GEOG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Global Change, Ecotourism, Emissions Trading
13 Aug 2020
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Global environmental governance: popular protest, lobbying groups, ngos, direction action organizations, and political parties, bioprospecting, international conferences resulting in agreements and treaties. Global change, the combination of political, economic, social, historical, and environmental problems. Environmental politics: wto, imf, g8, united nations, ngos. Environmental sustainability: sustainable development, local sustainability efforts. Ecotourism: established guidelines, standards, and policies to ensure tourism does not continue to degrade certain environments. Continued expansion of global economy will drive demand for raw materials and energy. Energy resources = key concern as periphery is industrialized. Cultural geographers are interested in how place & space shape culture & vise versa. Culture: group of belief systems, norms, & values practiced by a people everyday life. Shared set of meanings that is lived through the material & symbolic practices of. Culture is not attached to a place but is something that is constantly changing. Shared sets of meanings include values, beliefs, practices, & ideas about religion, language, gender, & sexuality etc.
