SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Garrett Hardin, Georg Simmel, Herbert J. Gans
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* learn the effects of population size and type on experiences. * consider the interrelationship between the natural and built environment we live in. * recognise the problematic relationship between population and environment. * we will learn how population, cities, and natural environment continue to affect us as human beings living in societies. > look at patterns in population size and population growth in both developed and developing countries. > and consider the many pressures endured by both the built and natural environment in accommodating the billions people on earth. > concern about over population and effect to its environment. * climate change is also a big issue. * the difference between rural area and urban area. > technologies such as subway, are found in the cities. > the built environment of a city conflicts with natural environment in many harmful ways. * in the realm of population and environment analysis, 2 main approaches are microanalytical.
