Environmental Science & Conservation in the US Industrial Revolution Agricultural Industrial society Rural Urban Human/Animal labor Machines 1840s Transcendentalism.

Environmental Science & Conservation in the US

Industrial RevolutionAgricultural Industrial societyRural Urban Human/Animal labor Machines

1840’s TranscendentalismRalph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Henry David ThoreauOneness of soul – nature – god

Walden

A “good life” = health, freedom, friendship, knowledge

Simplicity = limited use of external goods

One key to freedom is to live simply and to spend less time at work

Less impact on the earth = Higher quality of life

Sierra Nevadas Preservation ethic- preserve nature for it’s

own sake (intrinsic, aesthetic, spiritual, and symbolic value) and keep it as natural as possible

Founder of the Sierra Club

Conservation ethic- use natural resources but manage them effectively (how can they be maximized and protected?)

Founder of the US Forest Service

Forester, hunter, logger, conservationist Land ethic- as citizens of the land, humans

should be respectful of the land Ethics toward an ecosystem should be the

same as social ethics Helped form conservation groups among land

users and land managers Founder of the Wilderness Society Sand County Almanac (accessible)

Biocentric equality

All living things are equal

Idea that women hold the potential for different ways of seeing/realizing unique insights between humans and the natural world

Stresses the importance understanding found through personal connection and caring

Parallels drawn between oppressive treatment of women and treatment of the environment

Definition- The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Eco-racism?

Love Canal example