ENVIR ST 339 Study Guide - Final Guide: Kuznets Curve, Chipko Movement, Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants
30 Oct 2014
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Chipko and chico movements- chipko was indian peasants who stopped loggers from clearing their forest. Chico was an amazon dude who promoted ecology of justice. Both drew on a long history of peasant resistance both thought up novel and non-violent. Expansion of inter-regional trade- increased demands for raw goods. Spread of european diseases and loss of life, esp in new world. Colonial rule led to sig changes in political systems and management of resources. Changes in distribution of population- increased aggregation resistance. Leadership was organic, or from within in the community. 1- four common colonial experiences that have significant environmental implications: 4- neo-malthusian says that earth s population grows geometrically where ability to sustain it increases only linearly, therefore population growth will exceed it and this will degrade the environment.
