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| why are managed systems and global agriculture lumped together |
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| in what ways are managed systems and global agriculture similar |
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| in what ways are the managed systems managed |
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| how many different crops are grown in AR |
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| how many different crops are grown worldwide |
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| is AR an important food producer in the US |
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| is AR an important food producer in the world |
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| what are the most important crops and Ag. products in AR |
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| How many jobs in AR depend directly on Ag. |
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| how many jobs in AR depend directly or indirectly on Ag. |
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| proportion of people in the US that live on farms |
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| proportion of farms that are family-owned in the US |
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| what is the trend over time in number of farms in the US |
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| what is the trend over time in the area of farm land in the US |
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| what are the major issues facing ag. in the next few decades |
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| what is organic production |
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| what is integrated pest management IMP |
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| what 2 broad disciplines are considered managed systems at the UofA |
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| how do we measure human well being in general |
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| how do we measure human well being in economic terms |
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| how do we measure human well being in environmental terms |
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| how do we measure human well being in social terms |
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| what are some of the limitations of GDP as a measure |
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| what is the genuine progress indicator (GPI) |
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| how are GDP and GPI different |
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| what 4 steps are necessary to calculating GPI |
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| what is the economist intelligence unit quality of life and what does it measure |
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| how does EPI compare to GDP |
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| what is missing form the economist intelligence unit quality of life |
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| what is the environmental performance index (EPI) and what does it measure |
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| what countries perform well under GDP |
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| what countries perform well under EPI |
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| what countries preform well under both GDP and EPI |
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| what do EPI and GDP really tell us about the well being of nations |
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| do EPI and GDP measure what they claim to measure |
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| do GDP and EPI provide us with info relevant to assessing sustainability |
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| do the numerical values of these (EPI and GDP) indices have meaning |
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| do the trends of these indices (EPI AND GDP) have meaning |
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| what was the primary message of the video "a crash course in ecological economics" |
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| what is ecological economics |
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| how does ecological economics differ from mainstream economics |
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| what is the empty world frame of reference |
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| what is the full world frame of reference |
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| which frame of reference is applied to mainstream economics and with is applied to ecological economics |
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| What is life cycle assessment (LCA) |
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| what is the value of LCA to sustainable studies |
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| what does "cradle to grave" refer to |
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| what are the general steps to include in a LCA analysis |
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| what are the 4 phases of LCA |
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| what is the "scope of LCA and how is it determined |
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| what are the limitations of LCA |
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| IS the LCA of santa claus valid |
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| did the LCA of santa claus prove he was sustainable or unsustainable |
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| why does professor popp hate santa claus |
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| which type of shoe is better for the environment: leather or plastic |
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| What are the steps considered in the LCA of leather shoes |
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| what are the steps considered in the LCA of plastic shoes |
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| how does LCA determine which product is better |
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| what are the benefits of LCA |
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| what are the different types of LCA |
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| who created Earth Day? In what year was the first Earth day? |
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| what was the motivation of earth day |
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| what should you remember about managed systems |
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| what are the large human objectives of managed systems |
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| what are the limitations of managed systems |
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| how do the four systems relate to each other |
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| are these systems real or merely human constructs |
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