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Society portal. v. t. e. Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments [ 1 ] and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources [ 2 ] caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing ...
The Anthropocene is the proposed name for a geological epoch following the Holocene, dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth up to the present day. This impact affects Earth's geology, landscape, limnology, ecosystems and climate. [ 1][ 2] The effects of human activities on Earth can be seen for example in biodiversity ...
Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [ 1][ 2] The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity. [ 3][ 4 ...
It requires an understanding of the dynamics of physical geography, as well as the ways in which human societies conceptualize the environment (human geography).Thus, to a certain degree, it may be seen as a successor of Physische Anthropogeographie (English: "physical anthropogeography")—a term coined by University of Vienna geographer Albrecht Penck in 1924 [3] —and geographical cultural ...
The ecological footprint measures human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people and their economies. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It tracks human demand on nature through an ecological accounting system. The accounts contrast the biologically productive area people use to satisfy their consumption to the biologically ...
[285] [286] In particular, this caused a realization of the scope of effects from human activity on Earth's environment. Enabled by science, particularly Earth observation, [287] humans have started to take action on environmental issues globally, [288] acknowledging the impact of humans and the interconnectedness of Earth's environments.
A human ecosystem has three central organizing concepts: human environed unit (an individual or group of individuals), environment, interactions and transactions between and within the components. [ 1] The total environment includes three conceptually distinct, but interrelated environments: the natural, human constructed, and human behavioral.
t. e. The history of environmental pollution traces human-dominated ecological systems from the earliest civilizations to the present day. [ 1] This history is characterized by the increased regional success of a particular society, followed by crises that were either resolved, producing sustainability, or not, leading to decline. [ 2][ 3] In ...