GEOG 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Common Ownership, Ecofeminism, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
25 Apr 2016
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Demonstrated that population grows geometrically (1,2,4,8,16,32) while food Malthus believed population growth would inevitably be brought back under control either through: Private means eg. moral restraint, celibacy or chastity. Natural means eg. famine, disease, leading to poverty, and war (he believed this was probably inevitable) Not all of his dire predictions have come true. 4 reasons: use of new agricultural technologies (genes, machinery, increases productivity, brought more land under cultivation, we distribute food better, birth control. Helps explain why ehrlich feels the west is overpopulated. Small populations multiplied by high incomes and high technology development leads to greater environmental stress. One of the most striking social changes, association with agricultural and industrial revolutions, and urbanization. Flow of resources from south to north. Both responsible for environmental issues but for different reasons. Human welfare affects how we interact with environment. Poor nations survival = unsustainable use of resources. Economic and political power relations are at the core here.
