GEOG 410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Resource Intensity, Quality Of Life, Jaywalking
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Oil imperalism: the cycle of oil/money and weapons in resource rich countries. Lifestyles of the environment: the case of energy (by schipper): The collective demand of services increasingly motivate environmental change around us. Resource intensity + income disposal --> relates to income and impact on a broader scale. Higher resource intensity is due to higher income disposal. By changing our culture (e. g. traditions, housing, employment), this would change environmental impact. Turning the car inside out: transport, equity and environment (by juliet jain + jo. Believes that we can only understand the price tag of the car by looking. Outside (not inside - which we are currently doing) E. g. their environmental problems, changing spatial relations (e. g. social exclusion) It is by putting more focus on the outside, we can counter environmental degradation + social exclusion. Social exclusion: a relative definition, an individual that resides in the city but does not participate in the activities of the city.
