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class 8.1 Flashcards

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Middle income countries

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GNP of $1,036-$12,535 per person a year

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Low-income countries GNP

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GNP of less than $1,035 per person per year

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High-income countries GNP

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GNP of over $12,536 per person per year

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how do CITIES DRIVE INNOVATION, CONSUMPTION AND INVESTMENT?

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Cities contribute about 80% of global GDP

They also contribute to about 70% of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

They are often characterized by high levels of inequality

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how are cities often characterized by high levels of inequality?

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  • Spatial polarization of wealth & income
  • Informal settlements
  • Housing unaffordability
  • Environmental pollution
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SILENT SPRING

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Looks at widespread use of pesticides

Inspires modern environmental movement

Emergence of green political movement

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who published Silent Spring?

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Published by Rachel Carson in 1962

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when was first earth day?

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First Earth Day – April 22, 1970

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THE LIMITS TO GROWTH

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First study to look at human ecological footprint

Finds that we are likely to surpass ecological capacity of the Earth around 2100 unless we reduce resource consumption

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who published the Limits to Growth?

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the Club of Rome and MIT

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HABITAT I (1976)

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Focused on the issue of rapid urbanization

Marks the first time the global community recognizes the high exposure of the poor to environmental risk

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the issue of rapid urbanization (Habitat 1)

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o Inequalities in living conditions

o Social segregation

o Racial discrimination

o Unemployment

o Disease, poverty

o Illiteracy

o Environmental degradation

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BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION REPORT (1987)

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UN commission on sustainable development

“Our Common Future” articulates a vision for how to achieve economic growth while sustaining environmental resources

Recognizes the environmental costs of historic &
contemporary development

Aims to decouple economic growth from resource extraction - living within finite natural resources

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potentially catastrophic consequences of not achieving sustainable development

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desertification

deforestation

climate change

ozone depletion

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who chaired the UN commission on sustainable development: Brutland Comission Report of 1987

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Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland (former Norwegian PM)

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who created and when was created the ecological footprint analysis

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Ecological footprint analysis was created in 1990 by researchers at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning

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Ecological footprint analysis

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Helps us think about how much land and other resources are needed to sustain different lifestyles

The tool calculates “biocapacity”

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biocapacity

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the area used by an individual to support production and consumption for goods and services, for example:

  • Cropland and grazing land
  • Forests
  • Fisheries
  • Built-up land
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EARTH SUMMIT (1992)

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At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 the UN adopts a formal understanding of sustainable development

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a formal understanding of sustainable development at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992

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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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the three elements of a formal understanding of sustainable development

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Environment

Economy

Society

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HABITAT II (1996)

what is the goal

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to create more sustainable modes of urban development

Special attention to inequality of resource use between the Global North and South, and to the needs of excluded groups

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HABITAT II (1996)

what made people come up with this idea

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In the mid-1990s the world is on the verge of over 50% of global population living in cities.

International community begins to argue that sustainability must happen through urbanization

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HABITAT III (2016)

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Cities are framed not only as locations of sustainable development, but as important leaders in sustainable development

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RIO +20 (2012) TO THE SDGS (2015)

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  • Realization that achieving sustainable development has largely been a failure.
  • International community turn to the idea of goal-based development.
  • The Sustainable Development Goals are adopted in 2015 to guide development until 2030.
  • Goals are inter-related, and target all countries.
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SDG 11

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make cities and human settlement inclusive, safe, and sustainable.

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SDG 1

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end poverty and all its forms everywhere

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SDG 2

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end hunger

achieve food security and improved nutrition

promote sustainable agriculture

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SDG 3

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ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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SDG 4

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ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

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SDG 5

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achieve gender equality and empower women and girls

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SDG 6

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: ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

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SDG 7

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ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

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SDG 8

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promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth

promote full and productive employment, and decent work for all

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SDG 9

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build resilient infrastructure

promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization

foster innovation

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SDG 10

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reduce inequality within and among countries

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SDG 12

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ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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SDG 13

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take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

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SDG 14

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conserve and sustainably use the oceans sea and marine resources for sustainable development

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SDG 15

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protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

sustainably manage forests

combat desertification

halt and reverse land degradation

halt biodiversity loss

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SDG 16

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promote peaceful and inclusive societies’ for sustainable development

provide access to justice for all

build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels

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SDG 17

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strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

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