Fresh Water Crisis Module 5

Module 5 – Individuals and Societies Module 5 drew upon the needs and desires of people in society. The module explored who, if anyone, would be responsible for meeting the wants of the human population. Currently, water is a crucial natural resource for people everywhere. However, our water supply is decreasing due to many factors. In exploring this dilemma module 5 raises questions such as Who will be entitled to water when supplies become scarce? In the text, Facing the Fresh Water Crisis, Rodgers claimed that the exponential water consumption will eventually degrade all ecosystems on Earth. In response to the question raised by module 5 Rodgers argued that current technologies can avert a water war between societies. He takes a preventive
This module focused on conflicts between societies diving into issues that arise due to disagreements but are necessary for the advancement of civilization. In her lecture O’Day discussed the evolution of mining since California’s Gold Rush. More importantly she reviewed how mining efforts have contaminated potable ground water with various chemicals and metal particles. Moreover, Mooney revealed the truth about fracking in his text. He argued that constant fracking would introduce thousands of toxic chemicals to potable water. In both circumstances, the two techniques used for accessing natural resources pollute our limited water supply. This demonstrates how society prioritizes its resources to meet the needs of the people as discussed in Module 5. While minerals and gas are necessary for many of life’s amenities they are not pivotal to human existence as is water. Because of the limited amount of resources those who recognize the importance for water over gas and minerals compete with mining and fracking efforts. For instance, one group in a society desires to stop fracking and mining expeditions to limit the contamination of our water while the other group continues to mine and frack to acquire these otherwise inaccessible resources. The feud among the two groups has ultimately led to more environmental responsibility to those who do the fracking and mining. This is an example of how conflict within societies has led towards societal progression. Since the needs and desires of the population are still not being met, further conflict will pave the way to technology that will allow for mining and fracking without creating a burden for our water supplies. However, our technological advancements have not yet targeted water conservation in these areas. At this point in time prioritizing resources is important to maintaining an inhabitable planet. By exploring