Environmental Management Readings and Cases Edited by Michael

Environmental Management: Readings and Cases Edited by Michael V. Russo 1

Part 1 Perspectives on the Environmental Challenge Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights

Reading 1 Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World Stuart L. Hart 3

Ecological Footprints Source: Donella Meadows, “Our Footprints’ Are Treading Too Much Earth, ” Charleston (S. C. ) Gazette, April 1, 1996. 4

Major Challenges to Sustainability 5

Total Environmental Burden EB = P x A x T Where: EB P A T = = Environmental Burden Population Affluence Technology 6

The Sustainability Portfolio 7

Building Sustainable Business Strategies Megacities Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8

Reading 2 Building a New Economy Lester R. Brown and Jennifer Mitchell Copyright ©

Three Key Environmental Issues • The world’s population continues to grow – The United Nations estimates that world population with grow from 5. 8 billion to 9. 4 billion by 2050 • Global demand for food, water and other natural resources is rising – Currently, most natural systems are under stress • The earth’s climate is changing – Evidence exists that a significant amount of the increase in temperature since the industrial revolution is caused by human economic activity Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 10