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It was argued that human development relies on different forms of capital:

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		Financial capital and work capital
		Natural capital and ecosystem services
done		Human capital, manmade capital and natural capital
		Manmade capital and education driven capital

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The American ecological economist Herman Daily coined the terms 'empty world' and 'full world'. What was his main argument?

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		The 21st century world is filled by too many people vs. the empty world of the past
done		We are entering the “full world” era, in which human capital has already allowed us to utilize every possible form of natural capital. The limiting factor of continues development may be declining natural capital
		In an 'empty world' there are very little natural resources available
		The limiting factor of continues development is human capital

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What kind of indirect drivers are shaping human dependence and impact on the natural systems?

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done		Demographic, economic, socio-political, cultural and religious, science and technology
		Demographic and economic
		Economic, science and technology
		Economic, science and technology, natural and genetic

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The demographic transition model divides demographic trends into the following stages:

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		The industrial revolution, the early 20th century, the late 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century
done		The pre-industrial age, the period of mechanization, industrialization, the mature industrial age and the post-industrial age
		The slow change and the fast change stages
		The developing and developed stages

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What was Thomas Malthus main argument?

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		He argued that humans will always find a way to overcome any natural resource shortage
done		He argued that continuous population exponential growth will bring human society to a point of collapse as the growth of available natural resources is slower
		He argued that the human population can grow indefinitely
		He argued that humans will develop new technologies, which will allow the production of sufficient amounts of food to supply the growing demand

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What is the meaning of the term 'the tragedy of the commons'?

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		Common properties such as the environment that are commonly managed by governmental agencies are inefficient
done		Common properties such as the environment that are not owned by anyone will lead to a stage in which everyone will try to reap the maximum benefits from them, without considering their limits
		Common properties should not be managed
		Common properties such as the environment that are managed by small communities may collapse

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Our behaviour and its environmental implications is shaped by:

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		Education; awareness; values and beliefs; culture and religion; common social acceptance
		Availability, accessibility and quality of infrastructure
		Prices and the costs of different activities; the type and effectiveness of the regulation in place, etc
done		All answers are correct

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Sustainable Development has been defined as:

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		Development that increases economic growth which will in turn contribute to everyone's prosperity
		Development that increases the well-being of the present generation without taking into consideration future generations
		Development that advances environmental conservation
done		Development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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in the context of urban sustainability, the concept of economies of agglomeration means that:

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שאלה #134458

		Increasing the volume of production contributes to cost reduction
done		Related or nearby activities are more efficient that distant ones and can reduce the urban environmental impact
		Distant activities can lower urban environmental impacts
		Non of the above

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It is often hard to find and quantify all pathogens in water because:

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		they are present in low numbers
		they have limited survival times
		there is a large amount of pathogens to analyze
done		All of the above

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