ENVIORMENTAL VALUE SYSTEMS Flashcards
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What is an EVS?
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An enviormental value system is a worldview that shapes the way an individual or group percieves and evalutaes an enviormental issue.
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Why are EVS systems?
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They are systems because they have inputs= Education, Culture, Media which generate outputs=opinions
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Types of EVS
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- Ecocentric (nature focused)
- Technocentric (technology focused)
- Anthropocentric (human focused)
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Characteristics of Ecocentric Approach
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- Puts nature and ecology as central to humanity.
- Prioritizes Biorights
- Encourages a less materialistic approach to life
- Prioritizes education
- Encourages self-restraint in human behavior
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Characteristics of Anthropocentric Approach
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- Values nature for the materials it gives to humanity
- Believes that we have to sustainably manage the global system through taxation or enviormental regulations
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Characteristics of Technocentric Approach
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- Believes that through technological developments we can find a solution to enviormental problems.
- Their priority is Economic Growth
- Encourages scientific research in order to understan how systems work in order to be able to manipulate them, change them or control them.
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What are the two extreme views?
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- Deep Ecologists
- Cornucopians
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What do cornucopians stand for?
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