CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Water would be an example of ____, while the water cycle would be an example of _____.
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The land needed to provide the resources for and assimilate the waste of a person or population is referred to as:
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What does the term “cradle-to-cradle” mean when talking about product management?
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"Natural interest" refers to:
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Which of the following statements about sustainability is FALSE?
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WORK WITH IDEAS
What is the IPAT model? How is the equation I = P × A × T similar to and/or different from the equation I = (P × A)/T?
What are the differences between internal and external costs? How do these types of costs relate to true cost accounting?
What are the limitations of mainstream economics that make it an unsustainable model? How does ecological economics propose to address these limitations?
Compare the sustainability efforts of Interface to those of MEC. What similar steps is each company taking? How do their efforts differ?
How did Interface incorporate biomimicry designs into their products and what are the advantages of these designs over traditional products?