Environmental Science 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Precautionary Principle, Population Growth, Environmental Movement
14 Dec 2017
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All biotic and abiotic factors (external factors) that act on an organism, population, or ecological community: biotic factors organisms, their food, and their interactions, abiotic factors - sunlight, soil, air, water, climate, and pollution (not alive) The biotic and abiotic factors influence survival and development. Ecology: greek term, oikos meaning house/household , earth is our larger oikos . We ignore things until there is a problem. There is a problem in getting people to recognize that there"s actually a problem. The measure as t whether something should be done is often economically based as opposed to environmentally based. Important environmental issues are often determined and influenced by: prevailing social attitudes and dominant groups. Hegemonic power a position held by a state or class when it so dominates its sphere of operation that other states or classes are forced to comply with its wishes. Ex: political group in power: cultural practices, traditions, values and education.
