclamation Facility - ✔✔-reclaimed water for cogen steam, toilets, showers

  • sustainable by LED lights, recycled water Denver water - ✔✔experienced water stress by drought and increased demand
  • cone of uncertainty has trigger points for different futures Clean Water Act (1972) - ✔✔Goals: zero discharge, fishable/swimable Objective: restore and maintain integrity of nation's waters
  • fairly effective for reducing point sources
  • not very enforced, technology based limits NPDES Permit - ✔✔National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
  • control all discharges of potential pollutants.
  • based on seasons, demand Phosphorous - ✔✔-creates algea blooms, limits plant growth

state water plan - ✔✔-goals to help health, cost effective, protect enviornment

  • motivated by no regulation
  • currently resubmitted w/o revision Risks for Sustainability - ✔✔-assets, finance, supply and quality, climate, infastructure
  • mitigated by regulation, consolidation, WICA WICA - ✔✔-lower demand=lower revenue
  • WICA recovers water main replacement cost
  • conserves water, enhances quality