SOCWK300R Lecture 6: Social Policy and Emerging Realities

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Social Development Studies)
• Course: SOCWK300R
• Professor: Tom Brenner

Document Summary

Socwk 300r - lecture 6 - social policy and emerging realities. Carson: challenged practices of the agricultural scientists and the gov"t. Usda"s fire ant eradication = focus of her research. Make public the govt"s exact spring practices and related research she did (misusing pesticides) called new policies to protect human health and environment. 30,000 plants and animal species = face possible extinction. Of avaiable fresh water and of fish resources = gone. Environmental movement: changes to social consciousness and legislation for this problem. Current ecological crisis = largely caused by developed world. Overpopulation (putting more carbon dioxide, more consumption) Need to develop renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels climate change. Ecological footprint: measure of human demand on earth"s ecosystems. Possible to estimate how many planet earths it would ake to support humanity if everybody followed given lifestyle. The kyoto protocol: 37 industrialized countries committed selves to limit/reduce their emissions of four greenhouse gases.