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Ecological Perspectives on Sustainability: Balancing Conservation and Development

Explore contrasting viewpoints on sustainability - the Expansionist World View and Ecological World View - and their implications for nature conservation and resource management. Delve into themes of interconnectedness, resource exploitation, and the role of human society within the planet's ecosystem.

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Ecological Perspectives on Sustainability: Balancing Conservation and Development

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  1. Sustainability

  2. Perspectives on sustainability

  3. EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  4. Nature is a resource to be used. EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  5. Conservation of nature must work with the dominant values of society. EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  6. The primary value of nature is in it’s value to modern society. EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  7. Conservation methods should focus on reducing waste produced by a developing society. EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  8. Conservation means “Sustainable Exploitation” EXPANSIONIST WORLD VIEW

  9. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  10. All parts of the universe are interconnected with each other. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  11. Nature and its processes must be protected. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  12. All parts of nature – animals, trees, plants, rocks, etc. are intrinsically valuable. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  13. Human activities must work within the limitations of the planet’s ecosystem. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  14. Nature will be the ultimate judge of human society. ECOLOGICAL WORLD VIEW

  15. CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF THE EARTH

  16. The earth is self-contained, with limited resources. There is no where else to go if we run out of air, water, food, resources. SPACESHIP EARTH CONCEPT

  17. The earth is a dynamic, living, self-regulating organism. If we disrupt this balance, it will threaten our survival. Gaia hypothesis

  18. The population of the earth is limited by the finite amount of resources. There is a fixed carrying capacity of the earth that cannot be changed. LIMITS-TO-GROWTH THESIS

  19. Scientific and technological advances will develop new resources to replace the ones we have depleted. Resources are not finite. CORNUCOPIAN THESIS

  20. Which one are you?

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