Unit 4 Paper

1.      Referring to the following list, what is your worldview? 

A.    Planetary management worldview: we are separate from and in charge of nature

B.     Stewardship worldview: we should manage earth for our benefit with ethical responsibility to be stewards

C.     Environmental wisdom worldview: we are part of nature and must engage in sustainable use

2.      Name four causes of environmental problems.

Population Growth

Unsustainable resource use

Poverty

Excluding environmental cost from market prices

3.      Think about one of the “Environmental Pioneers” described in the slideshow. If you were assigned a research paper telling the story of the career or personal life of one of these, which one would you chose as your subject and why?

I would choose Barry Commoner because I am interested in the links between science, technology, and society.