Environmental Science 14th Edition by Tyler Miller ,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 15

Distinguish between command-and-control and incentive-based government regulations and describe the advantages of the second approach. What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using the cap-and-trade approach to implementing environmental regulations for controlling pollution and resource use What are some environmental benefits of selling services instead of goods Give two examples of this approach. What is poverty and how is it related to population growth and environmental degradation List six ways in which governments and businesses can help to reduce poverty. What are the benefits of making microloans to the poor What is a low-throughput (low-waste) economy Describe Ray Anderson's attempts to develop a more environmentally sustainable carpet business. List six ways to shift to more environmentally sustainable economies. Name five new green businesses or careers that would be important in such eco-economies.