ENVIRONMENTAL
DYNAMICS (ENDY 6013)
FINAL EXAM - Fall 2004
"You are a fluke of the Universe; you
have no right to be here, and whether you can hear it or not, the
Universe is laughing behind your back."
– From Deteriorata, found in an old
National Lampoon dated 1972
DUE DATE: 10 DECEMBER 2003, 12:00
P.M.
THE QUESTION
- After many years in obscurity, the seminal document
by Mata et al. defining the demotechnic index as a measure of per capita consumption
has become the focus of debate in the United Nations as it attempts to draft
an equitable global policy of sustainability for human kind. Consider that
you have been hired as a consultant to the nations of the developed world
to outline their perspective on how the demotechnic index should be used to
implement this policy. Prepare this 4-page "position paper" (or
white paper), doing your best to represent your clients and their best interests.
- After many years in obscurity, the seminal document
by Mata et al. defining the demotechnic index as a measure of per capita consumption
has become the focus of debate in the United Nations as it attempts to draft
an equitable global policy of sustainability for human kind. Consider that
you have been hired as a consultant to the nations of the developing world
to outline their perspective on how the demotechnic index should be used to
implement this policy. Prepare this 4-page "position paper" (or
white paper), doing your best to represent your clients and their best interests.
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING
THIS EXAM:
You are at the end of your
first semester of graduate study in the ENDY program. You
should attempt to summarize your experience in the course(s)
you’ve taken in ENDY so far and apply these experiences
toward the development of a reasonable response to the
questions above.
Drawing from that
experience, you should write until you feel you have composed
an answer sufficient to adequately convey the depth of your
understanding. I’m looking for a) organizational skill,
b) ability to synthesize information, c) comprehension of
complex issues (this includes consideration of various
sides of the issue – good scientists
always have multiple working hypotheses), d) ability to
articulate a logical, even-handed, yet compelling response or
set of responses.
You have your task.
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