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Introduction to Sustainability

Introduction to Sustainability. Jonathan Tomkin , PhD University of Illinois. Introduction to Sustainability. Sustainable Prairie G rass C ycle. Diagrams of Sustainability. Limits to Growth. Sustainability Themes. WCED, 1987 Our Common Future. NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey.

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Introduction to Sustainability

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  1. Introduction to Sustainability Jonathan Tomkin, PhD University of Illinois

  2. Introduction to Sustainability

  3. Sustainable Prairie Grass Cycle

  4. Diagrams of Sustainability

  5. Limits to Growth

  6. Sustainability Themes

  7. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Introduction

  8. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Population

  9. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Food Security

  10. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Species & Ecosystems

  11. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Energy

  12. WCED, 1987Our Common Future NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda Population Human Population Health Food Security Agriculture Agriculture Species & Ecosystems Living Resources Biodiversity Energy Energy Energy Industry Industry - Urban Challenge Cities - - - Water Sustainability Themes: Water

  13. Colony Collapse Disorder

  14. Sustainability Definition “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” UN definition

  15. Sustainability Consequences

  16. Sustainability Consequences

  17. Reflection: Better Use of Technology

  18. Wild places Reflection: Natural World

  19. Reflection: Climate Change drought

  20. Summary Sustainable Earth

  21. References (1) • NASA. 2002. “Blue Marble 2001-2002.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlueMarble-2001-2002.jpg • SriMesh. 2008. “Violet Prairie Flower.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VioletPrairieFlower.JPG • Lawton, Robert. 2006. “Prairie Grass.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prairie_grass.JPG • Meadows, Donella H., et al. 1974. “The Limits to growth: A report for the Club of Rome’s Project on the Predicament of Mankind.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cover_first_edition_Limits_to_growth.jpg • Appel, Björn. 2007. “Honeybee-cooling.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Honeybee-cooling_cropped.jpg

  22. References (2) • O’Neill, John. 2008. “2003 Mazda 6 (GG) Classic hatchback.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2003_Mazda_6_%28GG%29_Classic_hatchback_01.jpg • Rauenstein. 2005. “Stone Age village in Damshagen, Germany.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kussow,_Steinzeitdorf.jpg • Veenhoven, Tjeerd. 2011. “Carbon Strand Bike.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carbon_Bike_Tjeerd_Veenhoven.jpg • Harrison, JJ. 2010. “Three Sisters Sunset.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Sisters_Sunset.jpg • Koza1983. 2012. “PS20 and PS10 in Andalusia, Spain.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PS20andPS10.jpg • Guttierez, Tony. 2011. “Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across a cracked lake bed in San Angelo, Texas.” USAToday. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/story/2012-07-10/texas-heat-drought-global-warming/56132472/1

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