Pollution Prevention and Fire Protection and Prevention

Question 1

1. Hurdles to sustainability include all except:

		apathy
		consumption levels
		adequate knowledge
		lack of public awareness

4 points  

Question 2

1. __________________ is the maximum rate of resource consumption and waste discharge that can be sustained indefinitely in a given region without progressively impairing the functional integrity and productivity of the ecosystem.

		Maximum consumption rate
		Minimum ecosystem capacity
		Carrying capacity
		Resource capacity

4 points  

Question 3

1. Which of the following was not one of the outcomes of the Rio conference?

		Convention of Climate Change
		Convention on Water Waste Elimination
		Convention on Biological Diversity
		Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

4 points  

Question 4

1. Individuals may play a role in sustainability by all of the following except ___________.

		changing life styles
		cutting down on the need to travel
		using clean production technology
		minimize hospitalizations

4 points  

Question 5

1. The social themes of Agenda 21 include all except:

		the just world
		the fertile world
		the peoples world
		none of the above

4 points  

Question 6

1. Which of the following is not one of the closely connected precepts of sustainability?

		The environment is an integral part of the economy.
		Equity between the developing and developed world is essential.
		Every entity should have long term goals.
		Poverty does not need to be addressed.

4 points  

Question 7

1. The basis of the economy in some Third World countries is ___________.

		recycled aluminum cans
		population growth
		tourism
		the use of cisterns

4 points  

Question 8

1. Which is not a component of a sustainable society?

		democratic values
		static economy
		long-term solutions
		research and information

4 points  

Question 9

1. The principles of sustainable development strategy making include all except:

		focus on issues
		cost analysis
		consensus building
		action orientation

4 points  

Question 10

1. Promoting cooperation among various industries is a principal of ____________.

		an eco-industrial park
		industrial ecology
		conservation of resources
		the polluter pays

4 points  

Question 11 –200 words general keep it simple

1. Summarize the framework involved concerning sustainability. Provide an example of a third world country that implemented a sustainable development project that has achieved some success. (Example: Dr. Wangari Maathat of Kenya founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in her native Kenya. In 2004 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work – the first time that the award was given for an environmental action).

30 points  

Question 12 –200 words keep it simple

1. Discuss 4 industrial ecology principles. Of the four that you have chosen, which do you think is the most valuable and why.