ENV100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Environmental Science, Ecosystem Services

• School: UTSG
• Department: School of Environment
• Course: ENV100H1
• Professor: Barbara Murck

Document Summary

The scientific method is part of a larger process. Just a systematic way for exploring how we look at the world. Ties into larger community of science: science is both a process and a body of knowledge. This is how we develop that process through publication and peer review people differ in their perception of environmental problems. Environmental science in particular there is potential for clash of world views: not always necessary though. Interdisciplinary: makes it difficult because of different vocabulary, values, etc. Real difference in how we approach value in the environment. Image of nurse spraying child with insecticide: we used to think ddt was fine. In the 60s it was noticed that birds at the top of food chains their population started to decline sharply. Eggs were thinning: odd thing came out of nowhere. Spring would be silent because of loss of birds, (prediction)