by the United Nations in 1982 (a third of a century after adoption of its Universal Declaration of Human Rights) codifies this transformation. There are‚ however‚ two basic approaches to the ethical defense of nature: the anthropocentric and the biocentric. The founding book of the contemporary environmental movement‚ Rachel Carson ’s Silent Spring (1962)‚ was fundamentally ambiguous in this respect. When calling attention to the unwitting destruction of the environment by DDT and related petrochemicals
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Ch. 4 Notes Situational Analysis - A process planners use‚ within time and resource constraints‚ to gather‚ interpret‚ and summarize all information relevant to the planning issue under consideration. Goal - A target or end that management desires to reach. Plans - The actions or means managers intend to use to achieve organizational goals. Scenario - A narrative that describes a particular set of future conditions. Tying plans to a firm’s financials is a key element of success. Bottom
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Low-carbon Technological Paradigm in Urbanization of China Hao Dong Hao Dong‚PhD Candidate ‚ China Community Party School Abstract With the development of the industrial civilization in the 20th century‚ human has the science and technology to create the great productive power and social fortune. So‚ science and technology have become the basic content and key lever for development of human civilization. The science and technology is also the power of urbanization. At the same time‚ due to the
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MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Frameworks for Environmental Management Unit 1: Introduction Contents Introduction .................................................................... 3 Learning outcomes................................................................................... 3 Readings for this unit ...................................................
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Global Research Methodology Journal‚ V0l-II‚ 8th issue‚ Feb-Mar-Apr‚ 2013 www.grmgrlaranya.com ISSN 2249- 300X Ecocriticism M.R. Mazumdar Head‚ dept.of English Bilasipara College‚ Bilasipara‚ Assam No white nor red was ever seen So amorous as this lovely green Andrew Marvell‚ “The Garden”‚ II‚ 17-18 Colourless green ideas sleep furiously‚ Noam Chomsky‚ Syntactice Structures‚ The Hague/Paris; Mouton‚ 1957‚ P.15 Abstract: Environmental or ecological studies first stated with literature
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Study Guide for Final Exam The final will be cumulative‚ although much of the test will focus somewhat more heavily on the material covered since the last midterm. There will be some questions that have been taken directly from the two earlier midterms. You’ll almost certainly recognize these questions; if you’ve reviewed the earlier exams with me in class (or in person) & know the answers to most or all of the questions‚ you’ll breeze through them. Read each question carefully‚ though‚ as
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UNIT 12 ETHICAL AND MORAL DIMENSIONS Structure 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Introduction Objectives Ethical and Moral Dimensions Ethnical Use of Natural Resources Three Views about Nature Attitudes towards Nature Anthropocentrism Stewardship Ecofeminism Biocentrism and Ecocentrism 12.5 Environmental Equity Procedural Inequity Geographical Inequity Social Inequity 12.6 12.7 12.8 Environmental Justice Environmental Racism Religious Teachings about Environment Hinduism Jainism Buddhism
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This article was downloaded by: [Brooke‚ Charlene][informa internal users] On: 18 February 2011 Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 755239602] Publisher Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 3741 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://wwwintra.informaworld
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Eco-socialists have revisited Marx’s writings and believe that he was the main originator of the ecological world view. William Morris‚ the English novelist and poet is credited for developing key principles of Eco-socialism. Metabolic Rift is a recent ideology introduced by John Bellamy Foster. This is an extension of Marx’s view on ecological crisis that occur under capitalism. The concept of the Metabolic Rift is the dynamic interchange between human beings and nature‚ resulting from human labour
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BEYOND ROMANTIC ECOCRITICISM: TOWARD URBANATURAL ROOSTING By Ashton Nichols Reviewed by Samantha Harvey on 2011-06-27. by Ladan Khandagh Professor Dr.n.motalebzadeh One of S.T. Coleridge’s many passions was "the Science of Words‚ their use and abuse and the incalculable advantages attached to the habit of using them appropriately..." (Aids to Reflection 7). This passion drove Coleridge to coin over 600 words‚ including "psychosomatic‚" "romanticize‚" "supersensuous‚" and memorable phrases like
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