NATS 1840 Lecture Notes - The Population Bomb, Paul Erlich, Thomas Robert Malthus
20 Nov 2012
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Science, technology and the environment (sc nats 1840a) - tuesday. Talking about tutorials, hand in log sheet with report for tutorials and hand in graft sheets with tutorials. Any decision likely to have some impact on our environment. Problem prevention, problem remediation, evaluation of alternatives, policy direction, Often more challenging than it might appear because of the need to weigh many competing factors. One"s environmental worldview, risks relative to likely benefits, associated costs. Risk and costs can be quantified objectively, but worldviews and the perception of risk are both highly subjective. Something has value by its mere existence. Present resource use & growth is unsustainable; Pollution should be prevented rather than remedied. Thomas malthus predicted (~1800) that mass starvation would soon occur.
