Population
The study of human population structure, growth, and distribution.
What is demography?
The process by which people move from rural areas to cities.
What is urbanization?
Nuclear power plants generate electricity primarily through this process.
What is fission?
This type of power generation causes ecosystem disruption and displacement of people.
What is hydropower or hydroelectric dam?
Human population growth has most closely followed this pattern.
What is J-shaped (exponential) growth?
This equation represents the relationship between population and environmental impact.
What is I = P × A × T?
These types of surfaces in cities can increase polluted runoff.
What are impermeable surfaces?
This is a major environmental impact of coal mining.
What is acid-mine drainage?
A major disadvantage of wind energy.
This is an advantage of geothermal energy.
What are low emissions during operation?
A megacity is defined as a city with a population greater than.
What is 10 million?
This type of strategy utilizes compact, mixed-use, walkable development.
What is smart growth?
This is what natural gas is made of.
What is methane?
NIMBY
What is not in my backyard?
Reduce electricity consumption through incentives.
What is demand-side management?
The date when humanity uses all resources Earth can regenerate in one year.
What is overshoot day?
Denial of loans and long-term segregation resulted in this.
What is Redlining?
Using less energy to accomplish the same task.
What is energy efficiency?
Producing two useful forms of energy from one fuel source.
What is cogeneration?
Population, Organization, Environment, Technology
What is POET model?
This is the replacement level fertility in developed nations.
What is 2.1 children per woman
When urban materials absorb and retain heat.
What is the Urban Heat Island effect?
This policy tool sets an overall emissions limit and allows companies to trade permits.
What is cap-and-trade?
Electricity consumed by devices when plugged in but not in active use.
What is Vampire Power?
Abandoned and potentially contaminated industrial sites
What are Brownfields?