Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Peak Oil, Global Warming, Environmentalism
16 Dec 2017
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1940s 1970s: west and east = development, industrialization regardless of all else. 2000s commitment-results gap: the idea that governments commit to certain things, then fail to meet them. Increasing levels of pollution = first world consumption patterns (produced, consumed) Liberals: regimes & igos = cooperation to manage/preserve environment: non-greens: Liberals: regimes & igos: greens, not: problem-solving. Ecosystems: holistic: relationship between humans and nature. Fix: our relationship with nature + we are part of an ecosystem global, local = environmental zones, not borders. Club of rome"s limits to growth: growth will face nature"s limits. Reject anthropocentrism: natural limits; technology can by contradictory as a solution and problems. Contradictions: technologies, economic systems: decentralisation think local and be local. Conflict & violence: violence due to environmental changes & disasters. Institutions: most approaches = shallow environmentalism = manageralism, deep environmentalism = challenge human society, production, etc. Shallow environmentalism may be best possible due to our short-term life needs/wants.
