Environmental Science Chapter 1 Notes #3
Definitions Environmental Science Applied Science How humans interact with their environment Environment Everything that surrounds us Natural and created
Making Environmental Decisions Turn to page 20 Values that affect environmental decision making Ex. Aesthetic – beautiful/pleasing Ex. Env. – protection of natural resources Ex. Economic – gain or loss of $$/jobs
Making Environmental Decisions Decision Making Model A systematic way of analyzing issues Gather Info Consider Values Explore Consequences Make a Decision
Making Environmental Decisions Title: What Question are you exploring? Value (pg 20) Positive Short Term Negative Short-Term Positive Long term Negative Long Term