Earth systems and human impacts upon these systems

Earth systems and human impacts upon these systems

1. Gaia

   • William Golding
   • System theory
     • Equilibrium
       • Dynamic equilibrium
         • Rates
         • Open/closed system
         • Steady state
         • Themodynamics
         • Chemicals
     • Components joint together
       • Open system
       • Closed system
     • Holism/ Reductionism
       • Parsimony
       • Systems
         • Economic
         • Chemical
         • Social
         • Biological
         • Mental
         • Physical
       • Reduction
     • Homoeostasis
       • Living organism
       • Temperature
       • Environment
       • Systems
         • Open/closed
   • Individual ecosystems
     • Self sustaining
     • organisms
       • Dead organisms
         • Anaerobic digestion
           • Fossil fuels
             • Heat
             • fossilized remains
             • Carbon
             • Coal
             • Petroleum
             • Natural gas
       • Small = important
     • Loss of species
       • Human activity
       • Statistics
       • Extintion
       • Biodiversity
     • Greenhouse
       • Soil
       • Plants
       • Solar radiation
       • Thermal energy
       • Convection
     • Water cycle
       • H20
       • Atmosphere
       • Evaporation
       • Precipitation
       • Infirtation
       • Condensation
     • Microorganisms
       • Malaria
         • Sarwak
         • DDT
           • World health organisation
         • Mosquitoes
           • Anophies gambiae
       • Biosphere
       • Decomposers

2. Ecological footprint

   • Population
     • Species
     • Geographical area
       • Global hectares
     • Sustainable
     • Human demand
       • Resources
         • Re-generate
         • Waste
         • Energy
         • Building materials
         • Biomass
   • Sustainably
     • Biological systems
       • Wetlands
       • Forests
     • Environmental management
     • Human consumption
       • Resources
       • Impacts
         • Ecological
         • Economic
         • Political
         • Cultural
   • Bio-capacity
     • Ecosystems
       • Materials
     • Global hectares

3. Theorists

   • James Lovelock
   • William Golding
   • Rio

4. Carbon dioxide

   • Co2
   • Carbon footprint
   • Resources
   • Overshoot
     • Capacity
   • Emissions
     • Thermal infared
   • Carbon cycle
     • Long cycle
     • Short cycle

5. Climate change

   • Global warming
     • Anthropocene
       • Human activity
     • Melting
     • Migration
     • Energy
     • Rising temperatures
   • Rio (1992)
   • Carbon cycle
   • Electronic spectrum
   • Black body temperature
     • Average temp = 15 degrees