Urbanization, Poverty and the
Environment
Chapter 1: Migration and Urbanization
• Urban
population in developed and developing countries
·
Distribution of the global population: urban vs rural
·
Facts about cities
• Migration
and rapid urban growth
·
Push and Pull Factors
·
Economic policies that encourage migration
• Effects
on society and the environment of urbanization and rapid urban growth
·
Urban sprawl
·
The Ecological Footprint of Cities
·
Environmental degradation
·
Poverty
Chapter 2: Atmospheric
Pollution
·
The Earth Radiation Budget of
the atmosphere
o
The Green House Effect
·
The effect of cities on local
and regional weather
o
Urban Heat Islands
·
Atmospheric pollutants
·
Atmospheric factors that affect the
concentration of pollutants
Chapter 3: Water
Pollution
·
The Hydrological Cycle
·
Sewers and drains
·
Runoff
·
Erosion
·
Pollutants
·
Water and health
Chapter 4: Pollution
Control and Sustainability
·
The concept of Sustainability
·
The efficient level of
pollution control
·
Government
intervention
o
The Clean Air and
Clean Water Acts
o
Emission control
policies
·
Failure of government
intervention
·
Reducing pollution at
the global level: the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols
Chapter
5: Poverty
·
Definitions
of poverty
·
Poverty
and income inequality indicators
·
Facts
about poverty in developing countries
·
Explore
the relationship between poverty and economic growth, the
environment, and globalization
·
What
are we doing to reduce poverty?