POLITICS: ECOLOGISM 2024 EXAM
QUIZ STUDY GUIDE
pollution control - Answer>>strict limits are needed on
omissions into the atmosphere, and on the pollution of seas and
rivers
enlightened anthropocentrism - Answer>>the belief that
humans can live in harmony with nature through state reforming
society and the economy
managerialism and green capitalism - Answer>>readjustment of
consumption patterns to enable the environment to meet present
and future needs
the failure of weak sustainablity - Answer>>shallow ecology and
weak sustainability is disregarded by many and there are many
examples of a lack of environmental consciousness
buddhist economics - Answer>>rejects the accumulation of
wealth and instead goods, skill and services would be exchanged
limits to growth - Answer>>planets has only finite resources and
this scarcity can places limits on industrial growth. If the human
race continues to plunder these finite resources to satisfy
anthropocentric industrialism and consumerism. we risk the
ecosystem no longer being capable of homeostasis which would
cause ecological catastrophe for all life on earth.
sustainability requires - Answer>>-biodiversity
-preservation of natural resources
-preservation of the ecosystems
-pollution control
, preservation of natural resources - Answer>>sustainability
argued for moving away from fossil based fuels
preservation of the ecosystem - Answer>>conservation negates
the degradation of the natural environment via measures such as
strict quotas to prevent overfishing, planning laws and preventing
the cutting down of forests.
ecofeminism - Answer>>to solve ecological problems society
must remove the patriarchy
eco-anarchism - Answer>>societal transformation comes with
the abolition of the state
ecosocialism - Answer>>capitalism is the root of environmental
problems therefore socialism should take its place
points against green capitalism - Answer>>-capitalism always
favours economics growth over environmental concerns
-business pressure groups are wealthier than the environmental
pressure groups
-human race in the developed and developing countries prioritise
material goods
social ecology - Answer>>argues that environmental
degradation is linked to a specific social construct that must be
overturned before radical economic elogical change can occur
biocentric diversity - Answer>>the radical idea that all beings
within the biotic community have equal intrinsic value