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Term | Definition |
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Climate change | Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades |
Ecological footprint | A measure of human command of earth’s resources |
Ecology | branch of biology that deals with relationships |
economy | the wealth of a country |
enviornment | The surroundings of a person |
Incinerator | an apparatus for burning waste |
Landfill | The disposal or reuse of waste |
Lifestyle | The way witch someone lives |
Luxury | the state of great comfort |
Midden | A dunghill or reuse heap |
Natural resources- | minerals forest water or anything naturally used |
Necessity | being required |
Population- | the inhabitants of a certain area |
Recycling- | convert waste into reusable material |
Sustainability | using a resource too not deplete it |
Sustainable design | design to comply with the demand of nature |
Waste disposal- | proper disposal of waste |