Enviro Sci case study overview
Cards (9)
- any process that cause little, less or no harm to the natural envionment is often claimed to be sustainable
- Aus' Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 promotes ecologically sustainable development through the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of resources
- Sustainability dimensions
- society - staisfy people's needs
- environment - healthy
- economy - everyone has access to financial support
- social rsponssibilities include human health, resource security, education and environmental concerns
- Social responsibility
- employment
- housing
- transport
- environmental responsibility considers impacts on
- organisms
- atmosphere
- ecological processes
- soil
- economic responsibility
- ability to provide employment
- impacts on buisness growth
- availability of transportation
- all economic activity is dependent on the services and benefits provided by nature
- sustainability principles are guidelines which help organisations make sustainability focussed decisions