List five transitions that are necessary for a future sustainable civilization
What will be an ideal response?
There is broad agreement on the following major points:
- A demographic transition from a continually increasing human population to one that is stable.
- A resource transition to an economy that is not obsessed with growth, but instead relies on nature's income and protects ecosystem capital from depletion.
- A technology transition from pollution-intensive economic production to environmentally friendly processes.
- A political/sociological transition to societies that embrace a stewardly and just approach to people's needs and that eliminate large-scale poverty.
- A community transition from the present car-dominated urban sprawl of developed countries to the "smart growth" concepts of smaller, functional settlements and more livable cities.
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What will be an ideal response?
A parcel of air at 16°C rises 1,000m at which the temperature of the air is 6°C. This parcel will ____
a. continue to rise b. begin to sink c. turn into a thunderstorm d. stay at that level
If a slope in unconsolidated material is unstable due to high water content,
A. it may best be stabilized by covering the slope with impermeable material. B. it may be stabilized by steepening the slope angle. C. nothing can be done to modify the hazard. D. it may be dewatered by installation of drainage pipes.