Crowdly

Gross Domestic Product analysis (GDP)

Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD)

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Which of the following best describes systems thinking in sustainable engineering?

Analyzing environmental problems in isolation

Eliminating economic considerations from engineering

Considering interactions, feedback loops, and long-term impacts

Focusing exclusively on technical design parameters

What was the SDG Index score of Germany in 2018?

78,96

92,51

81,78

82,66

Which concept refers to decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation?

Green economy

Decoupling

Low-carbon economy

Eco-design

Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of sustainability?

Political sustainability

Environmental sustainability

Economic sustainability

Social sustainability

Which of the following best differentiates environmental economics from ecological economics?

Ecological economics focuses only on pollution control

Environmental economics ignores technological innovation

Environmental economics rejects economic growth entirely

Ecological economics emphasizes the physical limits of ecosystems

Which statement best describes ecological deficit?

When population growth slows

When natural capital increases

When human consumption equals Earth’s biocapacity

When ecological footprint exceeds biocapacity

Which factor is NOT directly included in the calculation of the ecological footprint?

Pasture land

Government environmental regulations

Forest area required for CO₂ absorption

Cropland use

The Brundtland Commission report (1987) introduced the widely used definition of:

Sustainable development

Industrial ecology

Environmental governance

Ecological economics

Which concept best describes “doing more with fewer resources while reducing environmental impact”?

Circular economy