ENSC 203 Lecture 1: ENSC 203 All Class Notes
19 Sep 2015
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Emphasis for ensc 203: includes science" and social science" but also includes economics, policy, history and education, developed vs. developing world, north vs. south, emphasize solutions! Environmental studies: interdisciplinary eld that attempts to understand and to solve the problems caused by the interactions of natural systems and cultural systems. ! Social science vs. natural science ( soft" vs. hard"): may be multiple positions but no single right" answer, groups who all proclaim being pro-environment" can end up holding diff. positions on the same issue! Keys of this lesson: if the nature of scienti c knowledge is not widely understood, there will be barriers to using scienti c information to address environmental issues! Some say policy should follow best available science" (does not always happen)! General public has many false assumptions about how science works (ie. media): global society and global systems that affect the environment generally operate under paradigms!
