Why Are Natural Resources Important to Human Life?

Why Are Natural Resources Important to Human Life?

Chapter 1 An Intro. To Environmental Science
Case Study: N/A
Essential Questions
  1. What is environment?
  2. Why are natural resources important to human life?
  3. How does the scientific method work and operate?
  4. What are some pressures on the global environment?
  5. What is sustainability and sustainable development

Cornell Notes
Environmental Science
Natural Resources
Human Population Growth  Resource Use
Population Growth vs Resource
Consumption  Social/Environmental Impact
Interdisciplinary
Easter Island
Scientific Method
Sustainability / Renewable v. nonrenewable
Hunter/ gatherer
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Ecological footprint
Types of science
Overconsumption
Steps
Summary (answer essential questions with detail… be sure to ask questions in margin of C-Notes)
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Chapter 6 Env. Ethics & Economics: Values & Choices
Essential Questions
  1. How have ethics changed over time in Western Culture?
  2. What are different view points in environmental ethics?
  3. How are do the different types of economics compare and contrast?
  4. What are the shortcomings of using the GDP to measure the economy?
  5. How does ecolabeling and green washing differ?

Cornell Notes
Ethics
Env. Ethics
Conservation/Preservation
Economics: Approaches & Env. Implications
Economics
Sustainable development / Ethics:
Relativists
Vs.
Universalists
Instrumental Value
Vs.
Intrinsic Value
Anthropocentrism:
Biocentrism:
Ecocentrism:
John Muir-
Gifford Pinchot-
Aldo Leopold
Env. Justice
Economics:
Economy Types
- subsistence
- capitalist
- centrally planned
- mixed
Adam Smith & Classical Economics
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Neo Classical Economics
Externalized Costs
Cassandras
Vs.
Cornucopians
GDP
GPI
Ecolabeling/Green Washing
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Chapter 7 Env. Policy: Decision Making & Problem Solving
Essential Questions
  1. What are the problems that env. policy tries to address?
  2. How has US env. policy changed over time?
  3. What are the steps in creating env. policy?
  4. What organizations help shape international env. policy?

Cornell Notes
Overview of Policy
Federal Policy
Early US Policy
International Env. Policy
Approaches to Env. Policy / Policy:
Env. policy:
Problems
*** Tragedy of the Commons
Free Riders
External costs:
Legislation
Regulation
3 Waves
Early
2nd Wave
3rd Wave
Conventional Law
Conventions/Treaties
Organizations Involved
- UN & UNEP
- World Bank
- EU
- WTO
- NGOs
Env. Policy Tools
  1. Command and Control
  1. Green Taxes
  1. Subsidy
  1. Permit Trading (cap & trade)

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