GEO 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Yuppie, United Nations Environment Programme, Vale Limited
17 Sep 2017
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Geo 210 lecture 15: natural hazards abiotic, wh(cid:455) do people put the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es i(cid:374) har(cid:373)(cid:859)s (cid:449)a(cid:455), we have little control over the hazards we cannot control the weather we cannot. Is the exposure voluntary or involuntary stop an earthquake: but choice about, where we live, what kind of food we eat, what types of activities we engage in (drugs, smoking, scuba diving, choice, 1. Inco (now part of brazilian vale mining corp) had for 60 years released nickel emissions from refinery in port colbourne residents claimed that their residences values plummeted because of this. What about their health (not topic in settlement): 2. Lack of satisfying alternatives: same lifestyle, same opportunities, same costs of living, 3. Short term planning: will not happen again, 4. Ignorance: what else is available, why should one move, 5. Optimism link to short term planning event just happened what are the odds: will not happen to me, 7.
