01:119:116 Study Guide - Aldo Leopold, Selection Bias, Exponential Growth
26 Jun 2021
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Key events (historic developments: 300 bc: water system development, mid to late 1800"s: sanitation, bacteriology established, consevration ofland movement, soil conservation service- fdr. Industrial revolution 1900"s: dust bowl, wwii, donora: temperature inversion. What dictates: tie between politics and public health, media is extremely influential, economy leads to pollution, war in vietnam led to political reform, oil rig blowout. Post world war ii (developments and climate" what drove public perception/actions) Old versus new (what distinguished the nature of problems then vs. now: now, chloroflourocarbons depleting ozone like refigeration. Imperialism: francis bacon 15601-1626: conquering nature is highest level of ambition, humans have right to control and use nature. Stewardship: priveledge and responsibility ot protect nature. Romanticism: unbother nature, polar to imperialism, 18th century, artists, poets writers. Utilitarianism: environment important only for food, so should be protectd to serve human needs of living. Everyday & long range problems (i. e. , complications inherent in long range issues)
