Natural Resources Environmental Sustainability Chapter 7 Natural Resources

Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability Chapter 7

Natural Resources n n Why am I studying this? Location Hungary n Passive processing n n Trade Relationships n U. S. -Canada-Mexico

Topography n Mountains & Plains n Divide markets Spain n Switzerland n China n Columbia n n Population Concentration

Topography n Deserts Australia n Tropical Rain Forest n Canadian Shield n n 50% land area; 10% of population

Topography n Bodies of Water n Inland Waterways n n n Rhine Waterway Rhine-Danube Canal Amazon China- Three Gorges Dam United States Outlets to the Sea n Africa n Bolivia

Climate n n Harsh climate Climate and Development? n n Continuous heat Climatic Implication

Natural Resources n Energy n Petroleum Conventional sources n Unconventional sources n n n Oil sands Oil baring shale Coal Natural gas

Natural Resources n Energy Coal n Nuclear Power n Natural Gas n Sources of Renewable Energy n n Nonfuel Minerals Ocean mining n New technology n

Natural Resources n Changes Making Monitoring Necessary Increasing competition n Decline/Growing markets n n Changing Natural Resources Infrastructure n Economic development n

Natural Resources n Destruction of Natural Resources Ixtoc 1 Well Blowout n Chernobyl n Alaskan Oil Spill n Gulf War Terrorism n Romanian Reservoir Collapse n n Increasing Anti-pollution Activism

Sustainable Business n n What is it? Recognizes: Limits n Interdependence n Equity in Distribution n

Sustainable Business n Aspects to be addressed Trade and market liberalization n Eco-efficiency n Financial world n Subsidies n n Perverse subsidies New product markets n Production and consumption patterns n