ENV100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pope Francis, Seed Saving, Free Range

• School: UTSG
• Department: School of Environment
• Course: ENV100H1
• Professor: Simon Appolloni

Document Summary

9: andreas link: we are following the paradigm shift of economic growth, growth can be good when it is a certain kind of growth. Gmo seeds are better, they are stopping global hunger, but putting food safety at risk: christianity: fight against environmental racism, proportions of environmental stress is higher in african american neighbourhoods. Less is more, and poor are disproportionately affected by climate change: buddhism: end to animal cruelty. The hajj and the concepts of viceregent, tawid. Sociological, psychological, economic reasons, praying more to a consumption god than religion, wee are forming a disconnect with nature, humans causing an increase in danger for animals, other humans and the nature. Fast knowledge: abstract, wants to solve problems, competitive, linear (from a to b) Slow knowledge: humble, contextual (differences all over, avoids problems, shared within community, complex and ecological, engages all senses. We are more concerned with irrelevant knowledge than lack of knowledge.