GEOG 2040Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Clayoquot Sound, Environmental Organization, Environmental Governance
13 Feb 2016
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The impacts or consequences of the canadian economic activity on the land and communities. The interaction of governments, industry, communities and activities as they address economic, environmental, and political problems centered on our use of the land. Globalization characterizes the internationalization of trade, finance, and communication since at least the post wwii period, but accelerating since the. Has also meant the internationalization of social movements (i. e. environmental and indigenous movements) Globalized environmental risks (i. e. climate change, food insecurity, hazardous wastes) Climate change the poster child for environmental risks. Neoliberalism: associated with globalization, but more specifically is a political and economic ideology that favors market liberation" (freeing the market so it can regulate itself) Margret thatcher in the united kingdom and ronald reagan in the united states were key advocates of neoliberalism, and governments in canada have incorporated its principles. Emphasis on privatization, free trade (north american free trade agreement), and deregulation (taking away the red tape)
