ENV 1101 Final: ENV1101 Final Exam Study Guide

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENV 1101
• Professor: Sasa Kebo

Document Summary

Beliefs, theories, and projects that consider humankind as a component of a broader ecosystem and wish to maintain the system"s balance in an evolutionary perspective. A movement to preserve the health of earth and its ecosystems. Refers to all forms of collective behaviour that aim to correct destructive forms of relationship between human action and its natural environment. Principles: ethical ecological stewardship, respect for other species, wilderness as spiritual haven. Refers to the phrase coined by richard louv in his book last child in the woods that human beings are spending less time outdoors resulting in a wide range of behavioral problems. Associated with the frontier ethic characterized by efforts to tame and conquer the wilderness. Environmental laws of this period were intended to promote the extraction of the continents abundant natural resources. Was aimed to regulate resource use and mitigate some of the environmental problems associated with western expansion.