resource management Flashcards
how does food affect social wellbeing
- having a good diet prevents malnutrition so ppl are healthier
- stops ppl being it’d and affecting cognitive ability
how does food affect economic wellbeing
- if more people have good health, the workforce grows stronger and get more money
- can make money from exports
- lower pressure on health care
food facts for exam
- malnutrition is an underlying cause of death of 2.6 mil children each year
- nearly 1/2 a billion adults are malnourished
how does water affect social well being
- don’t have to fetch water so spend more time in school (esp. girls)
- less malnutrition (dirty water) so pop. healthier
- good for sanitation
how does water affect economic wellbeing
- more water to use in industry which spurs economic growth
- loss of earnings from women who collect water (instead of going to work)
- sick workforce lowers GDP
water facts for exam
- 3 bil don’t have access to sanitation
- 1 bil don’t have access to clean water
- indian women spend 150 mil working hours fetching water
- in uk 75% of our water is used in industry
how does energy affect social wellbeing
- using a clean source of energy reduces harmful emissions so less respiratory issues
- having cold houses is bad for your health (esp. elderly)
how does energy affect economic wellbeing
- loss of earnings if people are sick from cold households etc.
- energy is needed to drive all industry
describe the global distribution of food
- highest levels of undernourishment tend to be found in LICs and some NEEs
- africa is the continent w/ the most undernourished countries w/ >34% of pop. being undernourished e.g. angola
- area w/ low levels of undernourishment include north america, europe and oceania
what are the areas of surplus and deficit of food
surplus:
- north america, europe and oceania
deficit:
- se asia, africa - angola
why is there an uneven distribution of food globally
- areas of surplus have a favourable growing climate - sun + water, no extreme weather
- landlocked countries - hard to trade food
- conflict - destruction of crops
what are the areas of surplus and deficit of water
surplus:
- north america, europe, oceania, south america
deficit:
> econ scarcity
- sub-saharan africa
- se asia
>phys scarcity
- middle east
- north africa
- along tropics
why is there an uneven distribution of water globally
- very dry climate causes physical water scarcity
- lack of money to invest in water infrastructure = econ. scarcity
what are the areas of surplus and deficit of energy
surplus:
- north america (US + canada)
- oceania
- scandinavia
- russia
deficit:
- sub-sharan africa
- se asia
why is there an uneven distribution of energy globally
- wealthy ppl use more energy
- countries w/ energy reserves tend to use more
- money needed for energy infrastructure so poorer places tend to use less
how well of is the uk in terms of resources
- good access to energy due to energy infrastructure + energy reserves
- good access to water due to wet climate and water infrastructure
- good access to food due to farming sector and money to trade
how has the uk’s eating habits changed
1) seasonal food all year round
2) high value foods e.g. avocados
3) organic produce
why has the uk’s eating habits changed
1) transportation of food is quicker/ easier and cheaper
2) migration
3) people have become richer
4) greater concern or awareness ab environment and use of chemicals
what are the positive impacts on LICs of us importing more food from abroad
- creates jobs in farming
- helps to grow the GDP of LICs
what are the negative impacts on LICs of us importing more food from abroad
- less land for locals to grow their own food
- increased pressure on water supplies
- exposure to chemicals (pesticides + fertilsiers
how does importing food increase the uk’s carbon footprint
- 11% of uk carbon emissions come from food transportation
- fossil fuels are used to transport food in planes/trucks etc.
- when they are burnt they release GHGs
- these gases thicken the GHGH layer
- this traps solar energy and warms the earth’s surface
- causes global warming + climate change
what are the alternatives to reduce uk’s carbon emissions from food transportation
1) growing locally sourced food
2) buying seasonal food
why is only tackling food mile not an effective way of reducing carbon emissions
- focusing only on food miles isn’t the best way to reduce carbon emissions, as transport makes up just 10% of a food’s carbon footprint, the majority (90%) comes from food production, such as farming and energy use
- e.g. tomatoes from Spain may have a lower carbon footprint than local ones grown in energy-intensive greenhouses
- a better approach is to focus on seasonal and local food to reduce both production and transport emissions.
why is there a trend in the uk towards agribusinesses
- farmers can increase their profits
- can produce more food