SSCI 165Lgw Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Basel Convention, Mass Production, Compost
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Distancing consumption: (cid:862)spatial sepa(cid:396)atio(cid:374) of (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)ptio(cid:374) de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)(cid:894)s(cid:895) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)d e(cid:272)ologi(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)es of those de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s(cid:863) Extreme nearness = household production, consumption, waste handling. E. g. grow your own food, produce your own clothing, home-based composting, diy recycling. Extreme distance = globally dispersed production and waste-handling. Vortex city: production buyer-driven global commodity chains. Buy and consume cheap goods from around the world via informal econ arrangements in these countries. 92% of enterprises in these cities have <40 employees: small, flexible, semi-legal enterprises. Produce a little for one supplier, then jump to another (flexible) Little regulation or gov intervention to govern production. Usual rapid growth of 3rd world cities people quickly migrate there and squat; no engineering, infrastructure, basic services, etc: created many problems for leaders, waste. Buyer-driven global commodity chains: long chains of production w/3 characteristics. Many major brands, some smaller brands, some private label. Gets pushed into network of clothing manufacturing w/sub-contracts.
