Guha and Martinez-Alier 1997 Flashcards
Guha and Martinez-Alier
1997
1997
Guha and Martinez-Alier
What do Guha and Martinez-Alier (1997) discuss
How the unsustainable use of resources in developing countries reduce their availability, therefore causing conflicts over resources or land.
What is environmentalism a response to (Guha and Martinez-Alier, 1997)
In both the north and the south environmentalism has been a response to the failure of politicians to solve problems of the destruction of the wilderness.
Marxists and environmentalism (Guha and Martinez-Alier, 1997)
Some Marxists saw environmentalism as something for the super class, aka a post-materialist concern. It can be argued that wealth increases appreciation of environmental values, and also that wealth is good for the environment. Southern Marxists rejected environmentalists critiques as they thought it was a Western plot to keep the third world underdeveloped
What was the main message from the Brundtland Report (Guha and Martinez-Alier, 1997)
That poverty is the main cause of environmental degradation, and that sustainable development is a remedy for both poverty and environmental degradation
What is political ecology
The study of ecological distribution conflicts
Do Guha and Martinez-Alier (2017) believe the poor or the wealthy damage the environment
The poor can damage the environment through use of common pool resources, and use of forests for firewood and deforestation. However wealth is a greater threat to the environment than poverty
Briggs
2009
2009
Briggs
Briggs 2009
Briggs (2009) states that the environmental revolution is the term given to the use of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice particularly during the 60s to increase food crop production, especially in India. It did increase total production in India, it didn’t in Africa, as both wheat and rice are relatively unimportant crops in Africa. It also had negative consequences such as loss of biodiversity, lowering water table, and increased rural inequalities.
