Geography A-Level
Environmental Externalities
What Environmental Externalities means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Environmental Externalities
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The transfer of polluting industries to regions with weaker regulatory frameworks, leading to the 'pollution haven' effect and significant local environmental degradation.
The ecological consequences of global production networks, including carbon leakage, habitat loss in the periphery, and the challenges of global environmental governance.
The 'race to the bottom' where environmental standards are compromised to attract FDI, leading to localized pollution and global climate implications.
Topics that use Environmental Externalities
- Globalisation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Migration, Identity and Sovereignty (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Globalisation
- Time-Space Compression
- Centrifugal vs. Centripetal Forces
- Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces
- Consumerist Ideology
- Cultural Homogenisation and Hybridity
- Cultural Homogenisation vs. Heterogenisation
- Cultural Hybridity
Using Environmental Externalities in the exam
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