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the diversity of living things found in the natural world
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| countries in which the GDP is less than $936 per capita, the category includes nations of Africa, India, Southern Asia and former Soviet Union |
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| the combination of all things and factors external to the individual or population of organisms in question |
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| the upwelling of public awareness and citizen action that began during the 1960's regarding environmental issues |
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gross domestic product (GDP)
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| the total value of all goods and services exchanged in a year within a country |
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human development index (HDI)
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| based on life expectancy, literacy, and living standards, these indices are used by the United Nations Development Program to measure progress in alleviating poverty |
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| During the 19th century, the development of manufacturing processes using fossilfuels and based on applications of scientific knowledge |
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| the presence of a substance in the environment, that because of its chemical composition or quantity, prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesireable environmental and health effects |
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| the actions and programs that manage natural resources and human well-being for the common good |
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| a property whereby a process can be continued indefinately without depleting the energy or material resources on which it depends |
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| A comparison of the benefits of any particular action or project to its cost |
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| are social and legal arrangements people construct in order to satisfy their needs and wants and improve their well-being |
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| an ethical principle where peoples' needs are met in an impartial and just manner |
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| A path to a sustainable future |
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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| is the market value of all the products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the citizens of a country |
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| is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy |
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| the attempt to achieve an equitable distribution of assets within a given generation or across existing people groups |
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in economic paradigm, it represents the environment |
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| an approach to environmental regulation that treats all polluters equally to choose theor responses on the basis of economic principles that have to do with profitability |
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| an approach to environmental regulation in which the EPA sets standards that are transferred to regulations, polluters are required by law to comply with the regulations |
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