Tonight's homework is to continue to prepare for Thursday's in-class essay by:
1. making sure that you read and took notes on at least two case studies related to energy resources
2. watching and taking notes on at least one TED talk from "Plantastic!" playlist
3. summarizing your notes for the day
2. watching and taking notes on at least one TED talk from "Plantastic!" playlist
3. summarizing your notes for the day
Managing Population Size - Case Study: China by GCSE/BBC
Population and the Challenge of Chinese Growth from East Asia Forum
Overpopulation Is Not The Problem by Erle C. Ellis, NYTimes
As before, points to include for the assessment of each case study are as follows:
1. Summarize the case study. Include an identification of and description of the environmental problems in the case study, their causes, and the solutions/remediation efforts.
2. To which principle(s) of sustainability (reliance on solar energy, biodiversity, population control, and nutrient cycling) does this case study connect? Support your answer.
3. What lessons that can be learned and applied from the environmental transformation/changes in this case study?
4. Based on this case study, what is your view of the sustainability of the human race?
No comments:
Post a Comment