Environmental Risks of Economic Development

Unit 10: Environmental Risks of Economic Development

All students should be able to:

• Describe how economic activities may pose threats to the natural environment both locally and globally.
• Describe the need for sustainable development and management.
• Describe how economic activities may pose threats to the Natural environment, locally and globally. (Global Warming, Desertification, Pollution, Soil conservation, Population Policies, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Cities, sustainable Tourism, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Management of the Rainforests, etc.)
• Demonstrate the need for sustainable development and management.
• Understand the importance of resource conservation.
• Know a case study of an area where economic development is taking place causing the environment to be at risk.