ENV222H1 Lecture 6: Historical Perspectives: Energy, Industrialisation, Consumerism (Feb. 12th, 2019)
14 Feb 2019
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Env222 - lecture 6 - historical perspectives: energy, industrialization, consumerism. Before 1800, of mechanical energy came from human labour. Consider: what connections might exist between the industrial revolution and the. Again, of mechanical energy came from human labour (linked to slavery, servitude, prison labour), rest from animals. Of population is slaves in athens and roman empire (linked to war) Consider: the enslavement of people and animals = anthropocentrism and. Limited additional sources were available until 19th century (ex. wood, peat, coal, domination vs. rights and liberal democracy water, wind, animals), since they were hard to transport. Water and wind mills, use of wood for burning. In the uk, demand for coal rose as wood supplies depleted by beginning of 17th century (in us, wood predominates until 1890"s) = heavy deforestation. Early textiles came from water power in the uk (cheaper) until steam engines and coal production rose. China: 11-12th century linked to early industrialisation.
