SSCI 165Lgw Lecture 3: Week 3 Notes
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Population is greatly affected by the amount of resources each individual has (equality). Cities may be targets or inherently vulnerable (to war, fires, famine, disease, nuclear attack, natural disaster). Resilient cities: able to maintain functions and structure in the face of internal or external shocks. Dual use technologies - reduce carbon emissions and resilient against natural disaster. Digital renderings of where things are on the earth, in the atmosphere, below the surface, in the ocean. (volunteer geographic information, census geographic information). Maps, internet - based surveys, voluntary information and locality informs maps. How scale affects governance (global, national, state/province, regional, city/local, neighborhood, site). Urban sustainability must be achieved simultaneously at a nested set of scales. We have common core resources resources that are characterized by environmental needs that provide a common core benefit (air pollution, traffic congestion). Factory or farm to pollute the city or pasture in order to make money.