Day 3
Reading Assignment:
Read pages 10-16 and answer the following questions:
1. Why do you think MEDCs tend to have an anthropocentric or technocentric worldview?
2. Which Environmental philosophy do you think is best suited to achieving long term sustainability?
3. What shade of green are you? Explain.
Read pages 10-16 and answer the following questions:
1. Why do you think MEDCs tend to have an anthropocentric or technocentric worldview?
2. Which Environmental philosophy do you think is best suited to achieving long term sustainability?
3. What shade of green are you? Explain.
What is your Environmental Worldview? Answer the following questions to help determine your environmental value system.
Consider these statements and decide if you agree strongly, agree, don't know, disagree or disagree strongly with each.
Consider these statements and decide if you agree strongly, agree, don't know, disagree or disagree strongly with each.
- Humans are part of nature
- Humans are to blame for all the world's environmental problems
- We depend on the environment for our resources (food, water, fuel)
- Nomadic and indigenous peoples live in balance with their environment.
- Traditional farming methods do not damage the environment
- Nature will make good any damage that humans do to the Earth
- Humans have every right to use all resources on the planet Earth
- Technology will solve our energy crisis
- We have passed the tipping point on climate change and the Earth is warming up and we cannot stop it.
- Animals and plants have as much right to live on Earth as humans
- Looking at a beautiful view is not as important as economic progress
- Species have always become extinct on Earth and so it does not matter that humans are causing extinctions