ENV222H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anthropocentrism, Social Stratification, Norwegian School Of Economics

• School: UTSG
• Department: School of Environment
• Course: ENV222H1
• Professor: Douglas Mac Donald

Document Summary

Lec 8 agriculture & social stratification/ power. World: the environment and the collapse of great civilizaions. Transiion to agriculture bc popl growth civilizaion, but includes social power (sweat shop, slavery, war) Gradual evoluion from semi-ixed setlements, culivaing wild plants/animals to fully ixed agriculture, not signiicant tech. Impact of farming on humans lead to social straiicaion/ power: allowed accumulaion of possessions, private property, social presige (poning, food surplus allows some free workers (elite) to spend ime on other things governance, religion, food distribuion. Impact of faming on non-human/ nature - creaing ariicial ecosystems: irrigaion: control water movement, domesicaion of plants/ animals = controlled breeding, alter geneic makeup, etc.