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renewable vs non-renewable |
renewable: replenish themselves (ex. fish stocks, soils, forest) non-renewable: finite, do not renew themselves (ex. coal, natural gas, iron ore) |
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renewable and non-renewable why inadequate terms? provide Ehrlich and Daily's alternative |
time forever to renew is called non-renewable alternative: rate of use vs. rate of natural renewal or also essential (water) vs. substitutable (cooper) |
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instrumental values
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serves our needs, wants, enjoyment includes Nature's Goods, Nature's Services, Nature's Library (we depend on to find new "good"), and Nature's amenities (recreational, aesthetic enjoyment |
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intrinsic values
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value beyond any human need or services we have ethical responsibility to protect nature |
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club good vs. public good
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economic model (excludability and rivalrous) club: right to exclude public: have full access to all in society BOTH: non-rivalrous (enjoyment doesn't affect another) when demand of a resource increases and causes harm, club good model good for controlling that harm |
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Harriet Hemingway
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Progressive Era - movement to protect wildlife specifically birds slaughtered for hats reacting to the over exploitation of wildlife under Usufruct attitude led to Lacey Act (ban on interstate commerce in wildlife) created first local chapter of the Audubon society |
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Garrett Hardin, freedom to breed is bad, population growth leveling off, how?
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Demographic Transition Model stage 2 - improvement in health care and sanitation drastically reducing infant mortality stage stage 3 - transformation in social/economic institutions net result of greater freedoms is a lowering of the birth rate |
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ethical doctrine of Utilitarianisms, how related to public policy and allocation of Natural Resources, example in U.S. history
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maximizes good for society "greatest good" developed by Jeremy Benthem ex. NEPA |
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NEPA and EISs, explain and give an example
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cornerstone of the env. era legislation fed gov. accepts responsibility for protecting the well-being of citizens by protecting env. quality make EPA the administrative/enforcing agency requires EISs - measure benefits/costs |
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Usufruct, good or bad for env.?
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"use of fruit" norm/expectation that all people have the right to profit from nature driver of economic development/expansion BUT costs to society and Nature leads to tragedy of the commons |
