POLS 3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Maximum Sustainable Yield, Planetary Boundaries, Exponential Growth
15 Oct 2017
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Anthropocene = the era in which humans are dominant; not universally agreed upon. The need for a verifiable body of evidence to inform rational decision-making surrounding environmental change. The diversity and range of evidence that we have now has improved immensely. Key point is that evidence does not go uncontested. It is interpreted and produces through a social process. Public policy and governance are influenced strongly by narratives and images (discourses) Discourses can be used to encourage people to act. Evaluated and enjoyed for their parsimony (the simplest, most beautiful solution to the problem) Market-based solutions to environmental problems are attractive because of their parsimony. Tipping points tipping points can all-of-a-sudden change the way in which people view an issue. Five eye-opening global trends: we are currently producing 25x more meat than we did in 1800. 1/3 of global cereal production goes to livestock. 30-40% of food is lost due to wastage.
