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conservation H-D relations
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- 1Why is conservation normative? a. what is a normative conceptConservation is a normative concept because it prescribes that we act in particular ways in the context of H-E relations
Broad characteristics
Restraints on the use of resources (constraints on human behavior)
In particular places
At particular times
To achieve particular ends/objects
Normative concepts- are prescriptive; they describe how we ought to or should act towards something
Are infused with values and beliefs that differ across groups and cultures - 2Identify and distinguish between means and objectivesEnds/objectives “Things that matter” to people – Answer Just because-
Means- actions to achieve particular ends/objectives – You ask why? - 3H-E relationship contemporaryHistorical- humans and their ancestors have always interacted with their environment
A. Accessing food, controlling and manipulating fire, hunting, clearing forests and conversion of land to cropping- 8000 years ago- irrigated rice cultivation 5000 years ago
B. Subtle modifications to local environment
Contemporary
Anthropocone- 1750s- steadily increasing impacts- timing coincides with the exploitation of fossil fuels
Accelerating- beginning- 1950s
Caveats- impacts are uneven across groups
1 Euro American citizen consumes 25X the resources from 1 average citizen from a developing country - 4Human dimension attributesHuman impacts
(Responses shaped by)
Historic traditions and relationships
Values and beliefs about the what constitutes the “Right”
Relationship between human and non-human nature
Institutions and governance ( ways of organizing human behavior)
To achieve particular ends/objectives
Outcomes for different social groups - 5anthropocentric versus biocentric perspectivesAnthropocentric- nature has value for human ends and use. It has value because humans assign value to it.
Biocentric- nature has value unto itself/intrinsic value- inherent rights of nature to exist/
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