GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: George Perkins Marsh, Municipal Solid Waste, Landfill Gas
5 Dec 2016
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Based on consumption and global rates of consumption. Quantitative measure per capita footprint in global hectares. Looks at individual footprints (i. e. food, housing, carbon, etc. ) Consumption is increasing around the globe (although disproportionately) The products we consume are often produced through long networks, or value chains. A growing percentage of our purchases are made th(cid:396)ough la(cid:396)ge (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:271)ig (cid:271)o(cid:454)(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:396)etaile(cid:396)s. The end product of consuming these products is distributed across different countries. Produced in certain areas (some more than others) Market exchanges in commodity, service, and investment sectors with reduced political interference in the form of legal and/or economic barriers talk about important and export barriers. Organization through which trade agreements get negotiated. Municipal solid waste: non-liquid waste that comes from homes, institutions, and small businesses. Industrial solid waste: waste from production of consumer goods, mining, agriculture, and petroleum extraction and refining. Hazardous waste: solid or liquid waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, flammable, or corrosive.
