Environment & Responsibility Flashcards

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What are the 3 waves of environmental management?

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  1. Conservationists
  2. Environmental Activism
  3. Sustainable Development
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What did the first wave do? (Conservationists)

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This group sought to protect and inventory places that were viewed as valuable, like parks & conservation areas). People were not actively involved. CONSERVE

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What did the second wave do? (Activists)

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This group identified that humans were causing environmental degradation, so new policies & protection agencies (ie, EPA) were created to aid endangered species and fight issues like pollution. RECOGNIZE

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What did the third wave do? (Sustainable Developers)

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This group wanted to repair/remediate long term problems, like climate change. They shifted responsibility to the current generation to fix it for future generations. REVERSE

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Is a fourth wave needed? Name a possible example.

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Just because we have responsibility does not mean we are doing anything about it. Ex, Te Awa Tupua Case: the river was given personhood to protect it from being depleted… possible next wave?

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Primarily, environmental degradation by developing countries is due to:

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Population growth

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What are some solutions to population growth?

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  • 1 child law
  • voluntary sterilization
  • female empowerment (education, importance, etc)
  • contraception
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Primarily, environmental degradation by developed countries is due to:

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Consumption

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What are some solutions to consumption?

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  • environmental taxes

- education to reduce usage

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10
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What does PRS stand for?

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Problem, Responsibility, Solution

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What is the role of demand in consumption?

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What you buy sends a message to companies… (ie, buying cheapest product tells corporations that you want cheaper products). Money gives you choice.

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What can influence change?

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It can be an individual, an event (ie, Chernobyl), a group (ie, WWF) or organization.

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What is ecocentric value?

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balanced natural order governs relationships between living things and humans often disrupt it with ignorance

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What is technocentric value?

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humankind is able to understand and control nature to suit it’s purposes. Believing all things exist to meet human wants/needs

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