GEO 702 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ecotourism, Hectare, Watt
22 Nov 2017
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Ignorance of problems resource economics: part of the problem lies in how we see resources, ruff pollution is an economic problem , economics is the study of the exchange of goods, essentially and exclusively determined by the market value. Influence of incentives and disincentives: therefore, the majority of economies are based on exploitation of environmental features, resources are of value link to zimmermann, resources are perceptual and linked to a function therefore change. O, virtuous coal: elizabethian 1 england rapid deforestation because of growing demand for wood fuel. Navy warned that wood shortage would be a threat to national security (shipbuilding) Breweries in london used 20000 wagon loads of wood a year. Linked to drop in solar energy, more volcanic eruptions. In england price of food increases and commercial vineyards vanished: wood as a fuel source began to fail. Charcoal 6x by 1660s: coal replaces wood.
