BIOL 1055- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)
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1722-english colonized on easter day, hence the name. Island used to be lush, diverse, people did slash/burn agriculture. Rats stowed onto the ship that colonized. Environmental science: study of the interplay between humans and their surroundings. Biology, ecology (how natural systems work), conservation biology, economics, political science, law, psychology. Avoiding biases and preconceived ideas--look for evidence. Ecocentrism: living and non-living things matter, values whole system. Environmental justice: fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Warren county landfill: 1978, 30,000 gallons of pcb oil was sprayed along a highway, landfill was proposed to hold contaminated soil in the area that was 3rd lowest income in the state, 69% nonwhite. 1987 report by ucc found that race was largest determining factor in location of hazardous waste landfills. Tragedy of the commons : overuse of a common resource, gives full benefit to individual, while cost is shared by all.
