Exam 1 Flashcards
Frontier Economics Paradigm (FE) paradigm
[5 Paradigms of Environmental Planning and Management]
- anthropogenic view that resources are limitless and progress is defined by economic growth
- exploitation of finite resources
- industrial agriculture, fossil fuel energy, unregulated waste disposal, high population growth
- no awareness of reliance on ecological systems
Environmental Protection (EP) paradigm
[5 Paradigms of Environmental Planning and Management]
- characteristic of US policy in the 1970s
- recognizes environmental impacts and seeks to lessen then but, not without significant sacrifice in economic growth
- uses command and control laws to control server environmental impacts
Resource Management (RM) paradigm
[5 Paradigms of Environmental Planning and Management]
- characteristic of US policy in the 1980s
- recognizes long term sustainability as a constraint to economic growth
- sees linkages between population, poverty, and the environment
- based on the concept that the polluted pays for damages
EcoDevelopement (ED) paradigm
[5 Paradigms of Environmental Planning and Management]
- in process, we re evolving towards this
- characterized by an ecocentric view of the world
- considers ecological values in economic terms
- pollution prevention pays (proactive)
- integration of social, economic, and ecological criteria for technology
- magnitude of change requires new consciousness
Deep Ecology (DE) paradigm
[5 Paradigms of Environmental Planning and Management]
- biocentric view of the world
- reserves all nature at the expense of economic growth
- avoid costs by forgoing development
- low technology and simple material needs
- focuses on conservation and biological diversity
science consideration
[6 Interdisciplinary Considerations]
- based on scientific and engineering principles
- how designed systems and technology can lessen the adverse effects of negative interactions and/or enhance environmental quality
economics consideration
[6 Interdisciplinary Considerations]
- economic cost/benefit analysis
- assessing the value of ecosystem services
evaluation consideration
[6 Interdisciplinary Considerations]
- using objective assessment to assign value to options, compare tradeoffs, resolve conflicts, and make choices
- complicated by need to combine and compare information that is subjective and/or incompatible
politics consideration
[6 Interdisciplinary Considerations]
- values can be represented via the political process
- dependent on good information, a strong constituency, and a Local Champion
law consideration
[6 Interdisciplinary Considerations]
common law - nuisance and public trust doctrine
ex. air and water pollution , trespass, noise levels, etc.
property law - private property rights, eminent domain, police powers, and takings
What are the 2 schools of thought concerning property tension during the 1700s?
[property tension 1700s and role in US land laws]
- that the value of land should be viewed in how it can benefit the individual
- that value of land should be viewed in how it respond to society’s needs; that is what we can do for the public good and the individual
Who were the 2 schools of thought concerning property tension during the 1700s inspired by.
[property tension 1700s and role in US land laws]
philosophers of the time period
Philosophers ideals influenced property rights in differentiating the difference between a land owner’s ______ of _____ and _____ of _____.
[property tension 1700s and role in US land laws]
bundle of r-ights and bundle of R-ights
bundle of r-ights (small r)
[property tension 1700s and role in US land laws]
rights to air, surface, and subsurface (ownership can be separated)
bundle of R-ights (big R)
[property tension 1700s and role in US land laws]
a “bundle” of entitlements defining and owners rights; privileges and limitations in the use and enjoyment of the property