GEOG 216 Lecture 1: All lecture notes.docx
12 Dec 2014
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3 components health > measured through longevity (life expectancy at birth) education > knowledge ( adult literacy rate, combined enrolment ratio) living standards > gdp/capita in ppp$ value ranges from 0 to 1 high ( 0. 800) medium (1. 500 0. 799) low (<0. 500) disparities between/within regions and social groups can be substantial no automatic correlation between income per capita and hdi. => potential benefits increased yields reduced vulnerability to drought, salt and viruses increase qualities of food (improve the taste, the appearance ) reduced dependence on fertilizers, pesticides, other agrochemicals production of substances in crops for other than food uses potential risks destroy keys components of cropinf systems negatove feects on non target organisms and ecological processes loss of locally adapter varieties human health and safety. Large firms vertically integrated relationship with mit economies of scale mass production hierarchical vertically integrated big, isolated firms secretive didn"t share with one another ( firms) within the industry.
