Lec 10: Cosmologies

Question 1

What is the tide of ideas?

Answer 1

the constant shift of cosmologies

Question 2

What is the main conduit of education in the modern world?

Answer 2

higher education

Question 3

What are the two next directions in which the Tide of ideas can go?

Answer 3

nostalgic awe from the dark ages

the condescension of prosperity
- pessimistic view: in the future we’ll be looking back on the good times we have now (ex things were better back then)

• optimistic view: we’ll look back and think previous views were astonishing (ex how did we used to believe in slavery)

Question 4

What do we need to ask about cosmologies?

Answer 4

Who discovers the truths of tomorrow?
Who detects and reports failed predictions?
Where do these people fit in the process of cultural adaptation and envr management

Question 5

What are the 5 models for action in Environmental Management?

Answer 5

1. Sustainable Development
   A broad range of actions unified by consistency with the notion of sustainable development
2. Ecosystem Approach
3. Adaptive Management
   An approach to learning from mistakes as a management process continues over time
4. EIA
   A formal process for reducing environmental and social costs from projects
5. Public participation

Question 6

How do environmental problems tend to become visible?

Answer 6

They become visible when something is wrong in a process, because they are part of integrated system processes.

Question 7

What is biogeography concerned with?

Answer 7

The distribution of living things, and the processes that affect this distribution.