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6c. Agriculture and Food
lesson 6c Agriculture and food The production, storage, distribution, eating, and management of food constitute one of the most important human impacts on the environment. At the same time, it is a…
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6b. Land and Water
lesson 6b Land and water We all live on and by the land and the water of planet Earth. To care for land and water, so it may host us and feed…
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6a. The Living World
Lesson 6A The living world The many millions of life forms on our planet form the basis of all life and our future. Sorry to say, the most obvious impact of the…
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5c. Waste – Sustainable End-of-Life of Products
Lesson 5c Waste – sustainable end-of-life of products In the 1970s countries in Europe became alarmed by rapidly growing piles of waste. Landfills were expanding in many countries both by household waste…
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5b. Consumption – Sustainable Use of Products
Lesson 5b Consumption – sustainable use of products The affluence and easy access to all kinds of commodities in our societies is certainly part of our welfare. But there is also a…
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5a. Manufacturing – Sustainable Production
Lesson 5a Manufacturing – sustainable production In its beginning industrial production was connected to chimneys with dirty smoke, effluents to rivers and mountains of bad-smelling solid waste. This has been improved over…
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4c. Urban Sustainability Policies, Strategies and Management Systems
Lesson 4c Urban sustainability policies, strategies and management systems In the Agenda 21 document from the Rio UNCED 1992 Conference the local perspective is considered essential to achieve sustainability. On this basis…
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4b. The Sustainable City
Lesson 4B The sustainable city A city may be regarded as an ecosystem. Just as any ecosystem the city needs energy, there is a flow of resources into the system, such as…
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4a. Urbanization
Lesson 4a Urbanization Most people live in cities and towns; the development of the local society is therefore a key issue in sustainability science and practice. In this session, we will address…
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3c. Measuring and Managing Resource Flows
Lesson 3c Measuring and managing resource flows There are several ways to measure resource use. The best known may be the ecological footprint (See Session 3b) estimated in global hectares. Footprints may…
