Section 2:  The Environment and Society

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Key Terms:

• ​Law of Supply and Demand
• Ecological Footprint
• ​Sustainability
  

Main Ideas:

• "The Tragedy of the Commons" was an influential essay that described the relationship between the short-term interests of the individual and the long-term interests of society.
• The law of supply and demand states that when the demand for a product increases while the supply remains fixed, the cost of the product will increase.
• Environmental problems in developed countries tend to be related to consumption.  In developing nations, the major environmental problems are related to population growth.
  
• Describing how sustainability can be achieved is a primary goal of environmental science.