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Chapter 20 Vocab Flashcards

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Global institution dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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A global institution that provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth, especially in the poorest countries

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World Bank

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A program of the United Nations responsible for gathering environmental information, conducting research, and assessing environmental problems

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Unites Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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A global institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace

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United Nations (UN)

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A worldview that places equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live

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Ecocentric Worldview

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The careful and responsible management and care for Earth and it’s resources

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Stewardship

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A worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value

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Biocentric Worldview

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A worldview that focuses on human welfare and well being

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Anthropocentric Worldview

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A worldview that encompasses how one thinks the world works; how one views ones role in the world; and what one believes to be proper environmental behavior

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Environmental worldview

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The study of economics as a component of ecological systems

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Ecological Economics

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The practice of assigning monetary value to intangible benefits and natural capital

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Valuation

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Subfield of economics that examines the costs and benefits of various policies and regulations that seek to regulate or limit air and water pollution and other causes of environmental degradation

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Environmental Economics

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All goods and services that humans produce

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Manufactured Capital

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When the economic system does not account for all costs

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Market Failure

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Human knowledge and abilities

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Human capital

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The resources of the planet such as air, water, and minerals

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Natural Capital

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The phenomenon of less developed countries using new technology without first using the precursor technology

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Leapfrogging

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The phenomenon of less developed countries adopting technological innovations developed in wealthy countries

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Technology Transfer

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The status of being healthy, happy, and prosperous

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Well Being

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The study of how humans allocate scarves resources in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

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Economics

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Measure of economic status that includes personal consumption, income distribution, levels of higher education, resource depletion, pollution, and the health of the population

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Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)

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An international program that works in 166 countries around the world to advocate change that will help people obtain a better life through development

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Untied Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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The US organization that overseas all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research assessment, and education

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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An agency of the US department of Labor, responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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The US organization that advances the energy and economic security of the United States

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Development of Energy (DOE)

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Measurement index that combines three basic measures of human status: life expectancy; knowledge and education

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Human Development Index (HDI)

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Measurement Index developed but the Untied Nations to investigate the proportion of a population suffering from deprivation in a country with high HDI

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Human Poverty Index (HPI)

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A strategy for pollution control that involves regulations and enforcement mechanisms

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Command and control Approach

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A strategy for pollution control that constructs financial and other incentives for lowering emissions based on profits and benefits

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Incentive Based Approach

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Tax placed on environmentally harmful activities or emissions in an attempt to internalize some of the externalities that may be involved in the life cycle is those activities or products

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Green Tax

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An approach to sustainability that considers 3 factors- economic, environmental, and social- when making decisions about business, the economy, and development

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Triple Bottom line

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