ENVS 1000 Lecture 2: Lecture 2

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 1000
• Professor: Anita Lam

Document Summary

Ideas about the environment development and sustainability in canada: Ideas of what ontario and alberta have done: pre european settlement 11,000 500 bc. We consume more than we need and buy things we don"t need. Indigenous economy was subsistent and everything that was taken was used, only took what we need: colonization, fish and fur 1500-1800. Pre-enlightenment: nature makes humans slave, after technology we overtake nature. Geo-engineering: volcanic eruption releases sulphur ash into the air, using technology to mimic this and cool the earth. Fertilize ocean to increase plankton growth, to get plankton to absorb excess co2 and co2 will sink. Con is negative affects on marine life and ocean acidification: revenues 1800-1880s. 1930s natural resources transferred agreement transferred ownership right from federal to provincial: resource conservation and pubic health: 1880s to 1930s. Rational management how much can be use before we start damaging the environment. Establishment of provincial and national park: banff was first national park.