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A thesis based in neoclassical economics (markets
perspective), holding that externalities (like carbon) can be
most efficiently controlled through contracts and barging
between property owners.
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Forms of regulation that depend on government laws and
agencies to enforce rules, including such things as
regulated limits on pollution or fuel efficiency standards.
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Describes the collective effects of changes in the Earth's
movements upon its climate.
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An institution that tries to reduce carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere which comes to an end in 2012.
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Name two of the five general and persistent factors that
limit the overall effective potential of market-based
solutions to carbon emissions.
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Responsible for 1/5 of carbon emissions.
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Benefits that an organic system creates through its
function, including food resources, clean air or water ,
pollination, carbon sequestration, energy, and nutrient
cycling.
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Theory that says over time forest cover declines, but at
some point a transition occurs, and that the decline halts
and reverses and forest cover thereafter expands.
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Theory that sees a directional shift in community structures
and function towards a climax community, where nature is
in perfect balance. Succession is viewed as linear and
climax community as the preferred state.
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A program to reduce emissions from deforestation.
o Which perspective(s) is(are) dominate in this approach?
o What problems might other perspectives have with this solution?
o What are some general problems with this solution?
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The animals in an ecosystem, which occupy the top trophic
level.
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Think about how wolves are portrayed in children's books.
This creates a ________ that allows people to fear wolves
and acquiesce in their extermination.
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Areas which contain a high number of endemic species and
have lost most of their habitat.
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Ethical stances on wolves:
o Wolves should exist because they play a valuable role in the
ecosystem in which they live.
o Wolves should exist because they have an intrinsic right to exist as a
species.
o Wolves should exist because people enjoy seeing them and learning
from them. They bring us joy.
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If wolves (or lions or elephants) are preserved in their
natural habitat for ethical or ecological reasons, a risks and
hazards and political economy approach might join to point
out a few problems.
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The two main legal (management) doctrines for water
management in the US.
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Water-energy nexus
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Responsible for displacing millions of people in the last
century and some produce up to 20x more greenhouse
gases than coal fired power plants.
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Water is a common property in many parts of the world
including Colorado. Name the adverse consequence of
water belonging to all Colorado citizens (it was discussed in
lecture).
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A markets approach might say that putting water in a bottle
and selling it is the most efficient way to get water to where
its most needed. There is obviously a market for bottled
water, people are buying it, so we should bottle up as much
water as the market demands.
Using the social construction, risks and hazards, and
political economy approach, how could you critically
respond to this?
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A single crop cultivated to the exclusion of any other
potential harvest.
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Counter movement to fast food founded in the 1980’s
which was established with the principle that a meal should
be “good”, “clean”, and “fair”.
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The movement of species across the Atlantic Ocean, from
the New World to the Old World and vice versa, and the
resulting transformations.
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What term explains the reason fast food companies are
moving into new markets like China or India?
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What are the risks associated with monocropping?
o What is the solution to the risk problems presented by
monocropping?
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What does IPAT stand for?
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Global warming is an _________ caused by humans
converting fossil fuels into energy. This type of situation is
called a __________.
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This is the major critique of Social Construction.
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Explain how the TOC is an environmental narrative, explain
the power/knowledge promoted in the narrative (i.e. who
wins, who looses, what’s left out of the knowledge of the
narrative and how does this relate to empowerment).
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The Second Contradiction of Capitalism is a Political
Economy idea that . . .
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