ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - George Perkins Marsh, Rachel Carson, Environmentalism
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Environment: the condition or influence under which any person or thing lives or is developed. Resource: something which meets the perceived needs or wants of humans. Environment and resource management: decisions/actions made through policy and practice regarding how resources and the environment are appraised, protected, allocated, developed, used and rehabilitated. Humans cannot alter the env of national parks: conservationists: 1860s. Aldo leopold: game management and a stand county almanac. Manage wildlife and resources for human use: modern environmentalism: 1960s/70s. Rachel carson: silent spring, paul ehrilch: population bomb. Carson"s book led to the banning of ddt and pesticide use in us/canada. Pollution control, public awareness: many radical veins: 1970s onward. Cassandras vs. pollyannas: cassandras: environmentalist predicting doom and gloom, but in many cases they are ineffective so they are ignored, pollyanna: the future is bright. Resources never really scarce; environmentalists either over simplify or are not accurate: moderate position: we"re often unaware of the extent of impact beforehand.
