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Environmental Impacts

Environmental Impacts. Causes of Environmental Impacts. Rapid population growth Industrial growth Lack of public awareness Urbanization. Tragedy of the Commons. Free good Overuse to acquire additional benefit Ignorance of impacts Impacts are slow to appear

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Environmental Impacts

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  1. Environmental Impacts

  2. Causes of Environmental Impacts • Rapid population growth • Industrial growth • Lack of public awareness • Urbanization

  3. Tragedy of the Commons • Free good • Overuse to acquire additional benefit • Ignorance of impacts • Impacts are slow to appear • Get out before environment crashes-keyhole access • In case of tourists they are only at the destination for a short period of time

  4. Factors affecting Environmental Impacts • Intensity of site use • Resiliency of the ecosystem • Time perspective of the developer • Transformational character of development

  5. Types of Ecosystems affected • Islands • Coastlines • High elevations • Deserts • Polar • Rain forests • Built environment

  6. Transformational Character • Architectural pollution • Ribbon development and sprawl • Infrastructure overload (all or nothing) • People congestion

  7. Limits of Acceptable Change • Identify issues and concerns • Define and describe opportunities • Select indicators of resource change • Inventory existing conditions • Specify standards for resources and social conditions • Identify development options • Identify actions needed for each option • Evaluate and select a preferred option • Implement and monitor

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