PPP101 FINAL FOR Prof. MDWeiner
Anthropology 101 with Ghassem-fachan at Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
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By: Moisés Peña
Textbook:
Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition)
Created: 2009-12-07
Size: 21 flashcards
Views: 87
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Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition)Created: 2009-12-07
Size: 21 flashcards
Views: 87
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Free-Rider
Any individuals or groups that gain additional benefits without contributing
Pigovian taxes and subsidies
taxes to discourage activities that created harmful effects and subsidies for those creating benefits to further encourage those activities
Ambient Standards
Requirements that specify the maximum amount of pollutant(s) a building, work area, or a site may be allowed to have in its surroundings
Shrinking city
a densely populated urban area with a minimum population of 10,000 residents that has faced population losses in large parts for more than two years and is undergoing economic transformations with some symptoms of a structural crisis
Tropism
Western civilization may indeed have a tropism toward growth in planning, economics, personal life and many other fields
Cosmopolitan
Pertinent or common to the whole world, urbanized
Define, give examples of, and discuss the concept of "externalities." Your treatment should include both negative and positive externalities, as well as production and consumption externalities.
- Externalities are unintentional side effects of an activity affecting people other than those directly involved in the activity.
- An example of a negative externality would be a factory that pollutes as a result of its production process. This pollution may pose health risks for nearby residents yet the owner of the factory does not directly pay the additional cost to address any health issues or to help maintain the cleanliness of the air or water.
- An example of a positive externality would be a neighborhood resident who creates a private garden, the aesthetic beauty of which benefits other people in the community.
- Production externality ? factory emission,
- consumption externality ? buying a car that pollutes (cost of polluting not factored in to cost of vehicle)
The federal government regulated water pollution s early as 1899. However, it did not enact air pollution control legislation until 1963. What is the primary explanation for the federal government's reluctance to regulate air pollution
Authorization issues ? government needed to use interstate commerce laws ? fed does not have authority over air
Professor Seneca outlined five policy instruments available for public sector intervention. Identify, briefly discuss, and give an environmental policy example for each one.
a) technology ? amount of parts per billion of noxious emissions during production
b) performance ? miles per gallon for cars
c) environmental ambience standards
d) fiscal authority of government ? taxes/spending
e) market incentives ? cap and trade
Professor Popper reported that there are two sides to planning and city planning in particular. identify and briefly discuss the roles that planners play.
a) Regulatory role ? zoning, planning
b) Visionary role ? what the city will be like in the future
What is the traditional core assumption of city and regional land planning, and what trends have caused the academic planning community to reassess that traditional core assumptions.
traditional core assumption is that are cities are expanding, the trend that has caused the academic planning community to reassess that core assumption is empirical evidence suggesting the opposite: cities are shrinking.
Describe the United States' first attempt at a public health initiative.
Hospitals placed on seaports ? first marine hospital was established to quarantine illness that might be brought in by sea-men.
Professor Schneider identified ten 20th century achievements in public health in the United States. Identify and briefly describe all ten.
- Maternal-Child health
- Heart-disease/stroke decline
- Occupational health/safety
- Tobacco awareness
- Water fluoridation
- Infectious disease control
- Vaccination
- Family Planning
- Foods safer/healthier
- Motor-vehicle Safety
Identify and briefly discuss the the entry points to understanding energy policy.
a) Greenhouse gases
b) Various sources of energy (energy independence)
c) Economics
What are the five key characteristics of the global energy system?
a) Large-scale
b) Complex, uncertain
c) Inter-disciplinary
d) open-system (permeable)
e) hierarchical system (layered)
Identify two types of "non-renewable" fuel and four types of "renewable" fuel sources.
- Non-renewable ? fossil fuel, nuclear
- Renewable ? solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal
Approximately what percent of United States produced nuclear power is used for electricity? and, approximately what percent of the United States' total electric power consumption is produced by nuclear power?
100% of nuclear power is used for electricity, but only 20% of electric consumption is produced by nuclear power
Approximately how many commercial nuclear power reactors are there currently in the United States, and, when was the last one build, and why was that one the last one built?
100 nuclear power reactors are currently in the US, the last one was built in 1979 because of 3-mile island incident (partial core meltdown in nuclear reactor)
What is meant by the term "energy density?" Give examples of high- and low- energy- dense fuels.
- energy density ? how much usable energy is there in a source?
- high energy density ? uranium, low energy density ? wood
Think about the pricing of energy. Is fuel and/or energy pricing progressive or regressive? Explain your answer?
regressive ? energy costs the same for everyone, therefore the poor pay more than the rich (relative to their respective disposable incomes) for it
What is the "global energy paradox" and how do we explain that paradox?
the global energy paradox is that energy has become more efficient and cheaper but people still use more of it ? paradox is explained by greater demand for energy (new technology) and also because since it is cheaper, it is valued less and used more generously
About this deck
By: Moisés Peña
Textbook: Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition)
Created: 2009-12-07
Size: 21 flashcards
Views: 87
Textbook:
Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition)Created: 2009-12-07
Size: 21 flashcards
Views: 87
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