GEOG 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Free-Market Environmentalism, United Nations General Assembly, Neoliberalism
21 Apr 2016
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An environmental good that has a societal use and value. Resources are subjectively de ned and culturally speci c. Ef cient and non wasteful use of natural resources. Environment" primarily a middle class, north american/ Limit their development environmental protection as an outcome of development. Development = means of achieving conservation/environmental protection. Curve, pollute, destroy, then gain capital and technology to conserve and protect environmental concerns and development are not separate. Mainstream environmentalism is insuf cient in that it sees nature/environment as separate from social/economic realms. Environmental degradation is unevenly distributed negatively impacts the lives of those who rely upon those resources (eg. peasant farmers) or live near them (urban poor) The original environmentalism referred to as environmentalism of the poor. Emphasis on health, livelihoods, and human well being. Motivated by dev"d countries concern for environment. including pollution, acid rain. Developing countries skeptical and saw poverty and disease as more important than env.
