Geography 1500F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Intergenerational Equity, Environmental Justice, Environmental Health
15 Dec 2018
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Current environmentally focused sustainability movement did a bad job. Racism and classism: bad for the environment and sustainability. Many don"t see these as their responsibility. "saving the world" somehow absolves them from wider discussions of equity and justice. A truly sustainable society is one where wider questions of social needs and welfare, and economic opportunity are integrally related to environmental limits imposed by supporting ecosystems. The inseparability of environmental quality and human equality; Issue of environmental quality human equality. Environmental despoliation and degradation social justice, equity, rights and people"s quality of life. Countries with a more equal income distribution, greater civil liberties and political rights and higher literacy level, tend to have higher environmental quality. Human inequality is bad for environmental quality. Justice and equity issues need to be incorporated. Ideas about a just, as opposed to a purely environmental, sustainability. Majority based on environmental sustainability / environmental stewardship.
