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Which characteristic best describes an ecocentric Environmental Value System?
Which characteristic best describes an ecocentric Environmental Value System?
An anthropocentric Environmental Value System promotes the belief that nature has intrinsic value independent of human needs.
An anthropocentric Environmental Value System promotes the belief that nature has intrinsic value independent of human needs.
False
What is a primary belief of ecocentric Environmental Value Systems?
What is a primary belief of ecocentric Environmental Value Systems?
Nature should be central to humanity's values and decision-making.
An ecocentric EVS emphasizes _________ and self-restraint in human behavior.
An ecocentric EVS emphasizes _________ and self-restraint in human behavior.
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Match the following Environmental Value Systems with their key characteristics:
Match the following Environmental Value Systems with their key characteristics:
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Study Notes
Environmental Value System (EVS)
- An Environmental Value System (EVS) is a worldview that shapes how individuals or groups perceive and evaluate environmental problems.
- It's a model influenced by inputs, affecting decisions and evaluations based on its premises, values, and arguments.
Characteristics of EVS Types
Ecocentric EVS
- Focus: Nature is central, integrating social, spiritual, and environmental dimensions.
- Emphasis: Ecology and nature are paramount, adapting to natural systems and minimizing disturbance to ecosystem processes.
- Approach: Preemptive measures to prevent environmental problems.
- Resource View: Natural resources are finite.
- Consumerism: Opposes consumerism.
- Technology: Distrusts large-scale modern technology.
- Values: A less materialistic approach, greater self-sufficiency, biorights (rights of nature), education, and self-restraint in human action.
- Example: Deep ecology movement, environmental activism promoting biodiversity conservation.
Anthropocentric EVS
- Not defined in the provided text-
Technocentric EVS
- Not defined in the provided text-
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Test your knowledge about Environmental Value Systems (EVS), focusing on the ecocentric approach and its characteristics. Understand how different worldviews shape our perceptions of environmental issues and the importance of ecology in decision-making.
