Consumerism And The Rise Of Localism

Question 1

What is a consumer society?

Answer 1

A society in which buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity

Question 2

What happened in the Rana plaza building?

Answer 2

The building collapsed in Bangladesh in 2013

Question 3

What was produced from the Rana plaza building?

Answer 3

Fashion items-

Question 4

What were the effects of the Rana plaza building collapse?

Answer 4

Many people lost there lives as the upkeep of the building was neglected instead the production of clothing was focussed on

Question 5

What has globalisation done to produced goods?

Answer 5

Means goods can be produced cheaply and then easily cross between continents

Question 6

What has low production costs caused?

Answer 6

Global levels of consumption have increased as prices have fallen

Question 7

What is another factor that has increased consumption of products?

Answer 7

There are more consumers global population has risen from 3.7 billion in 1970 and is predicted to reach 10 billion in 2050

Question 8

What has happened to coffee production since the early 1960’s?

Answer 8

It has doubled

Question 9

What is the problem in the coffee production industry?

Answer 9

Although production has doubled an estimated 25 million coffee growers are at the mercy of extreme price volatility

Question 10

How has car production affected the earth?

Answer 10

There are now over 1 billion cars contributing to a rise in green house gases and a reduction in air quality

Question 11

What environmental issues come form importing goods?

Answer 11

Goods that were once sourced locally are now imported due to globalisation this mens there is greater emissions coming from transporting these goods

Question 12

How many people form Africa, Latin America and Asia have attained ‘new middle class’ status?

Answer 12

1 billion in the last 30 years
2 billion not far from this

Question 13

What are some examples of how globalisation is causing environmental stress? (Don’t need all just remember one or two)

Answer 13

• 2050 food demand is set too double worldwide (moe meat and dairy as more middle class)
• Global commodities (wine and chocolate) have a high water foot print
• 2013 ppm was 400 resulting in higher temperatures
• Animal husbandry and crop production water intensive (depletion)
• More urbanisation= more water used
• 2035 50% increase in energy usage (fossil fuels)
• Carbon footprint increased as more people buy more goods

Question 14

What is the problem with consumerism?

Answer 14

The negative impacts of consumption are experienced in places distant from where the consumers live

Question 15

Why are consumers not the problem when it comes to consumption?

Answer 15

Consumers often do not know the full FOOTPRINT of the products they are buying

Question 16

What are some examples of the FOOTPRINT of a product?

Answer 16

Embedded water in a t-shirt
Pesticide exposure to cotton farmers
Or devastation from cutting down trees for paper

Question 17

What is localism?

Answer 17

A range of political philosophies that prioritise local over regional and global

Question 18

What does localism typically support?

Answer 18

Local production and consumption
Local control of government
Promotion of local history
Local culture and identity

Question 19

What is the Bristol pound?

Answer 19

A local currency created to improve Bristol’s local economy

Question 20

What is the primary aim of the Bristol pound?

Answer 20

Support independent traders
Maintain diversity in business around the city

Question 21

Who created the Bristol pound scheme?

Answer 21

Non-profit scheme between
Bristol Pound Community Interest Company
Bristol Credit Union

Question 22

What are some of the advantages of the Bristol pound?

Answer 22

It keeps money in Bristol
More then can be invested into improving the area and quality of life
Mutually supportive trading network
Allows local restaurants to buy local crops from surrounding area (reduced food miles)

Question 23

What is WinACC?

Answer 23

A local group that is promoting actions to mitigate the negative effects of globalisation (consumerist society)

Question 24

What is an example of what WinACC do?

Answer 24

Local transport plan 4.
Shift to zero carbo transport across Winchester District

Question 25

What are transition towns?

Answer 25

Settlements where individuals and businesses have adopted ‘bottom-up’ initiatives to make their community more sustainable and less reliant on global trade

Question 26

Where was the worlds first transition town?

Answer 26

Totnes Devon

Question 27

What are the advantages of transition towns?

Answer 27

Brings groups of people together
People work together for a common goal
Allows local business to survive without being outcompete by large chain stores

Question 28

What is ethical consumption?

Answer 28

Deliberately choosing a purchase because of the products ethical nature or a moral boycott

Question 29

What is a moral boycott?

Answer 29

Not buying a product because of concerns of its ethical nature

Question 30

What is the aim of ethical consumption?

Answer 30

Reduce the inequalities of global trade and improve to working conditions for disadvantaged groups

Question 31

What company is a good example of being an ethical brand?

Answer 31

Patagonia

Question 32

How ethical are Patagonia?

Answer 32

No longer wants to be seen as sustainable as its still part of the problem
A high number of reduces are made from recycled materials
Discourages customers from buying too many of its products (“don’t buy this jacket’)
Making good efforts for workers with good policies to audit suppliers

Question 33

What is the aim of the international fair trade system?

Answer 33

Promoting fair terms of trade to benefit farmers and workers
Based transparency and respect

Question 34

What does the fair trade mark guarantee?

Answer 34

That the products ingredients have been produced by a small scale farmer, organisation or plantation that that meet fair trade social, economic and environmental standards

Question 35

What are some advantages of fair trade?

Answer 35

Producers get more pay
Increased QOL for farmers local area

Question 36

What are some disadvantages of fair trade?

Answer 36

Producers may look for other suppliers which will offer cheaper prices
Farmers who are fair trade will have reduced income might have to only subsistence farm

Question 37

What are EU countries aiming to do with municipal waste by 2020?

Answer 37

To recycle at least half

Question 38

What does recycling more waste mean?

Answer 38

Waste is diverted from landfill and raw materials will be reused for new consumption offering lower environmental costs

Question 39

How much energy is saved by recycling an aluminium?

Answer 39

95% energy compared to making a new can

Question 40

How much were emissions reduced between by 2001 and 2010 by the successful recycling in the EU?

Answer 40

56%

Question 41

How is the reduced emissions in the EU from recycling misleading?

Answer 41

Average- 56%
Germany- 62%
Romania- 1%

Question 42

When was the keep Britain tidy campaign developed?

Answer 42

1954

Question 43

who formed keep Britain tidy?

Answer 43

National Federation of Women’s Institutes

Question 44

What was the aim of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign?

Answer 44

Address the rising problem of litter in an emerging ‘throwaway society’

Question 45

What iconic image was created by the keep Britain tidy campaign?

Answer 45

The ‘tidy man’ logo

Question 46

What are some of the ways Keep Britain tidy have succeeded?

Answer 46

Over 1 million bags of litter collected
9 billion fewer single use bags
2,208 green flag award parks