• Refer to Table 1.3 in Ch. 1 of The Human Impact on the Natural Environment, which lists the five stages of global economic development.
• Examine the population trends in the two most recent stages of economic development:
• The Atlantic industrial era
• The Pacific global era
• Compare the environmental conditions between these two eras and with what occurred in the first three stages of global economic development.
• Explain how the population trends in these eras led to urbanization.
• Choose one of the world’s urban agglomerations listed in Table 1.7.
• Identify three environmental effects cause by urbanization in this area

Your essay should argue the following proposition:

A sustainable energy system (water system, agricultural system, economy) is possible if we do _____________________.

Or:

It is possible to stop the epidemic of extinctions of wildlife if we do _______________.

• Find academic resources on a proposed solution or package of solutions for the environmental problem you choose to discuss.

• State the arguments in favor of the solution you have chosen.

• Identify potential objections and opposition to your chosen solution and reply to them, using academic resources.

1. Summarize the general environmental ethic of your region.
2. Do you agree with this ethic or do you believe that it should change.
3. How can citizens, governmental agencies, private corporations, etc