Across
- 1. internationally comparable measurement index that measures education, health, and living standards
- 3. measurement index that combines three basic measures of human status: life expectancy; knowledge and education; and standard of living
- 8. method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or most of the trees within an area
- 11. study of how humans allocate scarce resources in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
- 12. subfield of economics that examines the costs and benefits of various policies and regulations that seek to regulate or limit air and water pollution and other causes of environmental degradation
- 14. method of harvesting trees that involves the removal of single trees or small number of trees from the larger forest
- 17. U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits
- 18. international program that works in 170 countries around the world to advocate change that will help people obtain a better life through development
- 20. measure of economic status that includes personal consumption, income distribution, levels of higher education, resource depletion, pollution, and the health of the population
- 22. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, mineral extraction.
- 27. 1973 U.S. act designed to protect species from extinction
- 29. global institution dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries
- 31. global institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace
- 35. plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project’s impact on the environment
- 36. principle that grants government the power to acquire a property at fair market value even if the owner does not wish to sell it
- 37. Urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between them
- 38. area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area
- 39. cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service or otherwise accounted for
Down
- 2. fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor
- 4. document outlining the scope and purpose of a development project, describing the environmental context, suggesting alternative approaches to the project, and analyzing the environmental impact of each alternative
- 5. zoning classification that allows retail and high-density residential development to coexist in the same area
- 6. organization that oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education
- 7. worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value
- 9. tax placed on environmentally harmful activities or emissions in an attempt to internalize some of the externalities that may be involved in the life cycle of those activities or products
- 10. worldview that places equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live
- 13. national area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or landscape
- 15. approach to removing trees from forests in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other noncommercial trees
- 16. department that advances the energy and economic security of the United States
- 19. phenomenon of less developed countries using new technology without first using the precursor technology
- 21. maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource
- 23. federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife
- 24. strategy for pollution control that involves regulations and enforcement mechanisms
- 25. Development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development around stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth
- 26. approach to sustainability that considers three factors—economic, environmental, and social—when making decisions about business, the economy, and development
- 28. planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods
- 30. strategy for pollution control that constructs financial and other incentives for lowering emissions based on profits and benefits
- 32. agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations
- 33. phenomenon of less developed countries adopting technological innovations developed in wealthy countries
- 34. degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs