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Lectures on environmental policy ( for sustainable society)

Lectures on environmental policy ( for sustainable society). Contributers Takao Sasaki Shinichi Arai Ken- ichi Nakamura Kazuto Suzuki Fumikazu Yoshida. Edited by Takao Sasaki Hokkaido University Press ( not on sale) 205 pp , 2014. Introduction.

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Lectures on environmental policy ( for sustainable society)

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  1. Lectures on environmental policy(for sustainable society) Contributers Takao Sasaki Shinichi Arai Ken-ichi Nakamura Kazuto Suzuki Fumikazu Yoshida Edited by Takao Sasaki Hokkaido University Press ( not on sale) 205 pp , 2014

  2. Introduction 1. Earth as the object of Human Activities Economic Human Activities Earth “Free” goods and services Wealth (Goods and Services) Human well-beings Production Consumption Destruction of environments Environmental Policy

  3. Introduction 2. Traces of economic prosperities ~10000BP agriculture starts Population 10M(?) 2000BP Population 225M(467) 1000BP Population 267M(453) 300BP Population 603M(566) 150~200BP Indus. Era Population 1100M(~700) 2006AD(now) Population 6540M(7238) ( ) DGP per capita Exponential growth era begins!

  4. Introduction 3. Emergence of environmental problem Exponential growth Pros: economic prosperity and improvement of human life Cons: emission, waste, man-made chemicals creates minus effects London smog 700 killed in 1873 4000 killed in 1952 Ashio cupper mine wiped out entire Yanaka village in 1900 Artificial chemicals affects ecosystem and us.

  5. Introduction 4.The advents of Limits of Growth Since Malthus (1798), people feared for stopping growth because of limitation of available resource. But, Technological innovation has pushed limitation of resources for growth, However, ………………….

  6. The third warning! “Resource limitation causes collapse” 1972 2004 Drs Dennis & Donnela Meadows

  7. 1987 “Our Common Future” Dr. Brundtland WCED report • Meeting the needs of the present • generation without compromising • the ability of future generations • to meet their needs Inter-regional(national), -generational equity is a key for sustainability development (SD).

  8. 1992 1987 COP meetings (締約国会議） Brundtland WCED report Rio Agenda 21 2012~2015 2012 Millennium development Goals DESD Decade education for sustainable development Future Earth(2015~)

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