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Withgott, J. H., & Brennan, S. R. (2007). Environment: The Science behind the Stories (3 edition.). San Francisco: Prentice Hall. Ch. 2: Environmental Ethics & Economics: Values & Choices Chapter Objectives This chapter will help you to -Characterize the influences of culture & worldview on the choices people make -Outline the nature, evolution, & expansion of environmental ethics in Western cultures -Describe the precepts of classical & neoclassical economic theory, & summarize their implications for the environment -Compare the concepts of economic growth, economic health, & sustainability -Explain the fundamentals of environmental economics & ecological economics Vocabulary Anthropocentrism Biocentrism Capitalist market economy Conservation Cost-benefit analysis Deep ecology Environmental justice Ethics GPI GDP Aldo Leopold Gifford Pinchot Adam Smith Henry David Thoreau Neoclassical economics Preservation Relativists Subsistence economy Questions Testing Your Comprehension: #2 – 7 Seeking Solutions: Choose 2 to answer in detail Graph-It: #1, 3 Calculating Footprints: #3 In-Chapter ‘Activities’ Weighing the Issues: respond (in notes) to 2 of the 4 Science Behind the Story: read/take notes on 1 of the 2 Causes & Consequences: complete (in notes) the Causes/Consequences Chart o If there is one