read chapter 4 and answer the questions bellow. i attached the book. please answer the questions only based on the book you read.
1.
Explain how a steadfast push for global abundance still manages to create a worldwide
scarcity of a lot of essentials.
2.
What do scientists mean by the greenhouse effect? How is it connected to the
forces of globalization?
3.
Since scarcity always causes prices to rise, couldn’t we expect people to begin to
conserve our global resources through pricing alone? Why or why not?
4.
The fact that global fossil fuels are plentiful at present should keep us from desperately
looking for alternative sources to ease any shortages. Do you agree? Explain.
5.
Cite a few reasons why globalization may be blamed for creating environmental
stresses.
6.
If globalization promotes environmental stresses could it also be relied upon to
generate an environmental consciousness? Why or why not?
7.
What is the difference between supply-induced scarcity and demand-induced scarcity
when it comes to the relationship between the environment and globalization? How
do these compare to structural scarcity?
8.
What is the connection between globalization and human insecurity? Why is it
nearly impossible to find a reasonable solution at the regional or local level?
9.
Provide three examples of how globalization continues to aggravate the precarious
state of the environment’s ability to restore and rejuvenate itself.
10.
Explain what environmentalists mean by sustainable development. What kind of
challenges does globalization pose to the idea of sustainability?