Topic 1: Foundations

Question 1

EVS. Enviro. value system

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Environmental worldview that shapes an everyone percieves+ evaluate enviro issues- influence how they act within the enviro

Question 2

Influences on perspectives

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Scientific understandings, religion, law, local + global events, lived experiences, economic conditions, sociocultural norms, beliefs, values

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Ecocentric

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Centered around nature- emphasizes less materialistic approach to life

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Anthropocentric

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Saying humans= best tools to solve problems rather than relying on enviro to fix itself. Use- taxes, legislation, enviro regulation

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Technocentric

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Assuming all environmental problems can be fixed through technology- trying to understand how systems can be controlled and manipulated

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Sociocultural norms

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Community rules determining appropriate behaviors + values - since humans are social- they are often most important influence
e.g. saying ‘please’

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Scientific understanding

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Perspectives based on knowledge of the world
Acquired from education, media, community, experiences

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Laws

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Change observed behaviors - alter our perspectives

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Religion

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Human culture- shapes what people think or see of the world
Many acknowledge need of looking after the world

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Economic conditions

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Weak economy + high unemployment= ppl prioritize economic growth.

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Campains

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Gov and non-gov organizations (NGOs)- imagery to shock consumers+ businesses to change behavior

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Demographics

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Characteristics of a countries pop= size, age structure, ratio men/women.

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Local+ global events

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Stories abt changing environments+ human experiences

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Specific lived experiences

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Individual experiences- more ppl experience bad impacts bcz of climate change= more willingness to act

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Grazing land

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Livestock allows to feed on grass and forage (biomass)

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Nomads

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Wander and explore+ find food and resources along the way

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Agrarian

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Choose a spot try to start to make a community at the spot

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Systems

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Sets of interacting or interdependent components
Organized to make a functioning whole

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Open systems

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Energy+ matter can go through
(Pretty much everything)

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Closed systems

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No matter only energy
e.g. terrarium

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Anthroposphere

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Human presence on Earth

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Cryosphere

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Ice tall frozen

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Geospgere

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Earths rocks and minerals
All layers of Earth down to core

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Storages and flow

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Storages are things
Flows are processes
Storages are represented by boxes
Flows are represented by arrows

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Positive feedback loop

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Moving further + amplify change Often accelerating a process

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Negative feedback loops

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Stabilizing (staying relatively at the equilibrium) = fluctuating but staying in a band

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Tipping point

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Pushing something past the point of no return The point at which a series of overall changes become significant enough to cause a larger more significant change