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    The document discusses how rich countries need to "de-develop" and reduce their ecological footprints to sustainable levels, as the average footprint for wealthy nations like the US and Canada is over 1.8 global hectares per person, exceeding the world average of 1.6 global hectares by more than 10%. It notes that overconsumption is the main driver of environmental degradation and climate change, and that countries need to transition to post-growth economies that prioritize sustainable development, equality and well-being over economic growth. The document argues that reducing overconsumption in wealthy nations is necessary to address poverty globally and stay within planetary boundaries.

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    The document discusses how rich countries need to "de-develop" and reduce their ecological footprints to sustainable levels, as the average footprint for wealthy nations like the US and Canada is over 1.8 global hectares per person, exceeding the world average of 1.6 global hectares by more than 10%. It notes that overconsumption is the main driver of environmental degradation and climate change, and that countries need to transition to post-growth economies that prioritize sustainable development, equality and well-being over economic growth. The document argues that reducing overconsumption in wealthy nations is necessary to address poverty globally and stay within planetary boundaries.

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    Forget Developing' Poor Countries, It's Time To De-Develop' Rich Countries

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    Forget ‘developing’ poor

    countries, it’s time to ‘de-


    develop’ rich countries
    -Jason Hickel-
    Answers to Question
    1. Eradicate poverty by 2030
    2. Global hectares
    3. Growth
    4. 1.9 hectares
    5. Overconsumption
    6. 1.8 hectares
    7. Life expectancy and happiness
    8. Climate change
    9. Catch down
    Ecological Footprint
    • A way to measure our human
    demand on nature
    • Impacts:
    • Person
    • Household
    • City, business
    • country
    HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
    When Technology Meets
    Humanity
    FARivera
    FARivera
    FARivera
    FARivera
    FARivera
    FARivera
    FARivera
    Why the Future Doesn't
    Need Us?
    Imagine a future without a human race…
    • An actuated mechanism programmable in two or
    ROBOT more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving
    within its environment, to perform intended
    tasks.
    SERVICE ROBOT
    • A robot that performs useful
    tasks for humans or equipment
    excluding industrial application

    • A robot may be classified


    according to its intended
    application as an industrial
    robot or a service robot
    PERSONAL SERVICE ROBOT
    • Service robot for personal
    use

    • Used for a noncommercial


    task, usually by laypersons

    • Examples - domestic servant


    robot, automated wheelchair,
    personal mobility assist
    robot, pet exercising robot
    PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT
    Roles played by Robotics
    • Ease the workload of mankind
    • Make life more efficient and less stressful
    • Perform complicated activities
    • Pleasure, entertainment in parks or exhibits
    • Toys, child-friendly
    • Used in movies
    • Joy drew from Theodore
    Kacynzski’s book,
    Unabomber Manifesto
    • Unitended consequences of
    the design of technology are
    clearly related to Murphy’s
    Law
    In conclusion…
    It is preeminently necessary that the
    scientific community, governments, and
    businesses engage in a discussion to
    determine the safeguards of humans
    against the potential dangers of science
    and technology
    Reference
    • Quinto, E. et al. (2019). Science, Technology and Society. C&E
    Publishing, Inc.
    • Ma’am Fatima Rivera
    • Images from Google

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