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Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13th Edition Chapter 28 Dr. Richard Clements Chattanooga State Technical Community College Key Concepts Human-centered worldview Life-centered worldviews Earth-centered worldviews Ethical guidelines to work with the Earth Living more sustainably Environmental Worldviews in Industrial Societies Environmental worldviews Individual-centered Earth-centered Human-centered Life-centered Ecosystem-centered Environmental Worldviews Fig. 28-2 p. 742 Values Instrumental (utilitarian) value Intrinsic (inherent) value Anthropocentric worldview Biocentric worldview Planetary Management Worldview Humans are the most important species There is always more All economic growth is good Human success depends on how humans manage things Variations on Planetary Management No-problem school Free-market school Responsible planetary management school Spaceship-Earth school Stewardship school Life-Centered Environmental Worldviews Humans should not cause the premature extinction of species Actively protect species endangered by human activities Some believe all animal species have a right to survive Earth-Centered Environmental Worldviews Ecocentric worldview Emphasis on preserving functioning ecosystems Humans are part of ecological processes Environmental Wisdom Worldview Humans are part of nature There is not always more Some types of technology and economic growth are good Human success depends on learning how Earth systems work and applying what we learn Deep ecology (See Spotlight p. 748) Solutions: Living More Sustainably Biosphere and ecosystem responsibilities Species responsibilities Cultural responsibilities Individual responsibilities Environmental Education Where do things I consume come from? What do I know about the place where I live? How am I connected to the Earth and other living things? What are my purpose and responsibility as a human being? Major Components of the Environmental Revolution Efficiency revolution Pollution prevention revolution Sufficiency revolution Demographic revolution Economic revolution