1.1 environmental value systems Flashcards
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evs inputs
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- culture
- education
- science
- media
2
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evs processes
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- assimilation of knowledge
- thinking
- evaluating
3
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evs outputs
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- decisions
- viewpoints
4
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preservationists
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- advocate for preservation of land and resources, kept untouched
- land has intrinsic value
5
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conservationists
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- conserving the environment for the value of goods and services it provides
6
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fukushima disaster
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- japan, 2011
- flooded nuclear power plant
- expensive to clean up, decontaminate
- other countries stopped building nuclear power plants
- contaminated water, can’t eat fish, fisherman lost livelihood, lack of food security
7
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silent spring
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- book 1962
- negative consequences of DDT due to bioaccumulation
- banning of DDT, development of environmental NGO’s
8
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chernobyl
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- ukraine, 1986
- major health effects, death, cancer
- supporting end of nuclear power
- large socioeconomic impact, expensive
- change in safety standards for nuclear power, more regulations
- countries phasing out nuclear power
9
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gulf of mexico oil spill
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- 2010
- death of people
- many barrels of oil spilled into the gulf
- death of thousands of marine animals
- impacting animals up the trophic system, seagulls have oil in their digestive system from fish
10
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ecocentric opinion on fossil fuel exploitation
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- greatly reduce/stop reliance on fossil duels
- non renewable
- damage/destruction of habitats
- increases global warming
- false sense of energy security, lack of investment in alternative sources of energy
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technocentric opinion on fossil fuel exploitation
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- technology can solve any issues that arise from resource exploitation
- alternatives to fossil fuels found by technology if needed
- new technology to access previously inaccessible oil
- oil industry provides jobs
- renewable energy sources are inefficient
- technology can develop to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
