Week 1
Precautionary Approach: Scientific certainty of environmental harm NOT required as a pre-requisite for taking action.Governments tend to take action to 'fix' problems, instead of prventing the problems occurring in the first place.
Perth is a spaced out city...
- less bio-diversity
- the market gardens are pushed out
- transportation is increased, therefore the pollution increases.
Australian Landscapes
- the cities were originally settled on good soils, and now farming industries are moved out of suburbia onto less fertile land.
6 Areas of Environmental Management
ECONOMY
- jobs
- globalisation
- land use (marketing area)
SOCIETY
- over 6 billion people alive today, more than ever before
- size and movement of population
- rich and poor class structures
STRUCTURES
- inner/outer suburbs, CBDs
- satellite towns
INFRASTRUCTURE
- privatisation of telstra (telecommunications)
- rural supply of power/ water issues
- transport and waste removal etc
ENVIRONMENT
- human impact on air, water, climate, soil
- conservation/preservation
GOVERNMENT
- planning
- taxation finance policies
Environmental considerations are as important as economic and social considerations.
The precautionary approach should be considered more during the developmental stages.
Is there a measurement of the use of human resources?
posted by Mel Binks @ 1:01 AM
1 Comments:
One thing I think we should pay more attention to is the fact australian cities (and probably others worldwide) were settled on the most fertile spots along the coast. That was all well and good when the settlements were farm based and actually made use of this land.
Unforunately, now as cities expend, suburbia creeps further out, the farms which are stereotypically positioned on the outskirts of suburbia are being pushed further and further out. This means two things; the land they are being forced to use is significantly more infertile, while the fertil soil lies under housing and decorational, residential gardens. Also, trnsportation is increased getting the food from the farms to the people in surburbia.
Even if it is not possible to re-situate existing cities, I think it should be a consideration when new ones are planned, what ground it covers, and what soil it will prevent farmers from using.
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