CHAPTER 5: HUMAN HABITATION OF THE EARTH

CHAPTER 5.1: ORIGIN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM

Chapter 5.1.1: Primitive communities: Humans as hunters and gatherers

Chapter 5.1.2: Agricultural communities

Chapter 5.1.3: Industrial Communities

Chapter 5.1.3.1: Industrial Revolution - overview

Chapter 5.1.3.2: Phases in the Industrial Revolution

Chapter 5.1.4: Post Industrial Enviro-Communities

Chapter 5.1.4.1: Environmental Revolution

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(par 5.1.4.1.1) Study- How existing cropland could feed billions more
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(Par 5.1.4.1.1) Eif Assists Think Namibia Aquaponics Systems Project
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(par 5.1.4.1.1) Managing Agricultural Waste
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Chapter 5.1.5: Socio-Moral Community Disintegration

CHAPTER 5.2: ANALYZING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM

Chapter 5.2.1: Demographics: the demand (or population) factor

Chapter 5.2.1.1: Dynamics of population growth

Chapter 5.2.1.2: Population numbers

Chapter 5.2.1.3: Unequal distribution of populations

Chapter 5.2.1.4: Theories on population growth

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(par 5.2.1.4.1.1) Building back better: A sustainable, resilient recovery after COVID-1
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(par 5.2.1.4.1.1) ‘Care for nature’ to keep people safe and well, leaders urge
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(par 5.2.1.4.1 ) Young African Penguins Are Dying Because They Can’t Find the Fish They Need
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Chapter 5.2.1.4.1: The Malthus theory

Chapter 5.2.1.4.2: The Verhulst theory

Chapter 5.2.1.4.3: The Ratchet effect theory

Chapter 5.2.1.4.4: Discussion of the theories

Chapter 5.2.1.5: Providing sufficient nutrition

Chapter 5.2.1.5.1: Famine and malnutrition – a battle for quality resources

Chapter 5.2.1.5.2: The human diet

Chapter 5.2.1.5.3: Standard of living and Luxury living

Chapter 5.2.2: Resource availability: the supply factor

Chapter 5.2.2.1: Wastage of energy and matter

Chapter 5.2.2.2: Lowering of resources’ quality due to pollution and degradation

Chapter 5.2.3: Summary

CHAPTER 5.3: HUMANKIND’S ANSWER TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM: PEOPLE AS ECOLOGICAL FACTOR

Chapter 5.3.1: Intellectual domination

Chapter 5.3.2: Modification of the natural ecosystem

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(par 5.3.2.2.3 ) Bioaccumulation (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 5.3.2.2.3) Atop Food Chain, Ospreys Ingest Many Poisons
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(par 5.3.2.2.2) ‘Killing geese not purpose of plan’
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Chapter 5.3.2.1: The development of new races and cultivars

Chapter 5.3.2.2: The distribution of species

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(par 5.3.2.2.2) Mallards could wipe out SA’s duck
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(par 5.3.2.2.2) Invasive species threaten biodiversity
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(par 5.3.2.2.2) Efforts Being Made to Counter Invasive Ants On Island in Seychelles
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Chapter 5.3.2.2.1: Alien species

Chapter 5.3.2.2.2: Animal invaders

Chapter 5.3.2.2.3: The problem of pesticides

Chapter 5.3.2.3: The creation of new habitats

CHAPTER 5.4: THE CLASSIFICATION OF CULTURAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 5.4.1: Altered Natural Ecosystems

Chapter 5.4.2: Managed (or Controlled ecosystems)

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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Ecosystem-based management
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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Culling Kangaroos Could Help The Environment
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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Africa’s oldest Wilderness under threat from mining
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Chapter 5.4.2.1: Wilderness-based Outdoor recreation

Chapter 5.4.2.2: Nature Reserves and other Conservation areas

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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Ecosystem-based management
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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Culling Kangaroos Could Help The Environment
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(par 5.4.2.2.4) Africa’s oldest Wilderness under threat from mining
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Chapter 5.4.2.2.1: The impact of nature reserves on an ecosystem

Chapter 5.4.2.2.2: The value of nature conservation areas

Chapter 5.4.2.2.3: Problems in nature conservation areas

Chapter 5.4.2.2.4: Management of conservation areas

Chapter 5.4.2.2.5: The individual as nature conservationist

Chapter 5.4.3: Modified Ecosystems

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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Agroecology (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) Ecological Farming the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Hear
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(par 5.4.3.2.2) The Flow of Energy (with special reference to human consumption)
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Chapter 5.4.3.1: Extensive grazing areas as modified ecosystem

Chapter 5.4.3.1.1: The impact of extensive grazing on the environment

Chapter 5.4.3.1.2: Food chains and energy flow

Chapter 5.4.3.2: Agronomy as a modified ecosystem

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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Agroecology (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) Ecological Farming the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Hear
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(par 5.4.3.2.2) The Flow of Energy (with special reference to human consumption)
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Chapter 5.4.3.2.1: The impact of agronomy on the environment

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(par 5.4.3.2.1 ) Does conventional farming damage the environment?
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Chapter 5.4.3.2.1.1: The classification of agronomy systems according to productivity

Chapter 5.4.3.2.2: Food chains and energy flow

Chapter5.4.3.2.3: Sustainable farming

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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Agroecology (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) Ecological Farming the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Hear
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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
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Chapter 5.4.3.2.3.1: Eco-friendly self-sustainable farming

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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) Ecological Farming the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Hear
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(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
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Chapter 5.4.3.2.3.2: Technology driven farming

Chapter 5.4.4: Artificial Ecosystems

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(par 5.4.4.2 ) Urban protected areas
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(par 5.4.4.2 ) The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi
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(par 5.4.4.2 ) Should cities be for animals too
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Chapter 5.4.4.1: The city as an ecosystem

Chapter 5.4.4.2: The impact of urbanization on ecosystems

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(par 5.4.4.2 ) Flooding (taken from Wikipedia)
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(par 5.4.4.2 ) Dealing with population increase in cities and food security
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(par 5.4.4.2 ) Consumers have a bigger impact on the environment than anything else, study finds
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Chapter 5.4.4.2.1: Food chains and trophic levels

Chapter 5.4.4.2.2: Summary

Chapter 5.4.4.3: Space Stations