David Harvey Space-Time Compression (better/more efficient Capitalism has accelerated the pace of life. production has opened new markets and brought places Compression - EG. stock market impacts on closer) is similar to Space-Time Convergence (reduction of Toronto. & Unit the importance of distance) Convergence EG. Airplane brings people closer Its – Nature Also Globalization together than before. Warren Thompson Demographic Transition Birth Rates and Death – Rates 4 Stages relating to Natural Increase – 1. BR DR are high 2. BR high DR drops 3. BR drops 4. – – BR DR are low – Also: Development Population 2: Unit Unit Notable Geographers Briefly explain their theory Importance of model and further notes Thomas Malthus Malthusian theory Population growth relating to Food Neo-Malthusians R. Kaplan, T.F. Homer-Dixon look at – – – (1766-1834) supply Africa Population Gave a dystopian (not Utopian) view of the future (1798); Critics - E. Boserup More people more growth, Science will – food production increases arithmetically (1,2,3,4,5), find a way, distribution of wealth etc. 2: whereas human reproduction increases geometrically (doubling each generation) (1,2,4,8,16); despite checks on population (e.g., plague, famine) there would continue Unit to be starvation. Esther Boserup Population In 1965, Boserup discussed that population growth (1910-1999) stimulates intensification in agricultural development (stimulates technology) rather than being increased by …
Unit Its Nature & David Harvey Also Globalization Space-Time Compression (better/more efficient production has opened new markets and brought places closer) is similar to Space-Time Convergence (reduction of the importance of distance) Capitalism has accelerated the pace of life. Compression - EG. stock market impacts on Toronto. Convergence – EG. Airplane brings people closer together than before. Unit 2: Population Warren Thompson Also: Development Demographic Transition – Birth Rates and Death Rates – 4 Stages relating to Natural Increase 1. BR – DR are high 2. BR high – DR drops 3. BR drops 4. BR – DR are low Unit Notable Geographers Briefly explain their theory Importance of model and further notes Unit 2: Population Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) Population Malthusian theory – Population growth relating to Food supply Gave a dystopian (not Utopian) view of the future (1798); food production increases arithmetically (1,2,3,4,5), whereas human reproduction increases geometrically (doubling each generation) (1,2,4,8,16); despite checks on population (e.g., plague, famine) there would continue to be starvation. Neo-Malthusians – R. Kaplan, T.F. Homer-Dixon – look at Africa Critics - E. Boserup – More people more growth, Science will find a way, distribution of wealth etc. Esther Boserup (1910-1999) In 1965, Boserup discussed that population growth stimulates intensification in agricultural development (stimulates technology) … rather than being increased by
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