ENVS195 Chapter 1, 4, others: ENVS195_Notes_Part1
28 May 2017
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50 km above the earth"s surface: thermosphere the habitat or home humans and others depend to survive. Nature a social creation as well as the physical environment that includes human beings is not just objects, but a reflection of philosophies belief systems ideologies. Shape how we think about nature and how we use it = society. Society the sum of the inventions, institutions, and relationships created and reproduced by human beings across particular places and times. Nature is both a physical realm and a social creation if nature is a social creation, it is important to: understand the social ideas of nature present in society today the history of those ideas. Shapes beliefs about the natural world and its importance. Rituals may impact the way in which resources are used: i. e. jewish dietary laws. Ethical systems may impact the way in which resources are used: i. e. distribution of resources.
