SOCA02H3 Final: Final Lecture Notes.docx
Document Summary
Yellowstone national park (usa)was the first national park in the world. Co2, now seen as a pollutant, yet plants cannot grow without co2. Acid rain, clean air acts came as a result of this, so2 combined; the whole science is uncertain, but the movement has been adept at pushing forward the enivro movement. Sociology develops an interest because it involves humans. Green peace members will sometimes attack japanese oiling ships; sierra club. Romantic movement; loved green fields, natural, not cement, simple rural life, not complex urban life. Copenhagen conference: wanted to establish binding legal obligations with co2 emission, the. Co2 limits impose limits on economical development. Technological evolution; we all started out as hunter gatherers, in bands, 20-25 people, no impact on the environment cuz they were not farmers, they gather stuff, hunt meat, so their impact was negligible. Intermediate stage; horticultural societies farming, this begins to have an impact on the environment, began in iran/iraq around that area.
