GEOG10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Soil Retrogression And Degradation, Sea Level Rise, Water Scarcity
28 Jul 2018
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Centuries of research on famines & food conflicts (often using scarcity"). Compelling theories and explanations for terrible human conditions. We face many types of scarcities, and are likely to face more. Scarcities are often entwined and can compound. Much of what we think we know about scarcity is not supported by research, but tends to be anecdotal, common sense, and intuitive. Do so with reference to cases and real world examples. Definitions and terminology: definitions are not conclusive", but about describing the boundaries in which we"re having a discussion - they"re neither right nor wrong, but clarity so that we can engage. Competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) a conflict of principles. As a manifest clash of the interests of two or more social groups. Violence refers to the use of direct, physical force against human beings (ide 2015: 62)
