Defining Scales and Goals of Sustainability

Written as a senior research project at CU Boulder. Advised by Prof. Wil Srubar. Incomplete. See this article with citations.

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Introduction

Ecosystems across the world are faced with increasing pressure from climate change, nutrient-induced eutrophication, land use, resource extraction, and many other consequences of human activity. A 2007 study published…