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Ontology: Natural Order
Spatial Scope: focus is on the earth, including seas.
Temporal Scope: now and the future.
Ecosystem services to humankind: services that the natural environment provides to people:
- critical materials
- environmental conditions
- waste assimilation
Impact of human economic activity: Depends on magnitude, concentration, dissipation, and transformation of flows of material and energy.
Antropogenic Change: Mankind's activities influence the environment, and the climate. According to the IPCC 4th Assessment Report "Climate Change Synthesis Report" these activities have a strong and risk-prone impact on the earth's atmosphere and climate. More details on global plans to cope with such impact and its consequences are at UNFCCC Website.
These plans involve also the Social Order and the Techno Order.
The most complex natural orders include biotopes and habitats.
The sections 0 to 6 of the Central Product Classification rely on eco-system services that are part of the natural order:
- #cpc0 - Agriculture, forestry and fishery products
- #cpc1 - Ores and minerals; electricity, gas and water
- #cpc2 - Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products
- #cpc3 - Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment
- #cpc4 - Metal products, machinery and equipment
- #cpc5 - Constructions and construction services
- #cpc6 - Distributive trade services; accommodation, food and beverage serving services; transport services; and electricity, ...
The elements and living creatures we find in the natural order include
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- Also under Learning in the age of digital interdependence
- Questions, answers and comments
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The backlinks below usually do not include the child and sibling items, nor the pages in the breadcrumbs.
John Locke's "Of the State of Nature" discusses people's rights and duties in the natural order.
See this TeachBuzz course on how to address this topic in a classroom.
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