POL 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Industrial Revolution, Environment And Climate Change Canada, Environmental Quality
27 Oct 2018
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"all the components, characteristics, and conditions in the natural world that influence organisms, as well as the interactions between and among organisms and the natural world" However, there is no such thing as natural world. Co2 concentrations have increased by 30% since the industrial revolution. More than half of all fresh water is in use. Relative monopoly on the use of power within that state. The idea that only some people should have the right to do certain things. "how the political systems affect the environment, and how the environment in turn affects human society" Varies: authoritarian states, monarch states, different than liberal government of canada how do they make decisions. What criteria do we use to evaluate those decisions. Many approaches to the study of politics but can be broadly categorized. Institutions - the rules that structure human interaction such as laws. Interests - the role of people and their motivations.
