Exam 14: Global Commons: Environmental Threats and Responses

One noteworthy creation under the Kyoto Protocol is

An externality is

In 2007,the Global Footprint Network estimated an ecological __________ for every person on the planet.

The United States ________ the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

The Kyoto Protocol has ____ contracting parties,____ of which agreed to emissions reductions by 2012.

What is the Tragedy of the Commons? What are some solutions to resolve this tragedy? Explain and provide examples.

Cornucopians have

The FAO estimates that over the next thirty years,the average annual increase in crop production will be ____ percent,down from ____ percent during the past thirty years.

Environmental scholars have developed a measure called __________ designed to give some sense of the land and water area required to sustain a given population indefinitely.

Individuals rationally pursuing their self-interest but resulting in the mistreatment of common property is often called the

In the first stage of the demographic transition (e.g. ,Europe before the Industrial Revolution),

Most water consumption takes place in

What is international environmental justice? What does it call for? Explain and provide examples.

Malthusians have

The carrying capacity of the Earth is being most affected by

Nearly ____countries have ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The term used to describe how a member of a group may not be able to avoid the costs of environmental degradation is

What are collective goods and collective bads? Explain and provide examples.

The region of the world that leaves the strongest ecological footprint deficit is

What is the meant by the concept of sustainable development? What are the primary challenges to sustainable development? Explain and provide examples.