BSS Lecture 9

1. Strong sustainability often requires which of the following?

• Nature > Society > Economy

• Nature > Economy > Society

• Society > Nature > Economy

• Nature = Society = Economy

Common sustainability systems include which of the following?

• Global – Social – Human

• Economic – Social – Environment

• Economic – Nature – Human

• Nature – Human – Economic

Which of the following is ranked as 1st driver of environmental problems?

• Climate change

• Species extinction

• Overpopulation

• Economic collapse

Which of the following is NOT a principle of sustainable development?

• Intergenerational equity

• Economic growth at any cost

• Environmental protection

• Social inclusion

Which of the following is considered as sustainability?

• V(O_t+1) ≥ V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) > V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) < V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) ≤ V(O_t)

Which of the following is considered as sustainable development?

• V(O_t+1) ≥ V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) > V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) < V(O_t)

• V(O_t+1) ≤ V(O_t)

How much (percentage) the Living Planet Index (LPI) was decreased in the past 50 years?

• 38%

• 48%

• 58%

• 68%

The common measurement of what human needs from Earth is?

• Ecological foodprint

• Biocapacity

• Carbon footprint

• Living planet Earth

The common measurement of what the Earth can support human needs is?

• Ecological foodprint

• Biocapacity

• Carbon footprint

• Living planet Earth

How many Earths human would need to make our consumption sustainable?

• 1 Earth

• 1.3 Earths

• 1.7 Earths

• 2.0 Earths