Explain the importance of considering both intra-generational equity and intergenerational equity in addressing resource allocation issues

What will be an ideal response?


Intra-generational equity is "the golden rule of making possible for others what is possible for you." If others have the same social awareness, the amount of environmental degradation will be less.
Intergenerational equity is about "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." This is also the definition of sustainability. Intergenerational equity will help us reduce environmental degradation without compromising our own needs.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Geography is often called the ____ science because it includes the recognition, analysis, and explanation of variations in phenomena as they are distributed on Earth's surface

a. supernatural b. celestial c. spatial d. flexible

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Changes in the Earth's magnetic field have occurred throughout geologic time, and these are called

magnetic reversals Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. is produced primarily by power plants. B. causes respiratory problems. C. contributes to acid deposition. D. All of these statements are correct. E. None of these statements are correct.

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