Environment & Responsibility

Question 1

What are the 3 waves of environmental management?

Answer 1

1. Conservationists
2. Environmental Activism
3. Sustainable Development

Question 2

What did the first wave do? (Conservationists)

Answer 2

This group sought to protect and inventory places that were viewed as valuable, like parks & conservation areas). People were not actively involved. CONSERVE

Question 3

What did the second wave do? (Activists)

Answer 3

This group identified that humans were causing environmental degradation, so new policies & protection agencies (ie, EPA) were created to aid endangered species and fight issues like pollution. RECOGNIZE

Question 4

What did the third wave do? (Sustainable Developers)

Answer 4

This group wanted to repair/remediate long term problems, like climate change. They shifted responsibility to the current generation to fix it for future generations. REVERSE

Question 5

Is a fourth wave needed? Name a possible example.

Answer 5

Just because we have responsibility does not mean we are doing anything about it. Ex, Te Awa Tupua Case: the river was given personhood to protect it from being depleted… possible next wave?

Question 6

Primarily, environmental degradation by developing countries is due to:

Answer 6

Population growth

Question 7

What are some solutions to population growth?

Answer 7

• 1 child law
• voluntary sterilization
• female empowerment (education, importance, etc)
• contraception

Question 8

Primarily, environmental degradation by developed countries is due to:

Answer 8

Consumption

Question 9

What are some solutions to consumption?

Answer 9

• environmental taxes

- education to reduce usage

Question 10

What does PRS stand for?

Answer 10

Problem, Responsibility, Solution

Question 11

What is the role of demand in consumption?

Answer 11

What you buy sends a message to companies… (ie, buying cheapest product tells corporations that you want cheaper products). Money gives you choice.

Question 12

What can influence change?

Answer 12

It can be an individual, an event (ie, Chernobyl), a group (ie, WWF) or organization.

Question 13

What is ecocentric value?

Answer 13

balanced natural order governs relationships between living things and humans often disrupt it with ignorance

Question 14

What is technocentric value?

Answer 14

humankind is able to understand and control nature to suit it’s purposes. Believing all things exist to meet human wants/needs