Ontology: Natural Order
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Spatial Scope
Focus is on the earth, including seas.
Temporal Scope
Now and the future.
Ecosystem services to humankind
Services that the natural environment provides:
- critical materials
- environmental conditions
- waste assimilation
Impact of human economic activity:
Depends on magnitude, concentration, dissipation, and transformation of flows of material and energy.
Antropogenic Change
Mankind's activities influence the environment, and the climate. According to the IPCC 4th Assessment Report "Climate Change Synthesis Report" these activities have a strong and risk-prone impact on the earth's atmosphere and climate. More details on global plans to cope with such impact and its consequences are at http://www.earth-negotiations.info/value-proposition . These plans involve also the Social Order and the Techno Order.
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