Lectures 1 & 2

Sustainable Development & the Environment 

Today's objectives -

• To discuss the outline of the course.

• To examine what we mean by resources and the environment.

• To discuss why sustainable development is important and what it means.

Vocabulary -

Environment -
Resources -
Sustainable development -
Over consumption -
Ecological sustainability -
Carrying capacity -
Ecological footprint -
Social sustainability -
Economic sustainability -

Lecture Outline -

The course syllabus
The course text & lab manual
The course schedule
The Environment
The environment of London
The importance of the environment
Our interactions with the environment
Sustainable Development
Why are people concerned with sustainability?
Sustainable development defined
Ecological sustainability and how is it measured
Social and Economic sustainability,