MECH 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Social Sustainability, Multidisciplinary Approach
9 Jun 2018
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Class 2 Strategies for Sustainability Jan18th 2018
Role of population & Tech & global resources
“ustaiaility 3E’s :
- Economic
- Environment
- Equity
1)TechnoFix (ex: Fedex electronic mailing services) : fix with technologies
2)Ecotopian (ex: urban gardens) : fix by going back to the source
McGill Fair trade campus
1) Economic sustanaibility
First mover advantage with marketing label
Decent & fair pay to producer
2) Social sustainability
Human rights/ gender equality
Health benefits
Education promotion
Community is better-off overall
3) Environmental sustainability
Produce less → better yield
Less pesticide usage
Problem 1 : Scientifics should be unanimous FALSE
Problem 2 : Paradigms shifts are difficult and take a long time
Role of the doiat ester paradig : gloal ephasis o siee & teh → major cause for
unsustainable society
Multidisciplinary approach
➔ Science, social science, western knowledge and knowledge from other populations
➔ Goal : more sustainable/eco-centric society
Overpopulation : 7 → 10 billion , we increase every year by the size of france, 4.7 planets are needed if
everyone consumed as the average Canadian
Child survival is the new green
Tragedy of the oos: eeryody thiks aout theseles at the detriet of the oerall soiety’s
well-being
I = P x A x T
Impact on the env. Or demand for resources = population x affluence x technology
Should go hand in hand
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