SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rio Declaration On Environment And Development, Ozone Depletion, Agroecosystem
14 Nov 2016
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Environmental risks are unevenly distributed within and between societies. Air pollution signed by over 170 countries (un, 1992: boyle heights, in east los angeles. Ethnic disparities in health impacts from environmental risks vanadium, nitrates and zinc. Latino populations have the highest populations in their neighborhood. They have bad air pollution than white communities. Latinos & africans live in areas w/refiners & factories b/c cheaper. They live in industrial area, b/c cheaper. These minorities living in these (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)it(cid:455)"s face health impacts from environmental risks. Helps understand differences b/t structural violence & environmental risks & health impacts. Environmental are effects that cause health issues. Effects of heat waves and other extreme events (cyclones, floods, storms, wildfires) Impaired functioning of ecosystems (for example, wetlands as water filters) Displacement of vulnerable populations (for example, low lying island and coastal populations) Climate & environmental change effects fresh water supply. Eco systems get impaired- populations are displaced.
