ENST 0842 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Northwest Passage, Romanticism, Conservation Movement

• School: Temple University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENST 0842
• Professor: Khila Dahal

Document Summary

Ancient organic worldview: earth/nature as receptive, nurturing female: mother, earth as a living organism, propitiatory practices before cutting trees, putting a mine shaft etc. Expansionist/colonialist approach: 17th and 18th centuries: frontier attitude (fa, era of widespread environmental destruction. 19th century- u. s. naturalists voiced concerns about natural resources: audubon- painted nature, which increased interest in environment, thoreau- author on harmonizing life with nature, marsh: book - man and nature. General revision act: gave president authority to establish forest reserves, presidents harrison, cleveland, roosevelt, put 17. 4 million hectares into reserve. President roosevelt: added additional 6. 5 million hectares before signing bill preventing further forest reservation. Conservation movement: utilitarian conservationist, value natural resources for their usefulness, roosevelt, pinchot. The conservation ethic: use natural resources wisely, a utilitarian standard that calls for using resources for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time.