22 terms in Topic6
Circular Economy
An economic system designed to keep resources and materials in use as long as possible, minimising waste and maximising
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Circular Economy
The productive capacity of biologically productive land and water areas to provide resources and absorb wastes.
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Circular Economy
A measure of human demand on nature, expressed as the amount of biologically productive land and water required to suppo
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Circular Economy
The date in each calendar year when humanity's resource consumption exceeds Earth's annual regenerative capacity.
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Circular Economy
The situation where human consumption and waste production exceed Earth's regenerative and absorptive capacity.
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Circular Economy
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
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Dynamic Equilibria
A system response that reduces change and maintains stability by counteracting the initial disturbance.
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Dynamic Equilibria
A system response that amplifies change and drives the system away from equilibrium, potentially causing destabilisation
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Dynamic Equilibria
Critical thresholds in systems beyond which rapid, often irreversible change occurs.
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Dynamic Equilibria
The maintenance of stable internal conditions in organisms and ecosystems through regulatory mechanisms.
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Dynamic Equilibria
The variety and relative abundance of different species within an ecosystem or biome.
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Dynamic Equilibria
The situation where multiple species perform similar ecological functions, allowing ecosystem functions to be maintained
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Dynamic Equilibria
The capacity of an ecosystem to recover and return to its original state after experiencing disturbance.
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Dynamic Equilibria
The ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function when subjected to external disturbances.
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
The process by which plants convert solar energy into chemical energy stored in organic molecules, driving sustainable n
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
Energy sources that are continuously replenished naturally and can be sustainably used without depletion.
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
The amount of energy stored per unit mass of fuel, determining how much energy can be extracted and transported.
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
Natural biological and geological processes that operate at low temperatures without requiring high-temperature industri
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, typically measured in carbon dioxide equivalents, produced directly and in
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Energy in Sustainable Systems
The total amount of energy required to extract, process, manufacture, transport, and assemble a product, embedded in the
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Material Cycles
An economic system based on taking resources, making products, and disposing of waste in a straight-line pattern without
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Material Cycles
A design philosophy where products are designed to be continually cycled through recovery systems as biological or techn
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