ENSC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Montreal Protocol, Resource Consumption, Anti-Globalization Movement
19 Dec 2015
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Second wave late 19thc (conservation, love of nature, cottaging etc. ) 1960s-70s (concerns over resource consumption, pollution, and nuclear war 1962 rachel carson"s silent spring. 1980s (smaller wave, technological and reform solutions, igos treaties eg. montreal protocol 1987 late 1990s onward (new radical politics, anti-globalization, anti- Gmo etc) toxic chemicals linked to human health (most concerned about) Theory #4: regulationist/political closure approach the reason that there is so much environmental concern is that, especially in western. Europe, that the state is becoming closed to the public, in partnerships with corporations and part of the business community but it is ordinary people that are being drastically effected, not looking after people, they are looking after corporations. Must not conflict with values of policy makers (and other powerful stakeholders) Claim gains currency if: too misanthropic/too hard to solve too complex requires to great of a lifestyle change sustained media attention.
