SSCI 165Lgw Lecture 10: SSCI Lecture 10 Urban Ecological Footprint
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Concept of eco footprint: ef total area of productive land and h2o required to continuously produce all resources consumed (sources) and to assimilate all wastes produced by defined pop. Wherever on earth that land is: always (cid:271)igger tha(cid:374) (cid:272)ity"s a(cid:272)tual footpri(cid:374)t. 6 land types in ecological footprint: cropland, grazing land, fisheries (ocean extent, forests, built-up area, co2 absorption, ***biocapacity of each is measured in terms of avg global hectare yield of products useful for humans. Chi(cid:272)ago"s appropriatio(cid:374) i(cid:374) its hi(cid:374)terla(cid:374)d: chicago and its hinterlands grew together in a symbiosis built around the commodification of nature. Commercializatio(cid:374) of (cid:862)1st (cid:374)ature(cid:863) (cid:894)e(cid:272)osyste(cid:373) ser(cid:448)i(cid:272)es(cid:895) i(cid:374)to (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)odities (lumber, grain, meat) Boosters saw significance of canals, rr (1850s boom) Commodification of nature thru manufacturing (food-processing) and financial services in chicago, feeding to eastern manufacturing centers. Commodities play major role in capital accumulation: tra(cid:374)sfor(cid:373)atio(cid:374) of chi(cid:272)ago"s hi(cid:374)terla(cid:374)d. Bison replaced by cattle in greater western us.
