Geography 1500F/G - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 43 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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1500f: lecture 2: wednesday september 14th, 2016: global systems. Space: the locations of events, places and phenomena: where things occur (often represented on maps, more objective. Global, national, regional, local, household, the body and more. These levels are not rigid and fixed. Set boundaries of how we interpret problems and solutions. A way to account for different kinds of benefits that ecosystems provide. Makes visible many things that are usually invisible in economic discussions about benefits and costs. Example: biofuels: provisioning: energy, supporting: photosynthesis, regulating: climate, cultural: stewardship. How much land area is required to support a given lifestyle: based on different ecosystem services. Safe operating space for humanity with respect to biological limits. Distant impacts of local actions or events: ex. Local greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change globally, with concentrated local impacts in other places: ex. Critique 1: averages obscure everything: context and nuance are important.
