The enviroment

Question 1

3 types of environmental damage that industrialisation can cause

(they can’t afford cleaner technology and methods to minimise damage)

Answer 1

1. water pollution: industrial pollution in cities means clean water can be scarce
2. deforestation: rainforests are logged for hardwoods or to make way for agriculture
3. desertification: over farming the land can exhaust and ruin the soil - turns to desert

Question 2

How do neo-liberalists suggest we minimise environmental damage?

Answer 2

Neo-liberal theory argues that countries need to calculate the costs and benefits of any development strategy and if environmental damage is too high then that strategy shouldn’t be pursued

Question 3

What does the structuralist view suggest about how to manage the environment

Answer 3

environmental issues are not always a priority because economic ways to develop are always more important when the developing world is struggling

Question 4

Is sustainable development the solution?

Answer 4

• aims to protect the environment from future generations
• environment: renewable energy etc
• economic growth: focuses on development and using too many of earths resources
• social equality: equal rights and access to education for everyone