Define a perspective
A perspective is an individual’s or group’s unique way of viewing and understanding environmental issues and their relationships with human societies.
What are values?
The qualities or principles that people consider important or worthwhile.
What are assumptions?
Underlying ideas we hold about the world, often unconsciously. They act as mental shortcuts to allow us to make quick judgements about complex situations.
What are beliefs?
Are convictions or acceptances that something is true or real, often without empirical evidence.
What is a worldview
Lenses shared by groups of people through which they perceive, make sense of and act within their environment. They shape people’s values and perspectives through culture, philosophy, ideology, religion and politics.
What is an environmental value system?
A type of worldview that is focused on the relationship between human being and the natural world.
Define Technocentrism
Assumes all environmental issues can be resolved through technology
Define Anthropocentrism
views humankind as being the central, most important element of existence and it splits into a wide variety of views.
Define Ecocentrism
sees the natural world as having pre-eminent importance and intrinsic value
What can values surveys be used for?
Investigate the perspective shown by a particular social group towards environmental issues. Should be 5-7 questions.
What are the rules for designing a questionaire?
Keep it short, simple, stick to closed questions
Activist who had an impact on the environment
Greta Thunburg - took a strike as they weren’t taking climate change seriously. She inspired a new generation of activists.
Media that had an impact on the environment
Documentary work of AL Gore - made to raise awareness of global warming. Lead to the Paris Agreement.
Disaster that had an impact on the environment
Daiichi nuclear disaster - 20,000 causalities, contamination by nuclear materials $250B in costs. Lead to new policies, soil contamination.
Tech that had an impact on the environment
Plant based meat - significantly more sustainable. Long lasting, risk of deforestation.
Agreement that had an impact on the environment
Paris agreement by 196 countries (December 12 2015)- marking the first time each country agreed on climate. Plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.
Scientific discovery that had an impact on the environment
Pesticides and biocide toxicity - used to kills and repel pests from farms to grow crops. Can lead to decrease in biodiversity.
What are examples of international agreements?
Rio Earth Summit (1992) and Rio+20 (2012), 2015 and 2022.
Author who had an impact on the environment
The end of nature by Bill McKibben - reasons why there was environmental improvements. Introduced dangers and potential threats, links human relationship and nature.
What is sociocultural norms?
Accepted behaviours and expectations within a specific society or culture.
What is scientific understanding?
Knowledge gained through systematic observation, measurement and experimentation.
What is a agrument?
A reason or set of reasons given to support an idea, action or theory.
What is environmental movement?
A social and political movement focused on protecting the natural world from harm caused by human activities.
What is a environmental activist?
A person who take action to promote environmental protection and awareness.
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HL.a Law40
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HL.b Economics26
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HL.c Ethics16
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1.1 Perspectives26
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1.2 Systems33
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1.3 Sustainability30
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2.1 Individuals, Populations, Communities and Ecosystems43
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2.2 Energy and biomass in ecosystems55
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4.1 Water systems51
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4.2 Water access53
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4.3 Aquatic food..8
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4.4 Water pollution17
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5.1 Soil14
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5.2 Agriculture and food39
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7.1 Natural Resources20
