Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

 Copyright 1999 Prentice Hall 20-1 Chapter 20 Marketing and Society: Social Responsibility and Ethics PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING Eighth Edition Philip Kotler.

Advertisements

Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Chapter 9 G. Tyler Miller’s.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Economics, Politics, Worldviews and the Environment

Environmental Issues, Their Causes, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Chapter 1 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in.

KEY QUESTIONS How best do we shift to a culture of permanence, both for ourselves and for the biosphere that sustains us? –Is economic growth possible.

Environmental Science. Do Now The View from Here! If you stand in the middle of Fremont campus, what do you see?

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology

Chapter 25 Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

Conservation Values and Ethics. The Value of Biodiversity …may not be obvious to the public.

Introductions BIOL1040 Environmental Science.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Environmental Issues, Their Causes, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Chapter 1 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

PowerPoint Backgrounds Chapter 2 Students will understand many of the contributing factors involved with environmental science.

Environmental Science and Resource Management ESRM R100 Kevin Flint Wednesdays 4 – 6:50 P.M.

"Ecological Footprint" Sustainability Net Primary Productivity 20 – 31% 60% of freshwater runoff Anthropocene era.

Environmental Ethics. Ethics Ethics: the study of good and bad, right and wrong – The set of moral principles or values held by a person or society that.

© Cengage Learning 2015 LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 18e G. TYLER MILLER SCOTT E. SPOOLMAN © Cengage Learning Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and.

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability.

Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Chapter 4 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in.

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability Presented by Ramona Parkash Tomás Calderón.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORLDVIEWS, ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Chapter 1.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Environmental Problems and Living Sustainably. Questions for Today: What are the major causes of Environmental Problem? What is poverty and affluence.

An Overview of Environmental Science. Causes of Environmental Issues Unsustainable Population growth Unsustainable Resource Use Lack of Understanding.

© Cengage Learning 2015 LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 18e G. TYLER MILLER SCOTT E. SPOOLMAN © Cengage Learning Environmental Problems, Their Causes,

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability.

“Alone in space, alone in its life- supporting systems, powered by inconceivable energies, meditating them to us through the most delicate adjustments,

Chapter 26 Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability.

Environmental History: Learning from the Past G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 2 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment.

Topic 5: Environmental Ethics Discussion: Wed 9/12 & Fri 9/14 Homework Due: Mon 9/17.

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 11 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th.

© Cengage Learning 2015 LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 18e G. TYLER MILLER SCOTT E. SPOOLMAN © Cengage Learning Environmental __________, Their Causes,

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 1 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in.

LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT 17 TH MILLER/SPOOLMAN CHAPTER 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability SG vocab: not on first test, but I’ll.

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 4 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment.

SUSTAINING THE EARTH MILLER/SPOOLMAN 10 TH Resources – natural capital.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 1 G. Tyler Miller’s Living in.

Non-core Political Ideas:

Sustaining Wild Species

Sustainability The ability of earth’s various natural systems and human cultural systems and economies to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology

Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling

Assignments 6 and 7 Assignment 7: Almost all (except two) reflected on Andrea Sanders’ Be Zero piece. … “Andrea inspired and motivated me to start a.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

There Is No Problem, Is There?

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Environmental History: An Overview

Chapter 20 Sustainability, Economics, and Equity

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Some questions in environmental ethics

The Role of Science in Environmental Ethics

Biodiversity, Conservation & Sustainability

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

The Nature of Environmental Science, Ecology, and Systems

Biodiversity is important to life on earth.

Environmental History: Learning from the Past

Presentation transcript:

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14th Edition Chapter 28

Key Concepts Human-centered worldview Life-centered worldviews Earth-centered worldviews Ethical guidelines to work with the Earth Living more sustainably

Environmental Worldviews in Industrial Societies Individual-centered Earth-centered Human-centered Life-centered Ecosystem-centered

Environmental Worldviews Fig. 28-2 p. 632

Ethical Principles Universalism Utilitarianism Consequentialism Relativism Rationalism Nihilism

Values Instrumental (utilitarian) value Intrinsic (inherent) value Anthropocentric worldview Biocentric worldview

Planetary Management Worldview Humans are the most important species Manage Earth for our benefit Industrial-consumer societies Nature has instrumental value

Variations on Planetary Management No-problem school Free-market school Responsible planetary management school Spaceship-Earth school Stewardship school

Life-Centered Environmental Worldviews Humans should not cause the premature extinction of species Protect species endangered by human activities Protect species because of their intrinsic value

Earth-Centered Environmental Worldviews Ecocentric worldview Emphasis on preserving functioning ecosystems Humans are part of ecological processes

Environmental Wisdom Worldview Humans are part of nature We are not in charge of the biosphere Live sustainably by mimicking nature Human success depends on learning how Earth systems work and applying what we learn Deep ecology

Solutions: Living More Sustainably Develop respect for all life Understand nature and apply the lessons Understand our impacts on the biosphere Develop critical thinking skills Evaluate our worldviews and lifestyles Strive to make the world a better place

Environmental Education Where do things I consume come from? What do I know about the place where I live? How am I connected to the Earth and other living things? What are my purpose and responsibility as a human being?

Major Components of the Environmental Revolution Biodiversity protection revolution Efficiency revolution Solar-hydrogen revolution Pollution protection revolution Sufficiency revolution Demographic revolution Economic and political revolution