Looking at environmental science from an economic perspective is a very interesting and thought provoking approach. It makes perfect sense since everything living and non are interconnected. The success of our economy relies heavily on the sustainability of our environmental resources.
As outlined in the first chapter looking at our past and understanding how we fit into the bigger picture - anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric - is a start. We forget this and need to be reminded from time to time. Though I think there is too much government today, I am faithful that a balance can be struck and from what I have learned so far it needs to be sooner rather than later.
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ReplyDeleteI found it interesting to get reacquainted with how the parts of the environment work to together to support each other (sun - plant life - animal life). And how if the cycle is altered not everything survives - what needs to be kept in focus is that it is not neccessarily man that alters the environment - Obviously historical science tells us the environment has been altering itself for longer than we have been here and will continue to do so - will we increase or decrease the process - most definitely - so we need to continue to educate ourselves on the results of our actions and make changes as fast as we can to minimize the negative impacts.