ENV S 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Transcendentalism, Habitat Destruction, Conservation Movement
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*trains going down the tracks, epitomizes the industrial revolution. The first big business - railroads were rst and show how there is rapid change with the industrial revolution in the 17th c, allows for shipping of large quantities of goods. London smog - killer smog, due to industrial revolution because of burning coal and wood, that creates a ton of smoke in england. 5: pro t maximization - systems to run the business more e ciently, Hierarchial management - hierarchy that coordinates from the top down. Time zones - invented to maximize pro ts and keep the world on one time system for convenience. Stocks and bonds - invest in something then buy shares in central paci c railroad: the great resource gobbler - used massive amounts of coal, steel, wood and stimulated all american markets. Fear of the machine - many generations disliked machines and wanted to return.
