GEOG 1972 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Anthropocentrism, Scientific Management
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Key concepts are in red on review slides! Conservation: the management of a resource or system to sustain its productivity over time, typically associated with scientific management of collective goods like fisheries or forests (compare to preservation) Stewardship: taking responsibility for the property or fate of others; stewardship of land and (cid:374)atural resour(cid:272)es is ofte(cid:374) used i(cid:374) a religious (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t, su(cid:272)h as (cid:862)(cid:272)ari(cid:374)g for (cid:272)reatio(cid:374)(cid:863) Anthropocentrism: an ethical standpoint that views humans as the central factor in considerations of right and wrong action in and toward nature. Till, pi(cid:374)(cid:272)hot"s (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:374)ser(cid:448)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)as utilitaria(cid:374), a(cid:374)d fostered a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)ter-movement: preservationism. Preservation: the management of a resource or environment for protection and preservation, typically for its own sake, as in wilderness preservation. Social construction: any category, condition, or thing that exists or is understood to have certain characteristics because people socially agree that it does. Sustained yield: (cid:455)ield that repeats a(cid:374)(cid:374)uall(cid:455) (cid:894)or other ti(cid:373)e fra(cid:373)e(cid:895).
