SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 28
Download to read offline
Chapter 4 Lecture

               Human Geography: Places and
                  Regions in Global Context
                                        Sixth Edition




People and Nature


Wendy A. Mitteager
State University of New York, Oneonta
Key Concepts
   •     Nature and Society
   •     Environmental Philosophies
   •     Ecological Imperialism
   •     Energy Needs
   •     Climate Change
   •     Environmental Impacts
   •     Globalization of Environment
   •     Sustainability




       Figure: Chapter 4 Opener Rescue workers in Japan
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Nature as a Concept

   • Relationship between nature and society
   • Earth Summit
        – Sustainable future
   • Environmental
     Advocates
        – Pinchot, Carson,
          Shiva
   • Ecosystem
                                   Figure 4.2 Technology often aggravates rather
                                   than solves environmental problems


© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Nature as a Concept, (cont'd)

   • Technology                                    • I=PAT
        – Physical artifacts                         –   Impact on earth resources
        – Activities or processes                    –   Population
        – Knowledge or know-how                      –   Affluence
                                                     –   Technology




                     Figure 4.4 Electronic waste
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Nature-Society Interactions

   • Cultural Ecology
   • Global climate
     change
   • Hurricane Katrina
   • Haiti earthquake
   • Political Ecology           Figure 4.6 Haiti, one year after the earthquake




    Apply your knowledge: Give examples of cultural
    ecology from your community or campus.

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Climate Change




       Figure 4.5 Four elements represent how climate change is affecting the planet


© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Water Politics




                                           Figure 4.B Protesters in Bolivia, during the action
                                           against the hike in water rates




    Figure 4.A Virtual water expended to
    produce foods

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Philosophies

   • Views of nature
   • Henry David Thoreau
        – Romanticism
   • Ralph Waldo Emerson
        – Transcendentalism
   • George Perkins Marsh          Figure 4.8 Walden Pond today
        – Humans as significant
          agent of environmental
          change


© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Philosophies, (cont'd)

   • Gifford Pinchot                 •   Environmental Ethics
   • Theodore Roosevelt              •   Ecofeminism
   • Conservation &                  •   Deep Ecology
     Preservation                    •   Environmental Justice
   • Environmental                   •   Ecotheology
     organizations


    Apply your knowledge: Provide examples of how
    Thoreau's ideas about nature can be understood in terms
    of late-twentieth-century environmental philosophies. Apply
    the same analysis to Marsh and Emerson.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
European Expansion

   • Internal, at first
   • Disease & depopulation
        – Virgin soil epidemics
        – Columbian exchange
        – Demographic collapse




                                       Figure 4.10 Population growth in
                                       Europe

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Ecological Imperialism

   • Introduction of exotics
     into new ecosystems
   • Intentional and
     unintentional
   • Agriculture and
     livestock
   • Animal power
                                 Figure 4.12 Painting of the capital city of the
                                 Aztecs


    Apply your knowledge: Provide examples of plants and
    animals in your region that are examples of ecological
    imperialism
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
European Voyages of Exploration




       Figure 4.11 Not all voyages were violent and exploitative – many were mutually
       beneficial through the exchange of knowledge.

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Recent Environmental Change

   • Anthropocene
   • Impact of
     energy needs
        – Nonrenewable
        – renewable

                                 Figure 4.13 Biomass pyramid




© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
World Energy, 2008




   Figure 4.14
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Peak Oil




     Figure 4.C Oil reserves by region,       Figure 4.D Predictions of future oil
     2007                                     production




    Figure 4.E Price of crude oil,
    1986–2011




© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Energy Needs




                                        Figure 4.16 Surface coal mining in Germany




       Figure 4.15 Increase in energy
       demand

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
World Distribution of Nuclear Reactors,
                         2011




   Figure 4.20
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Global Consumption of Fuelwoods, 2010




   Figure 4.21
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Percentage of Hydropower in the Electricity
                   Supply, 2010




                                      Figure 4.22
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Global Climate Change




             Figure 4.F Schematic framework of climate change drivers, impacts,
             and responses

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Global Climate Change, (cont'd)




   Figure 4.G This graph shows projected sea level rise. The maps show the impact of 5 meters
   of sea level rise.

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Three Gorges Dam, China




   Figure 4.23
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Global Acid Emissions




   Figure 4.24

   Apply your knowledge: How do various countries other
   than the U.S. address the problem of acid rain?
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Impact of Land-Use Change

   • Five categories of land
   • Conversion
   • Modification




           Figure 4.30 Greening of the Sahel

© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Global Land Grab




   Figure 4.27


© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Globalization of the Environment

   • Global change
   • Environmental politics
        – WTO, IMF, G8,
          United Nations, NGOs
   • Environmental
     Sustainability
                                         Figure 4.30 Bioprospecting
                                         in the Arctic


 Apply your knowledge: Research an international
 institution that implements sustainable development
 programming.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Future Geographies

   • Increase in world
     energy consumption
        – Population growth
        – Periphery is
          industrialized
   • Global challenges will
     require international
     political and economic        Figure 4.31 Raw materials are shipped out of the
                                   U.S. to China. Containers from China to the U.S.
     cooperation                   are loaded with manufactured commodities




© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
End of Chapter 4




© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.

More Related Content

What's hot

Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...
Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...
Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...berhanu taye
 
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing Environment
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentAFRICA Atlas of Our Changing Environment
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentAndy Dabydeen
 
Environmental education and mass media
Environmental education and mass mediaEnvironmental education and mass media
Environmental education and mass mediaMelvinVillaruz
 
Using Technology as an Environmental Education Tool
Using Technology as an Environmental Education ToolUsing Technology as an Environmental Education Tool
Using Technology as an Environmental Education ToolBHIConservancy
 
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation to climate change
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation  to climate change Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation  to climate change
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation to climate change krishnadk
 
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahun
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahunImpacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahun
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahunzewde alemayehu
 
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...Sefat Ul Alom
 
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian Context
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian ContextEnvironmental Education for all: Ethiopian Context
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian ContextIJEAB
 
Importance of Environmental education for Sustainable Development
 Importance of Environmental  education for Sustainable Development Importance of Environmental  education for Sustainable Development
Importance of Environmental education for Sustainable DevelopmentDr. Goutam Patra
 
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20version
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20versionUNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20version
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20versionKathleen Kardos
 
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimized
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimizedUNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimized
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimizedSubbadra Venkatesan
 
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainability
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainabilityThe role of education in changing behaviour for sustainability
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainabilityNeil Dufty
 
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
 
Environmental management
Environmental    managementEnvironmental    management
Environmental managementGemrex Breva
 
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde a
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde aRole of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde a
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde azewde alemayehu
 

What's hot (19)

Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...
Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...
Project on Air Pollution in the context of Ethiopia based on Kaizen philosoph...
 
Article
Article Article
Article
 
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing Environment
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentAFRICA Atlas of Our Changing Environment
AFRICA Atlas of Our Changing Environment
 
Environmental education and mass media
Environmental education and mass mediaEnvironmental education and mass media
Environmental education and mass media
 
Using Technology as an Environmental Education Tool
Using Technology as an Environmental Education ToolUsing Technology as an Environmental Education Tool
Using Technology as an Environmental Education Tool
 
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation to climate change
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation  to climate change Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation  to climate change
Innovative approaches in community-based adaptation to climate change
 
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahun
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahunImpacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahun
Impacts of climate change on livelihood by zewde alemayehu tilahun
 
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...
Identifying & Evaluating environmental resources and how to design an environ...
 
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian Context
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian ContextEnvironmental Education for all: Ethiopian Context
Environmental Education for all: Ethiopian Context
 
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT-1 Video-2 (TNTEU)
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT-1   Video-2  (TNTEU)ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT-1   Video-2  (TNTEU)
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT-1 Video-2 (TNTEU)
 
Joe
JoeJoe
Joe
 
Importance of Environmental education for Sustainable Development
 Importance of Environmental  education for Sustainable Development Importance of Environmental  education for Sustainable Development
Importance of Environmental education for Sustainable Development
 
Ecological Intelligence (Dr.Alam): An Introduction
Ecological Intelligence (Dr.Alam): An IntroductionEcological Intelligence (Dr.Alam): An Introduction
Ecological Intelligence (Dr.Alam): An Introduction
 
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20version
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20versionUNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20version
UNESCO%20Green%20Academies%20e-book%20compressed%20version
 
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimized
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimizedUNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimized
UNESCOGreenAcademiesGuidelines_e-book_optimized
 
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainability
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainabilityThe role of education in changing behaviour for sustainability
The role of education in changing behaviour for sustainability
 
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...
Extent of Implementation of and Level of Participation in the Project Carbon ...
 
Environmental management
Environmental    managementEnvironmental    management
Environmental management
 
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde a
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde aRole of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde a
Role of watershed management in reducing soil erosion zewde a
 

Viewers also liked

Viewers also liked (8)

Human geography10
Human geography10Human geography10
Human geography10
 
Mon lec intro 2011 sp
Mon lec intro 2011 spMon lec intro 2011 sp
Mon lec intro 2011 sp
 
Geography fun
Geography funGeography fun
Geography fun
 
Human geography3
Human geography3Human geography3
Human geography3
 
Nicole guzman
Nicole guzmanNicole guzman
Nicole guzman
 
Human geography4
Human geography4Human geography4
Human geography4
 
Human geography7
Human geography7Human geography7
Human geography7
 
Human geography2
Human geography2Human geography2
Human geography2
 

Similar to Hg 6e ch_04_lecture

Hg 6e ch_04_lecture
Hg 6e ch_04_lectureHg 6e ch_04_lecture
Hg 6e ch_04_lectureLisa Schmidt
 
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272Lisa Schmidt
 
Environment Technician Studies Personal Statement
Environment Technician Studies Personal StatementEnvironment Technician Studies Personal Statement
Environment Technician Studies Personal StatementMelissa Dudas
 
ecolit.docx
ecolit.docxecolit.docx
ecolit.docxJcRico2
 
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptx
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptxSensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptx
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptxMercy Jyothi Veerabathina
 
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In Education
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In EducationThe Importance Of Environmental Literacy In Education
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In EducationAurora Tucker
 
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptx
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptxModule-I-Environmental Education.pptx
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptxTanishaLodha
 
Unit 1.pptx
Unit 1.pptxUnit 1.pptx
Unit 1.pptxguess26
 
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom Penh
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom PenhImpact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom Penh
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom PenhStephanie Williams
 
Lecture 1: Global Environmental Issues
Lecture 1: Global Environmental IssuesLecture 1: Global Environmental Issues
Lecture 1: Global Environmental IssuesDr. Alex Hope
 
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aap
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aapUnit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aap
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aapAnilaAP
 
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_final
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_finalHopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_final
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_finaluuthmann
 
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdfText Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdfTejaswiniMuralidhara
 
Environmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdfEnvironmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdfKshitijSingh519456
 

Similar to Hg 6e ch_04_lecture (20)

Hg 6e ch_04_lecture
Hg 6e ch_04_lectureHg 6e ch_04_lecture
Hg 6e ch_04_lecture
 
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272
Hg 7e lecture_ch04-237272
 
Environment Technician Studies Personal Statement
Environment Technician Studies Personal StatementEnvironment Technician Studies Personal Statement
Environment Technician Studies Personal Statement
 
ecolit.docx
ecolit.docxecolit.docx
ecolit.docx
 
WSSD-U-2016 Sept 16 SDG Panel
WSSD-U-2016 Sept 16 SDG PanelWSSD-U-2016 Sept 16 SDG Panel
WSSD-U-2016 Sept 16 SDG Panel
 
Role of science education
Role of science educationRole of science education
Role of science education
 
Ugc20syllabus
Ugc20syllabusUgc20syllabus
Ugc20syllabus
 
Environmental educ.
Environmental educ.Environmental educ.
Environmental educ.
 
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptx
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptxSensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptx
Sensitization programme on environmental ethics.pptx
 
Environmental Science Ia
Environmental Science IaEnvironmental Science Ia
Environmental Science Ia
 
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In Education
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In EducationThe Importance Of Environmental Literacy In Education
The Importance Of Environmental Literacy In Education
 
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptx
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptxModule-I-Environmental Education.pptx
Module-I-Environmental Education.pptx
 
Unit 1.pptx
Unit 1.pptxUnit 1.pptx
Unit 1.pptx
 
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom Penh
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom PenhImpact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom Penh
Impact Of Population Growth On Environment In Phnom Penh
 
Lecture 1: Global Environmental Issues
Lecture 1: Global Environmental IssuesLecture 1: Global Environmental Issues
Lecture 1: Global Environmental Issues
 
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aap
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aapUnit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aap
Unit 1.EVS.FY.B.Com.aap
 
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_final
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_finalHopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_final
Hopkins 20 10 05_hopkins_rce_kano_youth_digital_forum_final
 
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdfText Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
Text Book-Environmental Studies.pdf
 
Environmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdfEnvironmental Studies Book.pdf
Environmental Studies Book.pdf
 
Envinromental Studies ebook
Envinromental Studies ebookEnvinromental Studies ebook
Envinromental Studies ebook
 

More from lschmidt1170

How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightsHow did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightslschmidt1170
 
Sustainable development goals
Sustainable development goalsSustainable development goals
Sustainable development goalslschmidt1170
 
Magna cartas lessons for the me
Magna cartas lessons for the meMagna cartas lessons for the me
Magna cartas lessons for the melschmidt1170
 
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle telegraph
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle    telegraphWhat is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle    telegraph
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle telegraphlschmidt1170
 
Universal declaration of human rights
Universal declaration of human rightsUniversal declaration of human rights
Universal declaration of human rightslschmidt1170
 
Magna carta and the law of nature
Magna carta and the law of natureMagna carta and the law of nature
Magna carta and the law of naturelschmidt1170
 
King john the most evil monarch in britain's history telegraph
King john  the most evil monarch in britain's history   telegraphKing john  the most evil monarch in britain's history   telegraph
King john the most evil monarch in britain's history telegraphlschmidt1170
 
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightsHow did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightslschmidt1170
 
Constitution billofrightsfacts
Constitution billofrightsfactsConstitution billofrightsfacts
Constitution billofrightsfactslschmidt1170
 
Feudal strength! henry ii and the struggle for royal control in
Feudal strength!  henry ii and the struggle for royal control inFeudal strength!  henry ii and the struggle for royal control in
Feudal strength! henry ii and the struggle for royal control inlschmidt1170
 
A magna carta for the earth oecd observer
A magna carta for the earth    oecd observerA magna carta for the earth    oecd observer
A magna carta for the earth oecd observerlschmidt1170
 
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989lschmidt1170
 
Na map 1 with terms
Na map 1 with termsNa map 1 with terms
Na map 1 with termslschmidt1170
 
Introfall 2016 14week
Introfall 2016 14weekIntrofall 2016 14week
Introfall 2016 14weeklschmidt1170
 
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71lschmidt1170
 
Intro fall 2016 geog lab
Intro fall 2016 geog labIntro fall 2016 geog lab
Intro fall 2016 geog lablschmidt1170
 
Fall 2016 intro wed
Fall 2016 intro wedFall 2016 intro wed
Fall 2016 intro wedlschmidt1170
 
Fall 2016 intro mon
Fall 2016 intro monFall 2016 intro mon
Fall 2016 intro monlschmidt1170
 

More from lschmidt1170 (20)

How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightsHow did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
 
Sustainable development goals
Sustainable development goalsSustainable development goals
Sustainable development goals
 
Magna cartas lessons for the me
Magna cartas lessons for the meMagna cartas lessons for the me
Magna cartas lessons for the me
 
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle telegraph
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle    telegraphWhat is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle    telegraph
What is the magna carta and why there is a google doodle telegraph
 
Universal declaration of human rights
Universal declaration of human rightsUniversal declaration of human rights
Universal declaration of human rights
 
Magna carta and the law of nature
Magna carta and the law of natureMagna carta and the law of nature
Magna carta and the law of nature
 
King john the most evil monarch in britain's history telegraph
King john  the most evil monarch in britain's history   telegraphKing john  the most evil monarch in britain's history   telegraph
King john the most evil monarch in britain's history telegraph
 
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rightsHow did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
How did the magna carta influence the united states bill of rights
 
Constitution billofrightsfacts
Constitution billofrightsfactsConstitution billofrightsfacts
Constitution billofrightsfacts
 
Feudal strength! henry ii and the struggle for royal control in
Feudal strength!  henry ii and the struggle for royal control inFeudal strength!  henry ii and the struggle for royal control in
Feudal strength! henry ii and the struggle for royal control in
 
Constitution
ConstitutionConstitution
Constitution
 
Bill of rights
Bill of rightsBill of rights
Bill of rights
 
A magna carta for the earth oecd observer
A magna carta for the earth    oecd observerA magna carta for the earth    oecd observer
A magna carta for the earth oecd observer
 
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989
Denis haley catherine douglas geneaology 1793 to 1989
 
Na map 1 with terms
Na map 1 with termsNa map 1 with terms
Na map 1 with terms
 
Introfall 2016 14week
Introfall 2016 14weekIntrofall 2016 14week
Introfall 2016 14week
 
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71
Fall 2016 syllabus geog 110 71
 
Intro fall 2016 geog lab
Intro fall 2016 geog labIntro fall 2016 geog lab
Intro fall 2016 geog lab
 
Fall 2016 intro wed
Fall 2016 intro wedFall 2016 intro wed
Fall 2016 intro wed
 
Fall 2016 intro mon
Fall 2016 intro monFall 2016 intro mon
Fall 2016 intro mon
 

Hg 6e ch_04_lecture

  • 1. Chapter 4 Lecture Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context Sixth Edition People and Nature Wendy A. Mitteager State University of New York, Oneonta
  • 2. Key Concepts • Nature and Society • Environmental Philosophies • Ecological Imperialism • Energy Needs • Climate Change • Environmental Impacts • Globalization of Environment • Sustainability Figure: Chapter 4 Opener Rescue workers in Japan © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 3. Nature as a Concept • Relationship between nature and society • Earth Summit – Sustainable future • Environmental Advocates – Pinchot, Carson, Shiva • Ecosystem Figure 4.2 Technology often aggravates rather than solves environmental problems © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 4. Nature as a Concept, (cont'd) • Technology • I=PAT – Physical artifacts – Impact on earth resources – Activities or processes – Population – Knowledge or know-how – Affluence – Technology Figure 4.4 Electronic waste © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 5. Nature-Society Interactions • Cultural Ecology • Global climate change • Hurricane Katrina • Haiti earthquake • Political Ecology Figure 4.6 Haiti, one year after the earthquake Apply your knowledge: Give examples of cultural ecology from your community or campus. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 6. Climate Change Figure 4.5 Four elements represent how climate change is affecting the planet © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 7. Water Politics Figure 4.B Protesters in Bolivia, during the action against the hike in water rates Figure 4.A Virtual water expended to produce foods © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 8. U.S. Environmental Philosophies • Views of nature • Henry David Thoreau – Romanticism • Ralph Waldo Emerson – Transcendentalism • George Perkins Marsh Figure 4.8 Walden Pond today – Humans as significant agent of environmental change © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 9. U.S. Environmental Philosophies, (cont'd) • Gifford Pinchot • Environmental Ethics • Theodore Roosevelt • Ecofeminism • Conservation & • Deep Ecology Preservation • Environmental Justice • Environmental • Ecotheology organizations Apply your knowledge: Provide examples of how Thoreau's ideas about nature can be understood in terms of late-twentieth-century environmental philosophies. Apply the same analysis to Marsh and Emerson. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 10. European Expansion • Internal, at first • Disease & depopulation – Virgin soil epidemics – Columbian exchange – Demographic collapse Figure 4.10 Population growth in Europe © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 11. Ecological Imperialism • Introduction of exotics into new ecosystems • Intentional and unintentional • Agriculture and livestock • Animal power Figure 4.12 Painting of the capital city of the Aztecs Apply your knowledge: Provide examples of plants and animals in your region that are examples of ecological imperialism © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 12. European Voyages of Exploration Figure 4.11 Not all voyages were violent and exploitative – many were mutually beneficial through the exchange of knowledge. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 13. Recent Environmental Change • Anthropocene • Impact of energy needs – Nonrenewable – renewable Figure 4.13 Biomass pyramid © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 14. World Energy, 2008 Figure 4.14 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 15. Peak Oil Figure 4.C Oil reserves by region, Figure 4.D Predictions of future oil 2007 production Figure 4.E Price of crude oil, 1986–2011 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 16. Energy Needs Figure 4.16 Surface coal mining in Germany Figure 4.15 Increase in energy demand © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 17. World Distribution of Nuclear Reactors, 2011 Figure 4.20 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 18. Global Consumption of Fuelwoods, 2010 Figure 4.21 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 19. Percentage of Hydropower in the Electricity Supply, 2010 Figure 4.22 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 20. Global Climate Change Figure 4.F Schematic framework of climate change drivers, impacts, and responses © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 21. Global Climate Change, (cont'd) Figure 4.G This graph shows projected sea level rise. The maps show the impact of 5 meters of sea level rise. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 22. Three Gorges Dam, China Figure 4.23 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 23. Global Acid Emissions Figure 4.24 Apply your knowledge: How do various countries other than the U.S. address the problem of acid rain? © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 24. Impact of Land-Use Change • Five categories of land • Conversion • Modification Figure 4.30 Greening of the Sahel © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 25. Global Land Grab Figure 4.27 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 26. Globalization of the Environment • Global change • Environmental politics – WTO, IMF, G8, United Nations, NGOs • Environmental Sustainability Figure 4.30 Bioprospecting in the Arctic Apply your knowledge: Research an international institution that implements sustainable development programming. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 27. Future Geographies • Increase in world energy consumption – Population growth – Periphery is industrialized • Global challenges will require international political and economic Figure 4.31 Raw materials are shipped out of the U.S. to China. Containers from China to the U.S. cooperation are loaded with manufactured commodities © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 28. End of Chapter 4 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.