GPH 381 Quizzes | Questions with Verified Answers Which report is considered the starting point for the discipline of Sustainability? Brundtland Report What is sustainable development? Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future According to TBL, the business is viable at the...
Which report is considered the starting point for the discipline of Sustainability?
Brundtland Report
What is sustainable development?
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future
According to TBL, the business is viable at the intersection of ___________.
Planet and Profit
Tempe wants to build a large lake for recreation and economic factors. The construction
company is which stakeholder category?
Secondary
Which part of the hydrological cycle as a system? Evaporation is _________.
Flow
IPAT Technology takes into account technology that can improve environmental
impacts.
False
-the IPAT assumes that
technologies will be harmful to the environment.
Which feedback loop reverses or stops a change?
Balancing
According to the TBL, the business is equitable at the intersection of ___________.
Profit and People
Tempe wants to build a large lake for recreation and economic factors. The City of
Tempe is which stakeholder category?
Primary
Which one of these a Sustainable Development Goal?
All of these (No poverty, Only clean water and zero hunger, Clean water and sanitation,
Zero hunger)
What is the purpose of IPAT?
To quantify human impacts on the environment
, According to the TBL, the business is bearable at the intersection of ___________.
People and Planet
Which document outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the world?
Transforming our World
Which aspect of a loop helps identify timescales of feedbacks?
Delay
Which type of ecosystem service? Select the best answer. Soil formation is ________.
Supporting
Which is correct?
Ecosystem services are being changed by ecosystems are not susceptible to change;
poor are disproportionally affected
Ecosystem services are experiencing no changes but ecosystems are susceptible to
change; poor are disproportionally affected
Ecosystem services are being changed; ecosystems are susceptible to change; affluent
are disproportionally affected
None of these statements are correct
A small change that might produce a large consequence.
Leverage point
Which is NOT correct? A system:
Has parts that are independent of each other
Which one of these is NOT a challenge area for Sustainable Development?
Balancing economic conditions in developing nations
Which type of ecosystem service? Select the best answer. Artwork inspired by nature is
_________.
Cultural
Who developed the concept of TBL?
John Elkington
Which researcher considers technological developments as drivers for natural
resources?
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