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Part 1: Understanding Green Industrial Ecology Concepts

• Industrial ecology introduces a wide array of new concepts that are important to understand as we move forward in the course.
• Research the following concepts within Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write 20- to 50-word responses to each definition in your own words.

1. Sustainability -
2. Master equation -
3. Green engineering -
4. Sustainable engineering -
5. Modern technology
6. Biological ecology -
7. Industrial ecology -
8. Metabolism -
9. Technological evolution -
10. Risk evaluation (assessment) -
11. Risk communication -
12. Risk management -
13. IPAT equation -
14. Sustainable development -
15. Social ecology -
16. Green accounting -

Part 2: Case Study Question 1

 "The Tragedy of the Commons," of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write a 350- to 700-word response in total to the following case study questions:

1. How could perfect freedom of action adversely affect common shared property?
2. How was sustainability quantified? How is industrial ecology related to biological ecology in this case study?
3. Was there any risk evaluation done in this case?
4. What is a corollary example of "The Tragedy of the Commons" that you witness in modern life?

Part 3: Case Study Question 2

"Is Humanity's Path Unsustainable?" of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write a 350- to 700-word response in total to the following case study questions:

1. What are some sustainable practices that would have prevented the island's permanent population collapse?
2. Was risk evaluation used to assess any environmental impacts? If yes, how? If not, what do you think should have been assessed to begin with?
3. What were some possible social, legal, and ethical concerns with sustainable development in this case study?