Week 1:

Types of Environmental Problems

Themes for this course:

I=PAT: we can reduce impact through scale effect application of technology

Environmental conditions are dominant elements in the quality of life for the Earth's poor. Taking care of the environment is not just a luxury for rich nations.

You can have too little or too much.

Overview of this presentation:

Problem types
Focus on "wicked" problems
Complexity
development challenges
Traps
Role of science in development
Goal of sustainability and emergence
Theory of change in small increments
I=PAT
Kuznets curve for pollution (as an example)

survey of problems that we will address in the course
using multiple approaches

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