EXAM 1 -

REVIEW
7/11/2022
TERM DEFINITION
Human Ecology Human Ecology is the study of the interactions between human and non-human nature in different cultures. Human Ecology combines the ideas and methods from
several disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, biology, economic history and archeology.

Biomimicry Biomimicry (literally: imitation of the living ) aims to take inspiration from natural selection solutions adopted by nature and translate the principles to human
engineering. The biomimicry approach aims to favor “choices” tested by nature which had millions of years to understand what works best and what doesn't.

Natural Capital Natural capital are natural assets in their role of providing natural resource inputs and environmental services for economic production. Context: Natural capital is
generally considered to comprise three principal categories: natural resource stocks, land and ecosystems.

Carrying Capacity In nature, the population of a given area may reach carrying capacity when the maximum population size is reached for a given area with limited resources. For
example, a pond inhabited initially by ten turtles will be sustainable for the species' population.

Ecoliteracy Ecoliteracy is the ability to understand the organization of natural systems and the processes that maintain the healthy functioning of living systems and sustain life
on Earth.

Eco-efficiency Eco-efficiency is a management strategy of doing more with less (Glavič et al., 2012). It is based on the concept of creating more goods and services while using
fewer resources and creating less waste and pollution.

Anthropocene The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth's history when human activity started to have a
significant impact on the planet's climate and ecosystems. 5 - 8. Anthropology, Biology, Geography, Human Geography.

Monocultivation Monoculture/solely crop production farms are the farming types by which farmers grow only crops, both annual crops/trees and field crops, such as wheat, corn,
rice, rapeseed, sugar cane, and cotton.

Construction Ecology A subset of industrial ecology focusing on the built environment and examine areas such as complexity theory.

Ecological Footprints The impact of human activities measured in terms of the area of biologically productive land and water required to produce the goods consumed and to assimilate
the wastes generated

Biocapacity The biocapacity of a particular surface represents its ability to regenerate what people demand. Biocapacity is therefore the ecosystems' capacity to produce
biological materials used by people and to absorb waste material generated by humans, under current management schemes and extraction technologies.

Carbon Footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. The average carbon footprint
for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world.

Human Adaptation An adaptation is a characteristic of an animal or human that is beneficial for them. For instance, opposable thumbs and bipedalism are beneficial adaptations for
humans. Adaptations are related to survival because they increase the survival of people or animals by giving them advantages.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CARRYING CAPACITY
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Millenium Development Goals (MDG) and
the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

and Genuine Progress Indicator
(GPI)
ACIDIFICATION
vs
EUTROPHICATION
DEFORESTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
ECOSYSTEM PRESERVATION
THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS