Resources: Schools of Thought

1.  Working in pairs, investigate one of the two schools of thought on population change and resource consumption;

• pessimistic views, including Malthusian and neo-Malthusian views

• optimistic views, including Boserup and Cornicopian

 Your task is to summarise the thinking including;

• • origins of this school of thought

  • outline of the idea including  proponents of it

  • examples / evidence of this school of thought being correct

You will share your ideas with the group. 

2. A more recent school of thought is that of resource stewardship. Define this. 

3. How many Global Goals can you remember? Explore 2 different Global Goals through the lense of resource stewardship 

Find the information you need here. 

Make sure you have facts and figures , information about the targets and have analysed. 

e.g Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Facts

• Each year, an estimated one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes worth around $1 trillion – ends up rotting in the bins of consumers and retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvesting practices

Targets

• Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

Analysis (to what extent to the facts and targets represent successful resource stewardship)

• The targets are clearly resource stewardship focused because....

• The facts indicate.... [success? failure? somewhere in between?]  to achieve successful resource stewardship] presently. In future....

4.  What progress has been made towards achieving the Global Goals you have looked at? What does this say about our responsible planning and management of resources ?

5. Explore doughtnut economics - to what extent is this a form of resource stewardship?