GEOG 1700 Lecture 13: Chapter 5- Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Geog 1700 lecture 13 - chapter 5: southwest asia and north africa. Toshka project - an ambitious project to create a second nile valley, redirecting. 10% of the country"s allotment of water from the nile via a massive irrigation scheme - arose as part of a plan to increase the inhabitable land from 5% to. Tensions around water scarcity also influence by history of development and modernization projects: dams and irrigation schemes. Such schemes have actually wasted water resources. Countries importing water or virtual water to grow grain. Minority perspective/ strong sustainable development : need to fundamentally change development to more compatible with environment. Conceptualize development as different from economic growth. Improve life and address basic human needs, without necessarily increasing consumption or harming environment. Consume less, recycle, renewable energy, improving efficiency. More common perspective/ weal sustainable development : suggest development and environmental stewardship = complementary. Eco. growth necessary for good natural resource.
