SWRK 2002H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Subsidized Housing, Local Food, Bioprospecting
7 Mar 2018
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Today"s objectives: to explore different perspectives on economics, to learn about the commons and the threats posed to them, to discuss progressive solutions to economic policy, food security and housing, to learn about a local community-based organization (ksac) Managing the household: why is kuyek"s chapter on ecology and economics called managing the household . The commons & privatization: the commons are shared resources that belong to everyone, the commons are eroded by, enclosure, externality, privatization, biopiracy. Solutions: to encourage governments to include ecological accounting in their feasibility studies, to foster the informal economy, to encourage community economic development strategies in municipalities. Food sovereignty: people"s control of food, sustainable food production, ending hunger, food that is safe and free of toxins. Includes urban gardens, food co-ops, farmers" markets, preservation and reforestation efforts, locavore diets, fair trade. Social housing: cooperative housing, home sharing, green housing, subsidized housing.
