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Lecture 42

This document discusses key environmental issues caused by technological developments, population growth, and cultural outlook that have impacted the environment. It outlines issues related to solid waste and the disposable society, preserving clean water, clearing the air, preserving forests, and how the operation of society affects the natural environment. It concludes by discussing the need for a sustainable society and world that conserves finite resources, reduces waste, and controls population growth.

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Lecture 42

This document discusses key environmental issues caused by technological developments, population growth, and cultural outlook that have impacted the environment. It outlines issues related to solid waste and the disposable society, preserving clean water, clearing the air, preserving forests, and how the operation of society affects the natural environment. It concludes by discussing the need for a sustainable society and world that conserves finite resources, reduces waste, and controls population growth.

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INTRODUCTION

TO
SOCIOLOGY
Lecture 42

ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES

Technological
developments,
population growth,
and cultural outlook
have impacted
environment.

People
concerned

Some of the
key issues

1. Solid Waste:
The Disposable Society
Rich society consumerism
Throwaway packaging
Convenience A value
Needs landfills

People in the
developing
countries fast
emulating the
Western society.

2. Preserving
Clean Water:
Hydrological cycle
Increasing appetite for
water
Pollutants

3. Clearing the Air:


Industrial tech.
Problems of poor
Acid rain (precipitation
made acidic)
Laws

4. Preserving Forests:
Cleansing CO2
greenhouse effect
Biodiversity 30 million
species rich resource
for food, research, beauty
all species are extinct.

OPERATION OF SOCIETY
AFFECTS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Sustainable Society
and World:

Look for ecologically


sustainable culture.
Meeting present needs
without threatening the
future.

Sustainability calls
for three goals:
Conservation of finite
resources
Reducing waste
Control population growth

INTRODUCTION
TO
SOCIOLOGY
Lecture 42

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