CDNS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane
16 Dec 2017
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Integrates science, social science, policy making and planning. Should show opportunities as well as address threats and problems. Precautionary principle- taking action now rather than waiting (ex: climate change) Establishing and nurturing institutions that effectively support environmental research, monitoring and management. Identifying new technology or policies that are useful. Resource-conservationist, oriented to sustainable growth (c) communalist environmental ethics. Resource-preservationist, oriented to limited growth (d) bioethicist or deep ecology environmental ethics. Short term- 5 years, politically desirable, appeases public. Middle term- 5-15 years, policies and international agreements. Long term- 15 years, shifting in fundamental values and behaviours. Advisory- education, demonstration, promotion (e. g- sustainable seafood campaigns) Economic or fiscal- taxation, subsidies, grants (e. g- carbon tax) Regulatory- policies, licensing, restrictions, zoning (e. g- carpool lane) Liberty dilemmas- to what degree should people be restricted to protect nature. Uncertainties- how to commit to action with limited data. Governmental agencies, international bodies and aid organizations, research institutes, ngo"s, the public.
