GEOG 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Environmental Ethics, Oil Sands, Industrial Revolution
16 Oct 2017
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Ethics: what it right and wrong: we don"t always agree with each other about which actions fall into either category. Worldview: a set f commonly held beliefs, ideas, values and so forth about the world and our place in it: it"s a reflection of many factors including cultural background, ex. Our western worldview suggests that exploiting nature to get wealth is right. You can see this everywhere including ads etc: seems that the though of economic benefits exploiting nature override our concern for the damages to the environment (oil sands) Why economic issues often seem to win out: there has been greater emphasis on protecting the environment recently, often economic needs are seen as the most important. Global warming: the warming of the earth. Climate change: broader term: not just temperature of a concern, encompasses, warming and changes to weather precipitation etc.
