SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Biodegradable Plastic, Polluter Pays Principle, Profit Maximization
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Environmental movement: a very diverse social movement concerning with a whole plethora of environmental issues. Key focus is sustainability of the planet"s resources. Brings vast richness of possibilities and progress to our lives (manufacturing, medical, transportation, telecommunications) Industrial businesses are also the biggest polluters of air and water. No one wants to assume responsibility for the negative externalities. Environmental inequality/racism: tendency to heap environmental dangers on the disadvantaged. Disturbing association in canada between level of contamination and concentration of indigenous populations. Several developing countries industrializing rapidly but cannot afford pollution control so little anti-pollution regulations. Lack of regulations draw for multinational corporations to situate some of their operations in developing countries. Rich countries cause disproportionately large share of world"s environmental problems. Enjoy disproportionate share of benefits of technology. Live with fewer environmental problems than poorer countries. Environmental justice movement: initial impetus was the work of robert.
