Sustainable Development
EUT 1072 – Sustainable Development and Management
Exam # 1, October 19 2009
Professor: Georges A. Tanguay
• Exam total points = 100; 19 mandatory questions and one BONUS.
• Answer directly on the questionnaire using available space.
• Maximum time : 90 minutes
Good luck!
PART ONE (50 PTS)
ANSWER QUESTION 1 OR QUESTION 2
QUESTION 1 (30 pts)
We started the course by arguing that the sustainable development concept was first “introduced” in 1972 with the publication of Limits to Growth commissioned by the Club of Rome. Explain the three main conclusions reached in this report (1 to 1.5 pages).
QUESTION 2 (30 pts)
We presented a short version of Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth. Explain three specific parts or facts that have touched and/or struck you the most (1.5 pages).
ANSWER QUESTION 3 OR QUESTION 4
QUESTION 3 (20 pts)
You were expected to read four chapters from the course texbook (Strange, T. and A. Bayley (2008), Linking Economy, Society, Environment). Write a short text explaining what you have basically retained from your readings (1 to 1.5 pages).
QUESTION 4 (20 pts)
The First Law of Thermodynamics can be summarized by the following sentence:
Nothing is lost, nothing is created, all is transformed.
Using two examples, explain how this Law relates to our visit to the St-Michel environmental Center. (1 page)
PART TWO (50 PTS)
ANSWER THE 12 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH A CAPITAL LETTER (2.5 pts each)
Question 1
Sustainable development takes into account simultaneously the following dimensions:
A) Economic and environmental
B) Economic and social
C) Environmental and social
D) Environmental, economic and social
Answer:
Question 2
The concept of weak sustainability means that:
A) We should not substitute man-made capital for natural capital.
B) We can substitute man-made capital for natural capital.
C) The
Exam # 1, October 19 2009
Professor: Georges A. Tanguay
• Exam total points = 100; 19 mandatory questions and one BONUS.
• Answer directly on the questionnaire using available space.
• Maximum time : 90 minutes
Good luck!
PART ONE (50 PTS)
ANSWER QUESTION 1 OR QUESTION 2
QUESTION 1 (30 pts)
We started the course by arguing that the sustainable development concept was first “introduced” in 1972 with the publication of Limits to Growth commissioned by the Club of Rome. Explain the three main conclusions reached in this report (1 to 1.5 pages).
QUESTION 2 (30 pts)
We presented a short version of Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth. Explain three specific parts or facts that have touched and/or struck you the most (1.5 pages).
ANSWER QUESTION 3 OR QUESTION 4
QUESTION 3 (20 pts)
You were expected to read four chapters from the course texbook (Strange, T. and A. Bayley (2008), Linking Economy, Society, Environment). Write a short text explaining what you have basically retained from your readings (1 to 1.5 pages).
QUESTION 4 (20 pts)
The First Law of Thermodynamics can be summarized by the following sentence:
Nothing is lost, nothing is created, all is transformed.
Using two examples, explain how this Law relates to our visit to the St-Michel environmental Center. (1 page)
PART TWO (50 PTS)
ANSWER THE 12 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH A CAPITAL LETTER (2.5 pts each)
Question 1
Sustainable development takes into account simultaneously the following dimensions:
A) Economic and environmental
B) Economic and social
C) Environmental and social
D) Environmental, economic and social
Answer:
Question 2
The concept of weak sustainability means that:
A) We should not substitute man-made capital for natural capital.
B) We can substitute man-made capital for natural capital.
C) The