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http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
As the human population reaches 9-10 billion in the mid twenty-first century,
which probably exceeds carrying capacity, and will be followed by a
downsizing (Barrett and Odum, 2000; Lutz, Sanderson, and Scherboy, 2001),
it is imperative that future generations understand Goodlands (1995)
definition of sustainability as maintaining natural capital
Distinctives of a Christian Environmental Ethic (after BoumaPrediger and Stephenson in Living the Good Life on Gods Good
Earth)
1. God is a community of love (a Trinity) who takes on human flesh to
redeem our world (John 1:14, John 3:16)
THE WORLD: ONLY HOPE FOR SAVING THE WORLD IS OURSELVES
2. God creates all things and makes a covenant with creation (Gen. 1,
Gen. 6-9)
THE WORLD: WE AND THE OTHER CREATURES ARE COSMIC ORPHANS
3. God is distinct from creation but also intimately sustains it (Ps. 104)
THE WORLD: THE ENVIRONMENT IS SUSTAINED BY NATURAL
PROCESSES
4. All creation worships God (Ps. 148)
THE WORLD: CREATION HAS NO HIGHER PURPOSE, IT EXISTS FOR
ITSELF
5. Humans are to rule the earth according to Gods justice (Gen. 1:2628)
THE WORLD: HUMANS HAVE NO PARTICULAR ROLE OTHER THAN
TRYING TO FIX UP THE MESS
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Population dynamics
,immigration
and emigration
used (e.g.,
for Hectors dolphins)
Formula: N = MC/R
N = population
sample
C = total captured in 2nd sample
R = number recaptured
Characteristics of populations
Dispersion (Fig. 52.4): clumped, uniform or random
spider mites
(K = carrying capacity)
See: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?
content=global_footprint
Numerous websites where you can calculate your own ecological
footprint, e.g.,
http://www.myfootprint.org/
http://www.mec.ca/Main/content_text.jsp?page=ecofootprint&FOLDER
%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302883396