Environmental Management Readings and Cases环境管理阅读和案例.pptVIP

Environmental Management: Readings and Cases Edited by Michael V. Russo Part 1 Perspectives on the Environmental Challenge Reading 1Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable WorldStuart L. Hart Ecological Footprints Major Challenges to Sustainability Total Environmental Burden Where: EB = Environmental BurdenP = PopulationA = AffluenceT = Technology The Sustainability Portfolio Building Sustainable Business Strategies Reading 2Building a New EconomyLester R. Brown andJennifer Mitchell Three Key Environmental Issues The world’s population continues to grow The United Nations estimates that world population with grow from 5.8 billion to 9.4 billion by 2050 Global demand for food, water and other natural resources is rising Currently, most natural systems are under stress The earth’s climate is changing Evidence exists that a significant amount of the increase in temperature since the industrial revolution is caused by human economic activity *Copyright ? Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Source: Donella Meadows, “Our Footprints’ Are Treading Too Much Earth,” Charleston (S.C.) Gazette, April 1, 1996. EB = P x A x T Megacities Sixteen Countries With Zero Population Growth, 1997 * * * * *Copyright ? Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.