21. SUMMARY

Review each of these points and reference the previous discussion.

The major driving forces influencing human interaction with the environment:

· The more people, the greater the demand will be on the environment.

· A majority of the world’s poor live in ecologically vulnerable areas.

· Economic growth is changing the global environment.

· Growing urban areas impose tremendous pressures on resources.

· The types of technologies chosen influence the amounts of energy consumed and pollution generated.

· Markets, governments, national and international political economies and policies affect the environment.

· Attitudes and beliefs frequently affect the environment.