ANT 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Selective Breeding, Parks Canada, Industrial Society
11 Apr 2015
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Urlich beck proposed the risk society, we are as a species that there is some disaster and disease. Issues: billion people in ldc are without access of clean drinking water, 75% of the world birds species are in decline or threatened to extinction. Land: 98% of world food is produced on the land, only 12% of land surface is cultivated. This mono-agriculture is now the dominate type of agriculture and puts great stress upon soil productivity and water usage. Americas throw away 2. 5 millions plastic bottles each other: 9 tons of garbage is being empty on mt. Everest: water shortages in the past (china 1876-1879) because of drought 1 million people died. 2002- present the worst drought in 500 years in western usa: water used has tripled since 1950, as our pop. Grows especially places that experience drought, new aqueducts a aquifers are being development to keep up with pop. However it will be temporary: over the long periods, pop.
