GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Global Warming, Pessimism, Habitat Destruction
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Gs101 lesson 4: populaion and the environment (cid:1) Nuclear accidents: foundation is local, it goes across borders and becomes local. What does religion have to do with it: religion is a global factor in everything, steger eastern religions are very much in tune with ecological factors. In tune with what you do in terms of how you live. Judeo-christian faiths all have the same roots they"re not as concerns about ecological issues as buddhism and hinduism. Judeo-christian faiths use their arguments from a religious perspective. They all have different ways in which arguments are made about ecological issues. 2 key issues: overall population growth and corresponding growth in demand for the world"s resources. Jennifer worth midwife from 80-100 births per month to 40 or 5. Larger younger generation to support the older generation. Preserving culture: distribution of resources (steger: us is 6% of the world"s population but consumes 30-40% of the world"s resources).
