The Industrial-Medical Revolution
Dramatic Increase in Environmental Impact
• Factory towns grew
polluted, noisy and very
hazardous. (air pollution,
water pollution, toxics)
• Coal smoke filled cities.
• Fossil fuels powered larger
farm machines for larger
farms.
The Industrial-Medical Revolution
Dramatic Increase in Environmental Impact
• Factory towns grew
polluted, noisy and very
hazardous. (air pollution,
water pollution, toxics)
• Coal smoke filled cities.
• Fossil fuels powered larger
farm machines for larger
farms.
The Industrial-Medical Revolution
Cultural Changes & the Environment:
The Information/Globalization Revolution
Information Revolution
Since the 1950s we have moved towards
technologies to share information rapidly on a global
scale.
Global access to information can help us understand
and respond to environmental problems, but can lead
to information overload.
The Information/Globalization Revolution
Review
• What major human cultural changes have taken
place and how have they impacted the
environment?
• Describe hunter-gather, agricultural, industrial,
and globalization societies. List several trade offs
of each.
• When did humans begin to shift away from
renewable resources?
• Describe slash and burn techniques.
• How did the impact on the US environment shift
from tribal to frontier times. Describe both eras.
The Early Conservation Era (1832-1960)
 Between 1870 and 1930, the role
of the federal government and
private citizens increased to protect
natural resources
The Forest Reserve Act of 1891
established that federal
government was responsible for
protecting public lands from
exploitation.
John Muir was a geologist and
naturalist who founded the Sierra
Club in 1892. He lobbied for
conservation laws, he led the
preservationist movement to limit
use of public wilderness to hiking
and camping, he lobbied for a
National Park system, and he was
responsible for establishing
Yosemite National Park in 1890