ENVIR ST 339 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gapminder Foundation, Emission Intensity, Ecotopia
30 Oct 2014
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In 1990 there were 21 and 16 were in dev. countries. By 2015 there will be 33 and 27 of them in dev. countries. Case study: sao paulo, brazil= about 19 mil ppl and has extreme spread between. Brazil (sao paulo): -growth of megacities (megacity= more than 10 mil people) wealth and poverty. Extreme wealth: affluence-related problems (affect global scale), as wealth inc. so does waste, energy use, and water use (such as global warming, waste, and air pollution. Poverty problems: more local/moral scale with a immediate impact such as no access to clean water, lack of sanitation, and garbage everywhere. Gapminder video: a slum insight , nairobi, kenya. local guide: jacob amandi. Peru: biggest expanse of tropical glaciers in world. Glaciers: provide drinking water to 17 million people. Peru"s hydroelectric power supplies 70% energy and irrigation for 44% of commercial crops. Glacial area of peru declined 22% 1960-2000, some glaciers lose 200 feet per year.
