Exam 15: Environmentalism
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The rise of ___________ ecology began in 1962 with the publication of ___________ by Rachel Carson.This movement began as an extension of ___________.
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human welfare; Silent Spring; conservationism
Even though deep ecology is often at odds with free-market environmentalism,at which point do their paths cross?
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Conservationism is an attempt to manage resources for human use in order to derive maximum benefit.
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According to one school of thought,a problem such as air pollution arises because no one owns the atmosphere,so they say it should be privatized like other forms of private property.
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What is one of the things that proponents of animal liberation support?
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Which ideology could be considered to include both conservationism and human welfare ecology as ideological extensions?
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The environmental ideology of free-market environmentalism is close in ideas to classical liberalism.
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The 1872 Yellowstone Park Act and the 1885 creation of Banff National Park are examples of ______________.
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According to both conservationism and human welfare ecology,which of the following is NOT a key cause of environmental problems?
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Even if environmentalists are rarely elected to political positions in Canada,have they been able to influence policy development? If so,how?
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Defined by the Brundtland Commission Report (1987)as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future to meet their own needs,is known as __________.
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___________ was formulated by Arne Ness and George Sessions in 1974.One of its variants is wilderness ___________ which is manifested in the movements to save the earth's rain forests.Another variant is the animal __________ movement.
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One of the variants of deep ecology is 'ecotage' and another is animal liberation.
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Discuss Garret Hardin's essay "The Tragedy of the Commons." Is climate change an example of this phenomenon? What possible solutions are there to the tragedy?
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What are the differences between conservationism and deep ecology? Are they at odds with each other?
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Discuss the success and failure of environmentalist political parties and advocacy groups.
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What are the essential elements of the deep ecology movement? List the major tenets of its ideological disposition.
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The rise of human welfare ecology began,most observers agree,in 1962 with the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.
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___________ is the attempt to manage natural resources for human use.The emergence of the discipline of ___________ was one if its important developments.Another was the national ___________ movements in Canada and the United States.
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Which two ideas are the most fundamental to conservationism?
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