GEOG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cultural Landscape, Natural Environment, Luxurious
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Quiz 2 has been extended by a day. It is now ending at 5pm on saturday, Reading: fellman et al, chapter 5, entire chapter. The concept of nature//progression in views of nature. An environment: visual resource in quebec, tourism, what was not a resource in the past, is a resource today and vis-a-versa, resources change constantly. Humans designate as resources": only those things which they consider useful and have the knowledge and technology to use it, window of opportunity, provide desired goods and services, natural stuff failing to meet this requirement is called: Nuisance stuff : resources are time sensitive and person sensitive. What is nature: cultural variation in views of nature. What is and is not a resource is a matter of perception. A perceived set of resources differs over time and space to reflect variations in: physical presence, knowledge, technology, social structures, economic conditions, political systems.
