I = PAT that human population may stabilize at around 11.2 billion in 2100, the I=PAT equation will continue to be relevant for the increasing human impact on the environment in the short to mid-term future. Increased population increases humans' environmental impact in many ways, which include but are not limited to: The variable A, in the I=PAT equation stands for affluence. It represents the average consumption of each person in the population. As the consumption of each person increases, the total environmental impact increases as well. A common proxy for measuring consumption is through GDP per capita. While GDP per capita measures
Per minas Per minas Per minas, in British common law, to engage in behavior "by means of menaces or threats". The term comes from Latin. "Per minas" has been used as a defense of duress to certain crimes, as affecting the element of "mens rea". William Blackstone, the often-cited judge and legal scholar, addressed the use of "duress "per minas"" under the category of self-defense as a means of securing the "right of personal security", that is, the right of self-defense. The classic case involves a person who is blackmailed into robbing a bank. In contract law, Blackstone used "per minas" to