NR 142 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Infant Mortality, Tiny House Movement, Resource Depletion

• School: Cal Poly
• Department: Natural Resources
• Course: NR 142
• Professor: Sarah Spann

Document Summary

Key course concept: scale; globalization; sustainability; governance; consumption; Soil & mountain: internal composition of organisms, mineral, external environmental factor affecting life, reservoirs of fresh water, 3/4 of the planet. Income of less than per day per capita. More than 2. 5 billion people about 40% of the total world population. 1 billion people (many of them children) lack access to the food needed for healthy, productive lives. Highly developed countries: us, canada, japan, most of europe. 19% of the world"s population but more than 50% of global economic activity. tend to consume most of the world"s nonrenewable resources. Less developed countries (ldcs): bangladesh, kenya, and nicaragua: cheap, unskilled labor is abundant, capital for investment is scarce, based on single agriculture (one or few crops >crop failure, hunger, disease, and illiteracy are common. Mansion: greater consumption more energy; longer distances; more furnishings. Tiny house movement: to simplify individual living and reduce consumption.