GEOG 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Industrial Revolution, Ecofeminism, Scientific Revolution
23 Apr 2018
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Lecture 4: human and environment relationships part 1. Economic and social structures impact environmental degradation, resource depletion and overall ecological functioning. Environmental change > natural processes vs. human forces. Human impacts: troubling impacts : nuclear waste, toxic emissions, acid rain, smog, deforestation, greenhouse gases, habitat loss, global climate change. **as economic growth increases, so do the concerns about sustaining the environment. Human demand and consumption: food, shelter, clothing, commodities, **consumption patterns have a significant impact on the environment. De(cid:448)eloped (cid:374)atio(cid:374)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)prise (cid:1006)(cid:1004)% of the (cid:449)orld"s populatio(cid:374), (cid:271)ut (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)e (cid:1012)(cid:1004)% of the (cid:449)orld"s resources and vice versa. (rich north, poor south) Ecological footprint a measurement of land area required to sustain a population. Worldviews sets of commonly shared values, ideas and images concerning the nature of reality and the role of humanity within it. Intellectual movement: reason and individualism, scientific revolution.
