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The Great Acceleration Component1 #146584 The last 50 years have seen the most rapid transformation of the human relationship with the natural world in the history of humankind.
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Link[1] The Great Acceleration

Citerend uit: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme - Adapted from Steffen et al, Global Change and the Earth System, 2004
Geciteerd door: David Price 6:12 PM 29 March 2012 GMT
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http://www.igbp.net/4.1b8ae20512db692f2a680001630.html

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The effects of the accelerating human changes are now clearly discernible at the Earth system level. Many key indicators of the functioning of the Earth system are now showing responses that are, at least in part, driven by the changing human imprint on the planet. The human imprint influences all components of the global environment - oceans, coastal zone, atmosphere, and land.

Link[2] Human activities and global environmental change

Citerend uit: Diana Liverman - University of Arizona, Oxford University
Geciteerd door: David Price 8:48 PM 24 May 2012 GMT
Citerank: (6) 213361Population growth is slowing and will level offPopulation growth is slowing and will level off – as fertility rates fall.109FDEF6, 213362Energy and carbon intensity is decliningCarbon dioxide emissions per GDP have fallen since the 1970s.109FDEF6, 213363Some slowing or reversals of forest loss in some regionsAgricultural intensification and other factors is slowing or reversing deforestation in some regions.109FDEF6, 213364Poverty is declining – inequality is increasingMany people still struggle to meet basic needs and aspire to increase consumption.959C6EF, 213519World energy consumption and transitions8FFB597, 213520Use of renewable energy sources is rising109FDEF6
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http://ll1.workcast.net/10301/6120987478516047/Documents/PUP%20for%20web%20site.pdf

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