SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Market Economy, Coltan, Electronic Waste
25 Nov 2016
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Sosc 1801 lecture ten - environmental health ii: contemporary. In 2016, approximately 4. 6 billion cell phone users. Need to understand the role of the global north (western world) in order to understand the effects on the rest of the world in terms of environmental degradation. Consumerism is a phenomena that exists dominantly in the global north: in canada: affluent market based economy. Obsession with stuff has an impact on the environment, and thus health. Relationship between globalization, environmental pollution and poor health. Ghana and the democratic republic of congo (drc): Democratic republic of congo is a country in central africa. Drc is a unstable nation: history of colonization, numerous civil wars, corruption at the hand of african leaders. Drc is a source for minerals needed in cellphones. Portable devices rely on coltan and tin for lithium batteries. These minerals are obtained through the process of resource extraction: mining and panning, conflict minerals .
