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Which term describes the phenomenon where each new generation accepts the environmental conditions they were raised in as being normal?
Which term describes the phenomenon where each new generation accepts the environmental conditions they were raised in as being normal?
- Environmental degradation
- Consequential implications
- Self-reinforcing feedback loops
- Shifting baseline syndrome (correct)
Shifting baseline syndrome is recognized as one of the fundamental obstacles to addressing what?
Shifting baseline syndrome is recognized as one of the fundamental obstacles to addressing what?
- Global environmental issues (correct)
- Consequential implications
- Psychological and sociological phenomena
- Self-reinforcing feedback loops
What is the proposed conceptual framework for understanding shifting baseline syndrome?
What is the proposed conceptual framework for understanding shifting baseline syndrome?
- Self-reinforcing feedback loops
- Environmental degradation
- Consequential implications
- Nature and extent of SBS (correct)
Which term refers to the psychological and sociological phenomenon of accepting lowered thresholds for environmental conditions?
Which term refers to the psychological and sociological phenomenon of accepting lowered thresholds for environmental conditions?
What is the term used to describe the ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales?
What is the term used to describe the ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales?
What are the causes of shifting baseline syndrome?
What are the causes of shifting baseline syndrome?
What are the consequences of shifting baseline syndrome?
What are the consequences of shifting baseline syndrome?
What are the implications of shifting baseline syndrome?
What are the implications of shifting baseline syndrome?
What do the authors propose in order to understand shifting baseline syndrome?
What do the authors propose in order to understand shifting baseline syndrome?
What is shifting baseline syndrome?
What is shifting baseline syndrome?