A&O SCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Coastal Erosion, Cyclone Komen, Gross National Income
2 Aug 2018
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Lec 15 - climate change & equity issues . Equity problems associated with environmental issues can be explored by asking the following questions the damage. Who pays for (or feels the effects of) the environmental damage, in terms of. Roots of anthropogenic climate change = industrial revolution (when burning fossil fuels increased human productivity in manufacturing, agriculture, and other economic sectors) Kicked off the process of economic development in many countries. However, benefits were not felt in all countries. Western europe & u. s. got substantially wealthier (whereas countries in. Africa, asia, and south & central america were generally left behind) Colonialism : a system in which certain powerful countries (britain, France, spain, and other western european countries) exploited natural resources from territories under their control, without conferring the economic benefits to the local population. Development can be measured by the human development index (hdi) takes into account: life expectancy at birth, education, gross national income.
