Sustaining

Question 1

Human Ecosystem

Answer 1

Human and environment together

Question 2

Conspicuous Consumption

Answer 2

Population is increasing, of which everyone has false needs.
Businesses want to profit, so they create desire.
But our environment has limited resources to make products

Question 3

Absentee Ownership

Answer 3

Big business with power and resources exploit cheap labour, natural resources (eg. overseas). But they are absent from this unethical production.

Question 4

Planned Obsolescence

Answer 4

We plan for products to die off and always want the better thing.

Question 5

Natural step principles for sustainability

Answer 5

1. Don’t pollute at a faster rate than planet can repair
2. Don’t extract at a faster rate than resources can replenish
3. Limit extraction of non-renewable resources
4. Don’t prevent people from meeting needs to live a good life

Question 6

Environmental Discrimination

Answer 6

Concentrated vulnerability and protection

Unequal level of population concentration, infrastructure strength between countries.