SDS131R Lecture 10: Environmentalism
28 Mar 2016
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Human nature: largely biological and best understood in ecological terms. Role of the state: encouragement of the diversity of life in all forms. Political philosophy that advocates heightened sensitivity for the environment. Range from moderate change to deep ecologists. Not a new ideology as the roots go back to the 1800s and concerns with the rise of industrialization and privatization of lands creation of provincial parks and government protected lands. Re-emerges in the 1960s to become a more ideological and political framework. Creative preventative, not just reactive, policies reactive policies = policies that would end an issue. 1992, world scientists" warning to humanity letter. Group that warned us about ozone layer, etc. There has been irreversible damage to the environment caused by human activity. Need to think about limiting the human population. We have finite food and energy need to reduce poverty and inequality. Green party of canada = based on this theory.
