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TABLE 13.2
UNESCO Total Environmental Checklist: Components and Processes

Natural Environment—Components
Soil
Water
Atmosphere
Mineral resources

Energy resources
Fauna
Flora
Microorganisms

Natural Environment — Processes
Biogeochemical cycles
Irradiation
Photosynthesis
Animal and plant growth

Fluctuations in animal and plant growth
Changes in soil fertility, salinity, alkalinity
Host/parasite interactions and epidemic
processes

Human Population—Demographic Aspects
Population structure:

Population size

•Age
•Ethnicity
•Economic
•Educational
•Occupational

Population density
Fertility and mortality rates
Health statistics

Human Activities and the Use of Machines
Migratory movements
Daily mobility
Decision making
Exercise and distribution of authority
Administration
Administration
Farming

Mining
Industrial activities
Commercial activities
Military activities
Transportation
Recreational activities
Crime rates

Societal Groupings
Government groupings
Industrial groupings
Commercial groupings
Political groupings
Religious groupings
Educational groupings

Information media
Law-keeping media
Health services
Community groupings
Family groupings

Products of Labor
The built environment:

Food

•Buildings
•Roads
•Railways
•Parks

Pharmaceutical products
Machines
Other commodities

Culture
Values
Beliefs
Attitudes
Knowledge
Information

Technology
Literature
Literature
Economic system

Source: Boyden, S., An Integrative Ecological Approach to the Study of Human Settlements ,

MAB Technical Notes 12, UNESCO, Paris, France, 1979.