This assignment is for my Final Exam in my Environmental Geography class that is worth a large portion of my grade. Please only bid on this question if you have experience in this area and are positive that you can answer these questions with great detail. A good tip will be given at the end if it meets the requirements. Thank you!

The first 4 questions are short answer questions that I need answered for my Environmental Geography class. Each of the first 4 questions need to be 250 words (1 page per question). The 5th question is an essay question that needs to be between 800 and 1,000 words (2 pages).

In writing your answers, do not use the same examples over and over again

Short Answer Questions:

1. Robbins’ book is called “Lawn People,” and he writes about the making of “turfgrass subjects.” Explain the meaning of the title of the book and what is a “turfgrass subject,” using examples from the book. (you can find this online)

2. Some of what we learned in this class is that the ways in which we identify environmental problems are flawed; instead of creating explanations of political ecology, many scholars instead research and articulate “apolitical” ecologies. Using at least four examples describe the difference between an apolitical ecology and political ecology.

3. Using at least three examples, explain the differences between developing an economic explanation using the models of the free market, versus using Marxian approaches to studying the political economy.

4. Describe the debates over the role of government versus individual responsibility in creating the social and economic change required for a more sustainable society and use specific examples. What are the arguments supporting one type of political action or policy over another? How does a concern for social justice affect the kind of solution being sought for our environmental problems?

Essay Question: (800-1,000 words)

5. In Lawn People, Robbins describes the “modern” condition as one that is filled with the “anxiety” of this “risk society.” Compare his argument and its evidence with what we have learned about subsistence societies, which are often described as “non-modern” even though they persist today. How is/was risk differently distributed in rural subsistence economies, compared with urban/suburban capitalism? How does expertise and the construction of environmental knowledges differ between the two types of economies? To what effects on policy and individual freedom? You are not to write that one economy is better than another; rather, discuss the tradeoffs about each way of life. (use parenthetical citations from the book)