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| Long term rise in worlds surface temperatures and lower atmospheric temperatures caused by certain greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide |
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| Average number of children born to women |
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| Fertility rate at which the number of children replace their mother and father |
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| Demographic Transition Theory |
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| Proposition that population growth is significantly influenced by economic development effects on death rates and birth rates |
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| 1987 treaty requiring reductions in use of CFC's and, later, almost all ozone-depleting substances |
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| 1997 treaty that calls for industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions |
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| Metaphor used to describe the difficulty of achieving cooperation on natural resources that would have long-term benefits for all, given the short-term benefits of resource exploitation to individuals |
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| Common Pool Resources (CPR's) |
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| Goods that can be spoiled by one actor |
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| Development that meets current economic needs without compromising future economic growth and environmental health. |
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