Across
- 5. agreement focused on reducing CFCs in order to prevent the ozone hole from getting bigger
- 6. proposed the “Tragedy of the Commons” stating that self-interest would deplete shared resources (like to overgrazing of common pastures)
- 9. the _________ progress index measures progress by considering factors like income, quality of life, environmental damage, and unpaid labor
- 11. overcrowded areas typically found in developing countries that lack basic services
- 12. passed in 1970 and was aimed at improving human health by reducing air contaminants
- 13. EIS or environmental ___________ statements are required for major federal projects and include the possible short/long term effects of the project
- 14. it is difficult to get around many cities without private _________ due to expansion with freeways
- 15. cornerstone of US environmental policy that established oversight & directed federal agencies to consider environmental consequences
- 16. economic style that assumes resources are finite
- 17. groups like the Nature Conservancy and National Geographic are considered to be ________ and they can play vital roles in mobilizing public interest & gathering financial support
- 19. site of international convention that limits countries’ abilities to export hazardous waste
- 21. international agreement aimed at regulating the trade of endangered species
- 22. system in which companies with excess emission reductions can sell credits to others; incentivizes low emissions
- 23. passed in 1972 and aimed to make our _______________ both “swimmable and fishable”
- 24. promotes efficient land use by encouraging “fill-in” development, diverse housing, and transportation options for residents
- 25. environmental ___________ refers to rules, practices, and laws that protect human health, natural resources, and environmental quality
Down
- 1. model in which small loans are provided to entrepreneurs with small businesses
- 2. economic style that includes labor, knowledge, and capital, seeing resources as interchangeable
- 3. economic style that focuses on pricing natural capital and the environmental costs of exploitation
- 4. type of science that involves community members working with scientists collecting data for real research projects
- 5. cities with over 10 million people
- 7. a source of pollution like urban runoff which cannot be traced back to a single place
- 8. used to compare the costs and benefits of a project including both social and environmental impacts
- 10. aimed to cleanup abandoned toxic sites and hold polluters liable for unsafe dumping
- 13. make producers pay for all costs including the environmental impacts
- 18. reflects the total value of goods and services in an economy
- 20. continent that currently has the most urban areas