anthropocentrism
- worldviews that places human interests and well being at the centre of the value system
- nature valued for its usefulness to humans
ecocentrism
- worldview that places nature at the centre of value system
- all living beings, including humans, are and interconnected and interdependent
technocentrism
modern worldview that believes that technology and human innovation can address most social and environmental issues
beliefs
our convictions about reality, often related to our values
environmental value system (EVS)
a type of worldview that is focused on the relationship between human beings and the natural world
worldview
lenses, often shared by groups of people, through which they perceive, make sense of, and act within their environment
values
the qualities or principles that people feel have worth and importance in life
perspectives
- how a particular situation is viewed and understood by an individual
- based on a mix of personal and collective assumptions, values and beliefs
sociocultural norms
the rules that community uses to determine what is appropriate behaviour, expression, and values
intrinsic value
- a characteristic of a natural system that has an inherent worth regardless of economic considerations
- e.g the belief that all life on Earth has a right to exist
values survey
research method that gathers information by asking questions of a sample of people to try to understand their ideas, beliefs, preferences, attitudes, and values
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1.1 Perspectives11
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1.2 Systems17
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1.3 Sustainability18
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2.1 Individuals and populations, communities, and ecosystems48
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2.2 Energy and Biomass in Ecosystems26
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2.3 Biogeochemical cycles21
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2.4 Climate and biomes20
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2.5 Zonation, succession and change in ecosystem14
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5.1 Soil22
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5.2 Agriculture and food51
