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    1.1-Environmental-Value-Systems B5

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    The document discusses different perspectives on the high rate of species extinction - Ecocentrists, Anthropocentrists, and Technocentrists. Ecocentrists would see species extinction as a major problem and argue that humans need to change their lifestyles to use fewer pollutants and protect natural habitats. Anthropocentrists may not view extinction as a significant problem and believe economic development is more important. Technocentrists think extinction is not a major issue and that human ingenuity can address any problems later. The document asks to complete a table summarizing these viewpoints and their perspectives on why extinction is a problem and what should be done about it.

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    The document discusses different perspectives on the high rate of species extinction - Ecocentrists, Anthropocentrists, and Technocentrists. Ecocentrists would see species extinction as a major problem and argue that humans need to change their lifestyles to use fewer pollutants and protect natural habitats. Anthropocentrists may not view extinction as a significant problem and believe economic development is more important. Technocentrists think extinction is not a major issue and that human ingenuity can address any problems later. The document asks to complete a table summarizing these viewpoints and their perspectives on why extinction is a problem and what should be done about it.

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    The document discusses different perspectives on the high rate of species extinction - Ecocentrists, Anthropocentrists, and Technocentrists. Ecocentrists would see species extinction as a major problem and argue that humans need to change their lifestyles to use fewer pollutants and protect natural habitats. Anthropocentrists may not view extinction as a significant problem and believe economic development is more important. Technocentrists think extinction is not a major issue and that human ingenuity can address any problems later. The document asks to complete a table summarizing these viewpoints and their perspectives on why extinction is a problem and what should be done about it.

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    1.1-Environmental-Value-Systems B5

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    The document discusses different perspectives on the high rate of species extinction - Ecocentrists, Anthropocentrists, and Technocentrists. Ecocentrists would see species extinction as a major problem and argue that humans need to change their lifestyles to use fewer pollutants and protect natural habitats. Anthropocentrists may not view extinction as a significant problem and believe economic development is more important. Technocentrists think extinction is not a major issue and that human ingenuity can address any problems later. The document asks to complete a table summarizing these viewpoints and their perspectives on why extinction is a problem and what should be done about it.

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    5. Complete the table to summarise some possible viewpoints of the following types of people.

    largely a consequence of human activities.


    currently a lot more than it has been through most of geological time. This high extinction rate is
    The rate of extinctions world-wide is currently very high; the number of species going extinct is
    Ecocentrists Anthropocentrists Technocentrists

    ______________________________ ______________________________ (This is mainly a cornucopian


    ______________________________ ______________________________ viewpoint): It is not a major
    ______________________________ ______________________________ problem. Species are going extinct
    ______________________________ ______________________________ because of pollutants,
    deforestation etc. but these
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    activities are the result of
    ______________________________ ______________________________ economic development and this is
    Why is this
    ______________________________ ______________________________ perhaps more important than
    a
    ______________________________ ______________________________ conserving some species; we can
    problem?
    ______________________________ ______________________________ fix any problems this might cause
    later using human ingenuity.
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
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    ____________ ____________
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    Change our lifestyle: we need to
    use fewer harmful chemicals, stop ______________________________ ______________________________
    burning fossil fuels etc. We need to ______________________________ ______________________________
    accept having fewer luxuries in ______________________________ ______________________________
    order to stop polluting the
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    environment and destroying
    What natural habitats. ______________________________ ______________________________
    should we ______________________________ ______________________________
    do about ______________________________ ______________________________
    it? ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
    ______________________________ ______________________________
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    Historical Influences on EVSs

    1. Draw a timeline to mark some of the major events in history that have influenced
    environmental value systems. As a minimum, you must include the following (but you are
    encouraged to add others):
    The agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, the green revolution,
    founding of Greenpeace, Carson’s “Silent Spring” published, at least two major
    environmental disasters

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    What is Your EVS?

    1. What is your environmental value system? Justify your opinion using examples of
    environmental systems.
    Note: You may have a combination of different viewpoints, this is fine. There is no wrong answer when
    giving your opinion but you do need to be able to justify it.
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