EESC 101 FINAL NEWEST ACTUAL WITH QUESTIONS

EESC 101 FINAL NEWEST ACTUAL / WITH QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS A+ VERIFIED

ecocentrism - ---Answers---whole ecological systems have value

preservation ethic - ---Answers---holds that we should protect the natural environment in an unaltered state

conservation ethic - ---Answers---holds that humans should put natural resources to use, but manage wisely

ecofeminism - ---Answers---the patriarchal structure of society is root cause of social/environmental problems

environmental justice seeks - ---Answers---equitable distribution of costs and benefits

environmental refugeeism - ---Answers---results in cases where degradation is so intense residents are unable to survive

economics studies - ---Answers---allocation of scarce resources

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economies are open or closed systems - ---Answers---open

• integrated w larger environmental systems

• environmental implications of economics - ---Answers----

resources are finite or substitutable -long-term effects should be discounted -costs/benefits are internal -growth is good

discounting - ---Answers---short-term costs/benefits are more important than long-term

externalities - ---Answers---costs/benefits involving people other than the buyer/seller

ecological economists - ---Answers---argue that civilizations do not overcome their environmental limitations in the long run

environmental economists - ---Answers---argue that economies are unsustainable if population growth is not reduced and resource use not made more efficient

Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) - ---Answers--- differentiates between desirable and undesirable economic activity

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government intervention counters - ---Answers---market failure -laws and regs -green taxes -economic incentives to promote conservation/sustainability

green taxes - ---Answers---penalize harmful activities

green washing - ---Answers---consumers misled into thinking companies acting sustainably

policy - ---Answers---formal set of general plans and principles to address problems and guide decisions

environmental policy requires input from - ---Answers---- science -aboriginal/traditional knowledge -private sector -government -public

• challenges of environmental policy - ---Answers---1.

protecting resources and environmental quality

ex: tragedy of the

commons

• dealing with inequitable distribution of resources
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