SCIE 1P50 Lecture Notes - Ed Markey, Environmental Science, Environmentalism
29 Jan 2013
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Environmental science: systematic study of the environment and our place in it incorporates all the disciplines of sciences (nature, technology and culture) Establish how the natural world functions and to identify, understand and solving some of the problems. Environment = all biotic (living) and abiotic (physical and chemical) humans and energy from the sun. Our built environment -structures human created living centres. Study of interrelationships amoung organisms and their environment- a lot what human do have an impact on the environment and the species that live within it. Affect one species affect more species impacting alternative species and environments. Derived from the greek oikos = home hence ecology is the study of home life organisms. Environmentalism - influencing attitudes and policies that affect our environment (political action directed at those in power eg. bring in new legislation) Environmental science- use of scientific methods to study processes and systems in the environ.
