SSCI 165Lgw Lecture 4: Week 4 Notes
10 Mar 2017
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Chambers of commerce, local officials, utility companies, sports teams, universities, local media. Growth machine concept acknowledges oppositional movements built around use values. The scale and form of government most critical for certain aspects of sustainability is local government. It is hardest to access local policies and govern. Eco - appropriation: the allocation of natural capital. Fewer wetlands to provide clean water and flood control. Pollution of water resources (oceans and lakes) Creation of urban heat islands (increase in summertime peak energy demand, air conditioning cost, air pollution and ghg emissions, water quality, etc. ) Loss of air pollution filtering (dust) and carbon sequestration (forests) Poor disposal methods (garbage collection, sewage treatment and clean water) Problems vary by: rate, scale, and density of urbanization, physical geography, and degree of development of the city (kuznet"s curve) The tracking of environmental impacts of products or services from cradle to grave where in the world these activities occur.
