GEOG 2P13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Megacity, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Mercantilism
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Environmental issues in the news: eu warm uk breach laws on nox emissions, court action, switch from use of house coal, wet wood to smokeless solid fuels (low. Sulphur) = cleaner burning/ lower emissions: not consider a ban. How long can it continue: modern humans view the planet as a single resource, low value placed on nature, wealth accumulation all important, no real limits, western/developed/capitalist focus, view is spreading around the world. Industrial society: nuclear age: 1940s, continued change, technological/scientific advances, communication, biotech chemistry, economic + social= globalization. Industrial society- where begin: merca(cid:374)tilis(cid:373): go(cid:448)"t protect (cid:374)atio(cid:374)al i(cid:374)terests, negative global events- related to policy, move to freer international trade, new tech= improve efficiency. 2: growth of transnational companies, significant economic growth, issues: companies worth more than nations; workers marginalized; inequality within/among nations; little focus on development, social movements- fill in gaps left by corp/ govt. World systems theory: colonial empire control world trade, culture, values eg canada- fur, timber, fish, minerals.
